My family is from this area. My Mom actually lives in McAllister.So for me it was just like visiting an old friend. My now husband however is from South Dakota and the expirience was nothing less then perfect. We got married and spent the weekend there. Staying in the marvelous hotel, the ghost tour and all the fun people made our first hours of marriage the most wonderful time of all. we will never forget it and are planning on going back soon.

It is fun to stay right in an old mining town. The Fairweather is decorated in a simple, old-fashioned way -- genteel, but a bit faded. My single room had one springy bed and a sink -- with the bathroom down the hall. It looked rather charming in the daytime, but after taking the "ghost tour" that evening and hearing that the room next ...