The Thessalon House was located where the Odd Fellows Hall currently stands on the corner of Main Street and Algoma West. It was built in 1882 by the Dyment Lumber Company. G.H. Glanville took over management until 1885 when he sold it to Hugh Jackson.
When the camp crews hit town in the spring the hotel became "pretty wild", but Mr. Jackson managed to keep everything under control in his place of business.
The hotel's prized recipe book was an 1887 edition of the White House Cook Book. One of the specialties of the dining room was called "Floating Island Pudding".
The dining room was made up of several tables laid with white linen cloths. The waiters were dressed in white jackets and bow ties, while the waitresses wore neat little aprons and little caps. The windows were covered with white frilly curtains.
Two barns and a large shed accommodated the horses of the hungry travelers. John Jackson made regular trips to the Thessalon Station to bring Thessalon visitors the few miles into town. He ran a livery service with horses, then later a taxi company with cars.
Hugh Jackson sold the hotel to Micheal P. McGuire and Mr. Ouellette in 1908. Later it was purchased by Tom White who used it as a boarding house until it was torn down.
The building seen is the newly constructed IOOF Hall, where they celebrated the opening with a dance on the July 1st weekend,1936.
The IOOF Hall, built in 1936,stands where the Thessalon House was once located.
