A Long Goodbye
What Saratogians had to say as our beloved Longfellows gears up for its final weekend.
When Longfellows co-owners Steve “Sully” and Yvonne Sullivan and David Powers announced in November that their beloved restaurant, hotel and conference center would close January 21, 2023, it seemed like there was plenty of time to say goodbye. But now here we are, staring down the last weekend in sad disbelief. (Their other haunt, Olde Bryan Inn, won’t be affected.)
It’s amazing the sheer numbers of people (Longfellows was open 26 years, with the hotel arriving in 1998 and more rooms and a conference center in 2003) who got married there, had their reception there, had their bridal or baby shower there, spent their wedding night there, met their future spouse (yup) there…
Some early online praise:
Heidi Burger: “You’re a good man, Sully!!”
Ross Hansen: “Magical place. Filled with love and memories.”
Beth Alexander: “I have the tremendous respect for Sully. He is a role model to all of us in the industry.”
Mary Pieper: “Such a powerful legacy.”
The funniest anecdotes came from anyone who clocked in any time working at Longfellows—if those walls could only talk.
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