One of the finest examples of materialization was to happen to an unsuspecting studious, middle-aged, male guest.

"The poor gentlemen came into the doorway of the parlor," said Ames. "He was ashen. 'Who is David?' he asked, obviously shaken.

"We did not know what he was talking about. We checked our register and we had no one in the Inn by that name. As his story unfolded, we got our first glimpse of the children's governess, the Lady in Grey."

"I was asleep in bed when I was awoken by a pressure on my legs," the gentlemen said. "As I got my bearing, I realized I couldn't move them because someone or something I could not see was sitting on them. As I struggled to push whatever it was off of me, out of the corner of my eye I saw a young woman standing in the room. She was dressed in grey, and seemed angry. 'David, DAVID!' she said, as if to reprimand a disobedient child. The pressure on my legs lifted immediately, as if someone had gotten up, and she swiftly faded away."

During the years Jim Schaar owned the Inn, a very unusual experience was reported. "I had a New Year's Eve Victorian Dress Party," Schaar told us. "It was held for guests and townsfolk, and lasted well into the wee hours. Everyone was having a great time."

One woman, however, a noon-drinker, had enough of the merry making and about midnight retired for the evening. As she settled into bed a woman came in, dressed for the occasion and carrying a small dog. She was dressed in a Victorian gown, and the guest remembered it being a soft grey color. She thought it odd her visitor should have a dog, for surely she had not seen one at the party.

The Lady in Grey sat at the foot of the bed and patting the small dog, made pleasant conversation, talking about the party and other things of interest in a casual way to two people who had just met. After a while the woman stood and shifted the dog to her other arm. She smiled and said "Everything is going to be fine!" With that she left and closed the door.

The tired guest was a little puzzled about the last comment, but being so tired gave it little thought before falling asleep.

The next morning the guest looked for her new friend at breakfast. When she didn't see her, she inquired. The woman was told that all the guests who had been at the party were present. Besides which, no dog was or had been on the premises, to anyone's knowledge. She never saw her visiting friend again, but she had perfectly described the Lady in Grey.