Lake Lure, North Carolina
A view of Lake Lure
Lake Lure is a town in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Lake Lure was incorporated in 1927, and acquired the lake after which it is named in 1965. Pictured is a view of Lake Lure courtesy of Kapil Chalil Madathil. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
The Lodge on Lake Lure
The Lodge was built in the 1930's by the North Carolina Highway Patrol as a retreat for officers and their families. According to the Wlodarski's, it was constructed to honour a highway patrolman named George Penn, who was killed by two convicts in 1937. It was opened to the public as an Inn back in 1990.
It is reputedly haunted by the apparition of Penn, and the Wlodarski's report that Room 4 is where he has "frequently" been seen. Although phenomena include the movement of objects, lights being switched off and on, and the sounds of footsteps.
Pictured left is the Lodge on Lake Lure courtesy of TripAdvisor.
The Lodge on Lake Lure, 361 Charlotte Dr, Lake Lure, NC 28746, USA.
For further information, please read Dinner and Spirits by Robert James Wlodarski and Anne Powell Wlodarski.
