Harriott Hotel

First photo: This is what the Bayard House (Hole in the Wall) looked like in the early 1900s. The building is the oldest one in town and was owned and operated by Bill Harriott with help from his son, Punch. At right is the dance hall with the overhead walkway. Legend has it that Bill hanged himself upstairs, and that sometimes on a dark night, if you listen closely, you can still hear him swaying back and forth. I’ve listened many times for the creaking sound but have not heard it yet. Have you?

Second photo: Yes, this is Bill Harriott, rowing his homemade boat made out of 3,000 newspapers. The photo is from a newspaper article about 1910. Notice the wooden, steam, tugboat moored on the other side. It is most likely the Wister, one of six such tugboats that worked the canal and bay at that time.