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Thinkers Lodge Histories
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Meticulously hooked stair runner to replace ones damaged in fire
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Sarah Ladd at Wallace Museum (pictured on left)
In December 1997, Sarah Ladd, Betty Brown, and Penny Lighthall from Wallace Bay hooked stair treads to replace the ones damaged during the fire at Thinkers Lodge.

Antique hooked rugs in all different shapes covered the wide planked oak floors of the Thinkers’ Lodge. The villagers rushed to the Thinkers’ Lodger and carried the furniture, books, paintings, and other priceless treasures of the lodge to safety. Many of the hooked rugs, including the 34 stair treads were salvaged by careful cleaning, a “testimony to the endurance of fine art.” Several  stair rungs were irrevocably damaged by the smoke, water and foam. The Remshaw Rug Hookers, meeting regularly since 1963, combined their efforts to replace the damaged rugs. They used worn woolen blankets for the fiber, created dyes to match the ones that survived the fire, and hooked together to create the new rugs. Ironically the originally stair treads came from Taiwan.  Click here for entire article
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Deanne Fitzpatrick hooked Three Sisters based on the Micmac legend in Eatonville.  CREDA donated the beautiful rug to Thinkers Lodge where it hangs above the fireplace in the Great Room. Read article describing Deanne Fitzpatrick's rug hooking in Nova Scotia.
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Clipper ship hooked rugs adorn the floor and wall in The Great Room at Thinkers Lodge.  Additionally, a painting of The Flying Cloud hangs on the wall.  A portrait of their builder, Donald McKay, is also featured.  He was born in Nova Scotia before moving his shipbuilding business to Boston, Massachusetts.  He is a relative of Cyrus Eaton. Click to see other hooked rugs featured in Thinkers Lodge.