Gary Field - member of team restoring Thinkers Lodge
Gary Field from Apple River visited Thinkers Lodge with his wife, Sherri, on June 21, 2015. He worked the Thinkers Lodge off and on in spring and late fall for a couple of years. He loved working on Thinkers Lodge because it was old and antique. He couldn’t get over that there were fireplaces in every room. He thought the furniture was unbelievable.
He helped tear down plaster ceilings and replace them with dry wall in the room where the Nobel Peace resides. They crack-filled and painted the ceiling. They took down book shelves and built the shelves to hold the Nobel Peace Prize. He replaced the wall on the way to the porch. Then he helped tear out the wall on the way to the Great Room and restudded and insulated it before replacing the window.
They redid the kitchen, gutted it, and took out the flu which was rotted. They replaced it with new lumber and put in dry wall. He put up big beams and uprights and floor joists in the basement. The members of his team tore up some of the floors in the bathrooms and replaced boards and leveled them before painting them. They piled the furniture in the room that is now the gift shop and covered the doors with plastic to keep the dust out. The original tubs and sinks were sent away and enameled.
The crew used to joke and wonder if there were ghosts in the house.
The crew he worked with gutted the Lobster Factory and the Gate House.
He and his wife so enjoyed touring the Lobster Factory; they were impressed with the wide deck and Plexiglas and the beautifully restored interior. Many thanks to Gary and all those who worked so hard to restore the Thinkers Lodge.
He helped tear down plaster ceilings and replace them with dry wall in the room where the Nobel Peace resides. They crack-filled and painted the ceiling. They took down book shelves and built the shelves to hold the Nobel Peace Prize. He replaced the wall on the way to the porch. Then he helped tear out the wall on the way to the Great Room and restudded and insulated it before replacing the window.
They redid the kitchen, gutted it, and took out the flu which was rotted. They replaced it with new lumber and put in dry wall. He put up big beams and uprights and floor joists in the basement. The members of his team tore up some of the floors in the bathrooms and replaced boards and leveled them before painting them. They piled the furniture in the room that is now the gift shop and covered the doors with plastic to keep the dust out. The original tubs and sinks were sent away and enameled.
The crew used to joke and wonder if there were ghosts in the house.
The crew he worked with gutted the Lobster Factory and the Gate House.
He and his wife so enjoyed touring the Lobster Factory; they were impressed with the wide deck and Plexiglas and the beautifully restored interior. Many thanks to Gary and all those who worked so hard to restore the Thinkers Lodge.