History & local legend
The Hartley Inn stands on South Market Street in Carmichaels. Built in 1847, the red-brick inn now operates as a restaurant, with antiques furnishing a building that has welcomed travelers for more than a century and a half.
Employees and diners have described a presence that makes itself known without always appearing. Visit Greene’s 2023 account records people feeling a breath against their neck, hearing a voice that seems to imitate someone they know, and noticing objects move without an obvious cause. Some also describe seeing a figure pass through the building.
The accounts are associated with everyday work and meals in the inn. They do not identify a particular deceased guest or employee as the source of the activity.
