Greystone Inn at Lake Toxaway
Is another one going to bite the dust? The historic Greystone Inn has been a destination for tourists since 1903. Tucked away on the shores of Lake Toxaway in the heart of western North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, the setting is quaint and relaxed. In 2016, the Greystone Inn was closed and up for sale. This makes me sad. I have sat on that beautiful porch overlooking the tranquil lake and felt so at peace. Yeah, it was not trendy. And yeah, there are some age issues. But the beauty and ambiance out weighed any minor discomforts. The Inn was originally the home of Lucy Camp Armstrong Moltz, of Savannah, who came to Toxaway and built a mansion on the lake and was only able to enjoy her lakeside home for one year before the dam broke. Built in 1915 and carefully restored in 1985, Lucy Moltz’s home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In her lifetime she witnessed the failure of the lake and then the rebuilding many ye...