The Shannon Door Makes the Big Screen!

Well, almost ... (it depends on the size of your TV monitor!)Today I want to give a big ‘Congratulations’ to our good neighbors, the Mulkern family, owners of the Shannon Door Pub, conveniently located (diagonally) across from our Lodge. Not being big TV watchers, we almost missed the wonderful tribute and personal story, which was featured on The New Hampshire Chronicle (WMUR) a couple nights ago. (And had it not been for a thoughtful phone call from a friend alerting us to the fact: “Turn on your TV, NOW!”, we would have!). The Shannon Door is an institution here in Jackson, welcoming locals and guests for generations. It’s an intergenerational favorite as well, where adults, children and families of all ages come together to eat, drink and be merry. For 57 years, The Shannon Door Pub and Restaurant has been serving up food, music and good times, with live Irish entertainment every night. It was even recently named by The Boston Globe as the 6th best Irish pub in all of New England. For those who have been patrons for years (and even decades), the accolades don't matter because they've known all along what a wonderful one-of-a-kind place it is. The specialty of the pub is an award-winning, thin crust pizza which the Mulkern family has been turning out since 1953. Says Nora Mulkern, granddaughter of the founder, they use the same family recipe that her grandfather brought from Boston, and the secret is the hand-stretched, homemade crust topped with mild Wisconsin cheddar. Our family can vouch for it’s popularity! Tommy Mulkern, Nora’s dad, was so very welcoming to us right after we bought The Lodge. He made us feel right at home with his friendliness and generosity. Many of our guests are very familiar with the Shannon Door, especially on St. Patrick’s Day, when their parking lot overflows down both sides of Route 16! Folks make reservations with us at The Lodge well ahead of time, knowing they will be celebrating with good food, drink and Irish music, all of which flow freely this night. They appreciate the fact that they can then walk back to The Lodge and not have to drive home after a night of fun. If you missed the television tribute the other night, not to worry! Thanks to technology, this link will take you there in a flash: http://www.wmur.com/chronicle/19260536/detail.html Click on the video image on the right side of the page to learn more about this special place.