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Carroll and Elsa
Alley purchased their home in 1955 and there raised their four children
Julie, Jeffrey, John and Jane. All married and with children of their
own, their children left home to come back again and again. There was
always family filling the Alley home.
Carroll was a lobster
fisherman, captain of the Elsa Louise. Their home, across from the harbor,
was convenient for him. In the early morning Elsa awoke to sounds of the
boats leaving for the day, and in the evening she watched them steam home
with the days haul.
On days when
inclement weather kept the fishermen on dry land, many would gather around
Elsa’s kitchen table where a hot pot of coffee and storytelling was
commonplace. Elsa sat listening and cutting patchwork pieces for the quilts
she made for the whole family.
Jeff and John, along
with their sons Jeffrey Jr. and Jason continue the family tradition of
lobster fishing out of Prospect Harbor.
Jeff, his wife
Cynthia, Megan, their daughter and her husband, Glenn, are working to make
the inn as cozy and homey as Elsa herself would have done.
Everyone agrees that
having an inn here is a wonderful way to keep the home we love in the family
and the tradition of Alley hospitality alive.
Each guest room is
named for family. Elsa’s room is surrounded by rooms named for her
daughters and grand daughters. Decorated in Elsa’s old-fashioned style,
flowered wallpaper, hand made quilts, gardens full of flowers and a full
cookie jar are among the many touches which remind the grandchildren of Grammie.
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