Marfa - The Arcón Inn

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=100 BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="11c800640egdysm.jpg"> <div> <I>Photos by Cindy</I><I> ...</I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><B>    </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>|     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photos by Cindy"><B>home</B></A></FONT></div> <div> back to<B>  </B><A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photo Albums"><B>Photo Albums</B></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=170 BGCOLOR="#0000BF" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <A HREF="id64.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Big Bend The Story of Our Trip">Big Bend - The Story of Our Trip</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id66.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Alamo Village">Alamo Village</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id67.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pecos River Judge Roy Bean">Pecos River & Judge Roy Bean</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id68.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Marathon, Fort Davis McDonald Observato">Marathon, Fort Davis & McDonald Observatory</A></div> <div> <B>Marfa - The Arcón Inn</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id70.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Chinati Foundation">Chinati Foundation</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id71.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Big Bend Day 1">Big Bend - Day 1</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id72.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Big Bend Day 2">Big Bend - Day 2</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id73.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Big Bend Day 3">Big Bend - Day 3</A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=380 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <IMG SRC="155808c90.jpg" border=0 width="264" height="201" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="30" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Marfa - The Arcón Inn</B></div> <div> The Arcón Inn</div> <div> 207-215 North Austin Street</div> <div> Marfa, Texas  79843</div> <div> 915-729-4826</div> <div> Fax: 915-729-3391</div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:arconinn@christophers.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:arconinn@christophers.net">arconinn@christophers.net</A></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  <A HREF="id64.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Big Bend The Story of Our Trip"><---Back to "Story"</A></div> <bR> <div> Thursday, December 13, 2001 - This quaint inn is owned by Mona Blocker Garcia, cousin of the late Dan "Hoss Cartwright" Blocker of <I><B>Bonanza</B></I> fame. On her business card, she bills herself as the "Accidental Innkeeper" for the way she came to own The Arcón! Believe it or not, her very first guest after she opened was Martha Stewart!!! If you ever have the opportunity to stay there, it is well worth the trip, if for nothing else to hear the story about Martha, and about the lady she bought the inn from!!! The inn is also listed in a book about Texas haunted houses. We didn't see any ghosts, but the size of her cat was scary enough!!!</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="831" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 391 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="63021810.jpg" border=0 width="289" height="385" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="63221810.jpg" border=0 width="289" height="385" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 391 ><NOBR><bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="63481210.jpg" border=0 width="385" height="289" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>"Poncho"</B></div> <div> <B>He weighs in at a hefty 42 pounds!</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="63621810.jpg" border=0 width="289" height="385" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 391 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="63c21810.jpg" border=0 width="289" height="385" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="63a21810.jpg" border=0 width="289" height="385" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 315 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="63881210.jpg" border=0 width="385" height="289" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="63e81210.jpg" border=0 width="385" height="289" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>"For me it's ALWAYS naptime!!!"</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 391 ><NOBR><bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="64081210.jpg" border=0 width="385" height="289" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Inside the "Casita"</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="64221810.jpg" border=0 width="289" height="385" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 391 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="64421810.jpg" border=0 width="289" height="385" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="64621810.jpg" border=0 width="289" height="385" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="64974f00.jpg" border=0 width="372" height="496" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I><B>"Give me a donut and I'll let you in!"</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id64.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Big Bend The Story of Our Trip"><---Back to "Story"</A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>