Roanoke Times Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc. DATE: FRIDAY, November 17, 1995 TAG: 9511170078 SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: A-1 EDITION: METRO SOURCE: JAN VERTEFEUILLE STAFF WRITER DATELINE: LENGTH: Short
The Peaks of Otter Lodge, Otter Creek Campground, the Folk Art Center outside of Asheville and Mount Pisgah Inn will shut down until further notice, by order of the deputy director of the National Park Service.
"I'm just aghast at the whole thing," said Don Humphreys, general manager of the Peaks of Otter Lodge. "It just blows my mind."
Because the lodge is a private enterprise and gets no money from the federal government, Humphreys figured it would be spared. As of Thursday afternoon, he had not received official word. The lodge will be open for breakfast and lunch today.
This is normally a slow time of year for the lodge, but workers planned to be open for Thanksgiving dinner. Federal employees hope the shutdown is over before then.
Sections of the parkway are closed because of problems resulting from bad weather, dispatcher Sherry Osteen said.
Humphreys promised that as soon as the Peaks of Otter Lodge gets word it can reopen, the doors will be open "at 7:30 the next morning."
by CNB