History & local legend
Green Gables in Lewistown opened as a hotel in 1931, with a motel added in 1966. Its ghost stories include a tall, thin man in black whom people came to call George.
One account collected by researcher Andy Hagerty concerned a musician and his wife. The band was given rooms in the old hotel while the bar and dining room remained in use below. During the stay, a man appeared at the foot of their bed. The figure became part of the stories attached to George.
Employees also described a woman’s voice near the cooler telling them to turn off the lights. A diner named Marta Rudy later recalled a 2008 visit when the jukebox behaved unexpectedly.
Sources
- Andy Hagerty, NightWatch Paranormal, Green Gables case file with the musician’s wife’s own account
- Marta Rudy, January 13, 2021 guest recollection of her 2008 visit, in the comments at Haunted Places
- Green Gables Hotel, proprietor’s InnSite directory entry explaining the main hotel and later motel
- Discover Our Town, contemporary travel listing at 900 South Main Street
- Esri, exact property address