Many local history fans will know about Marty Gervais’ book “The Rumrunners”.
Well there’s a new edition coming out, and the reception for it is tomorrow, in case you’re interested in attending, details below…
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colleen - if i remember what i read in the book, she would have been the curator of the "edgewater thomas inn" where "lilly kazillies" stands today! she was considered the queen of the roadhouses and wasn't one to be messed with. when new owners took possesion of the building they found a passage way leading to and underground "cavern" with an old crisscraft speedboat hanging from straps as there used to be a tunnel for small speedboats to access little river with their booze.
boy...i hope i'm thinking of the right name, but the location sounds right if she was mentioned in the book. nice peice of family history you've got there if i'm correct!
colleen - i was wrong about that but there was a write up about a man with the last name of Heart in the book.
i read in the original book that back in the rumrunning days when there was an iminent raid from the police Bertha Thomas used to put a trail of $10 dollar bills from the front door leading to the back door