Though not technically on Lake Martin, Tallassee’s Hotel Talisi has been a regional attraction for decades, until early this month.  It was destroyed by an alleged arson.

The new owners of Hotel Talisi have apparently lost everything, and are in need of our help.  A donation fund has been set up by one of the members of lakemartin.com forum.

If you would like to help out, please send any donation to:

Bodenburg/Shores Fund
c/o Banktrust
P.O. Box 780607
Tallassee, AL 36078
(334) 283-7000

Any donation will help.  According to this post on the forum, “It is a total loss…..Some really great local folks put a lot of work into refurbishing it. It caught fire from a building behind which caught fire. A wonderful couple who moved from Minnesota were living in and managing the hotel. They got out with their lives Thank GOD, however, they have lost everything including their jobs and insurance.”

Thanks!

Coverage of the fire in the Montgomery Advertiser:

1. Tallassee plans meeting on downtown area Thursday Thu Dec 10, 2009

   Tallassee will hold a town hall meeting Thursday evening to discuss the future of the city’s downtown. A fire destroyed the Hotel Talisi on Nov. 30. The landmark was considered the anchor of downto… more…

2. Juvenile in custody, charged in Tallassee blaze Wed Dec 9, 2009

   A 17-year-old male remains in custody for his involvement in last week’s early morning blaze that swept through the city’s downtown area and eventually destroyed Hotel Talisi, one of Tallassee’s ma… more…

3. Juvenile may be charged as adult in Hotel Talisi fire Wed Dec 2, 2009

   The Elmore County district attorney’s office wants to charge as an adult a juvenile accused of starting the fire that destroyed the historic Hotel Talisi. If the juvenile is tried as an adult, the … more…

4. Blaze destroys Tallassee icon Wed Dec 2, 2009

   One of Tallasee’s most historic landmarks was destroyed by an early-morning blaze that swept through the city’s downtown area on Monday. An effort by more than 100 firefighters from nine different … more…

5. Investigators: Hotel Talisi fire began to cover up burglary Tue Dec 1, 2009

   TALLASSEE – Investigators believe a fire that destroyed a landmark hotel in east Alabama was started to hide a burglary in a nearby business. A spokesman with the state fire marshal’s office, Ragan… more…