A Ghostly Tale!

Most people in the area know of our most prominent guest Mr. Frank Mills. It seems that in 1858 Joseph Mills and his wife Lucinda came from Dunbarton, N.H. and built the main section of this restaurant as their home. At the time of their death the house was passed on to one of their two sons, Frank. The other son, Jeff, owned a house next door. Frank and his wife lived here together until her death in 1924. Two years later, distraught over the death of his wife, Frank shot himself in one of the upstairs rooms. The house was then passed onto his son who sold it to Harold Kimball in the early 1930's. Harold Kimball was a very wealthy and influential businessman from N.Y. who employed much of Hopkinton's work force during The Depression. By hand they dug the beautiful lake that graces our restaurant, and converted the house into part of his hunting retreat. He later sold the house as a restaurant and soon after, the stories of Frank began to appear. Wait staff have heard noises from rooms that they know are empty; carpenters have had their saws turn off and on, and candles have been known to light by themselves. Frank has also been spotted roaming the house from time to time and if you're "Lucky" maybe you too will feel the presence of Frank or hear his laughter after one of his pranks.

Blaser's Fireside Tavern, 157 Main Street in Hopkinton, New Hampshire. 03229. Tel (603) 746 7766

http://firesidetavern.com, email tnblaser@tds.net