Fire at Lundgren's House

This picture was taken by Natalie Kennedy of the Wellsboro Gazette. This picture was taken well into the fire and you can see all that was left was the front porch.
According to the report Sandi Lundgren heard the smoke detectors go off and called the Antlers Inn her business. One of her employees could see flames shooting through a back window. Lundgren exited the building through the front porch and was unharmed.
The fire that consumed the Antlers Inn was on May 9th 2006 a month after her husband died. Definitively a tragedy all around.

Disaster Strikes three for Antlers Inn

On the way back from Wellsboro today we noticed firetrucks leaving town. As soon as we approached the Antlers Inn area on 6, flares were out and as we came to a stop in front of the Inn we could see flames shooting from the house behind the Inn. It became immediately apparent there would be no saving the house as the firefighters from many towns converged and were met with the task of getting water to the house. None of the big truck could get close on the slippery ground and a 5 inch line was run down hwy 6 to an area to pump water out of. By the time hoses could be set up the entire structure was ablaze and starting to torch the surrounding trees.

Lee and I watched in horror and concern for anyone who might have been inside. We thought about all the tragedy Sandi Lundgren has been through with the loss of her husband, the restaurant burning and now her house. (see this link for her history ). We just kept thinking why does so much happen to one person. We sat for an hour with no sign of being able to get around the hose across hwy 6. A person came out of Antlers and told us Sandi had been in the house when it started but was alright. We breathed a sigh of relief, but the anxiety and pain was still in the air as thick as the smoke. We decided to turn around as the flames became under control and the smoke got more difficult to take. We went home through the State Forest Colton Point to Painter Leetonia Rd. , a long slow ride. Our hearts go out to Sandi and everyone at Antlers.

Antler Inn

The mountain girls took a rare trip out to eat at the Antler Inn. As you recall from a post last year the Inn suffered a complete loss in a fire and was rebuilt and opened in May of last year. Well it has taken us this long to check it out but here are a few highlight.

The entrance door is a magnificent carved deer with an antler pull. Inside you find these cute benches held up by mens work boots. They have a nice bar and two eating areas. The largest one has a great four-sided fireplace that water flows over and is decorated with real trees on the 4 corners. The needles on the trees are fake, but it is difficult to tell by looking. They did a really great job on it.

Last but not least is a video of the buffet. It was a little dark but it still came out well enough to make you hungry. The buffet is around $22/person, but if you are hungry and want some good food it was well worth it. I loved the cranberry bread, probably because it is a lot sweeter than I usually feedmyself. Enjoy the visual tour and it is my recommendation to eat at Antlers if you want a great meal with wonderful surroundings. Mountain Girl, Paula, Logging off.