The Old Drovers Tavern at Nelson

10/31/2026

YES!! We truly have several ghosts in residence at the tavern!! To name a few….A young couple are known to be dancing in what was the 2nd floor ballroom. Another former owner is know to be carefully watching our progress and who loves to play pranks. And some have seen shadow figures moving about. HAPPY & SAFE HALLOWEEN TO ALL

10/19/2026

With winter knocking at the door in our neck of the woods, and to celebrate today’s supremely gorgeous fall day, Woody Woodworth and I took down the 3rd & final front door so it can get the spa treatment in our restoration shop over the winter. She’s of the beautiful Italianate style, no doubt with many a story to tell since she first appeared in the 1870s photograph. Stay tuned for more information as we dive into its history! Cheers.

10/16/2026

We also enjoy when ever our historic architect and preservation mentor, Carl Stearns arrives on site. In addition to his leadership, vast knowledge and generational experience within historic preservation, Carl also has a great sense of humor….you never quite know what treat he has in store for us…fun wise!

10/16/2026

Expanding on Kurt Riegel’s earlier posting about their continued work on the 2nd story front windows; here are some more pictures from their most recent visit. Eventually all of these windows will be returned to their original locations immediately adjacent to the soffit, and as seen in the 1870s photograph.

10/16/2026

Another busy couple of weeks spent wrapping up seasonal projects for The Old Drovers Tavern! Cleaning, repairing, painting, racing the seasonal clock forecasting snow soon! EEK!

10/14/2026

09/18/2026

OK, WE ARE READY FOR WINTER!! Well, almost….

Another fabulous week of work at the tavern COMPLETED! Dustin and his two cohorts finished their terrific job revitalizing our furnace electronic controls AND synchronized new labels for both the electrical controls and the feed lines for different zones!!

And we received a fuel delivery to the dual tank system…. So we are ready to go!!! Thank you again to the Reese Marshall team!!!

09/17/2026

AND….today we also have our volunteer extraordinaire, Amy Spring, back on site to continue her work on stripping doors and special painting projects. Thank you Amy!!! Only 5 more doors to go!!!! Exterior doors… we’re saving the 10 interior doors for next spring! LOL!

09/17/2026

Reese Marshall is in the house today!!!! Team of three wrapping up this year’s improvements to our steady Eddie heating system. Can’t beat a Utica Boiler! Thank you everyone who made this possible!!!

09/11/2026

Nothing like finishing up the week in style with the best in the business!!

Tom & Hannah Strack paid us a visit this afternoon and made quick work of clearing away the concrete rubble created this summer from tearing out the layers of sidewalk in preparation of recreating the 1870s wooden boardwalk next spring. Hannah also enhanced the grading to encourage any rain to skirt the building and head over to the new drain line she installed for us this past spring along Nelson Road.

We can’t thank them enough for both their excellent skills and kind support in helping to revitalize The Old Drovers Tavern. (PS: and she’s the only one who’s allowed to get fast moving heavy machinery THAT close to this community treasure!!! 😎👍🏻) Cheers!