Odette's Restaurant Ghost

South River Rd.

The restaurant was built in 1794 to serve the boatmen who worked the Wells Falls area of the Delaware River. It used to be called the River House. The man made island it sits on came in to being during the consturction of the locks in 1854. The River Hotel fell into disuse for a while, but was revived in the 1930's as the New Hope area's first tourist hotel. In 1961, it was purchased by Odette Mytril Logan, a popular French stage and screen star, and she converted it into an exclusive French restaurant. The ghost that has been seen by staff is that of a woman, supposedly murdered during the "River House" days. No accounts of a murder committed here have been found. The staff has also reported cold spots, chills, the smell of strong perfume, and voices that call their names.
Another interesting note is that this is the area where newswoman Jessica Savitch lost control of her car, and plunged into the canal and drowned. There have, however, been no reports of any ghostly activity connected with this incident.