Mariners Inn: The History of 33 Centre Street in Smiths Falls

Mariners Inn: The History of 33 Centre Street in Smiths Falls

It all started with a flash of the old Smith Falls Mariners Inn. I wish I could give you some profound historical reason for this sudden memory, but the truth is much simpler. Every time I drive across the bridge in Smiths Falls, I look over at that hotel beside the Rideau River and wonder what is happening there. Is it open? Closed? Who stayed there? What was it called before? And, most importantly, why does every old building seem to have at l…