The bride's parents own the Mayflower Inn in Washington, Conn.

"Everyone is fascinated with the whole thing," said Gael Hammer, a real estate broker who lives near the Mayflower Inn.

But a third point of fixation is the contrast Winvian strikes with the Mayflower Inn & Spa.

The band is stayin just down the road from the school, at the Mayflower Inn, which is also closed, he said.

Before opening his own place he worked at the Mayflower Inn, the Hopkins Inn and other restaurants in the northwestern part of the state.

Pleasurable is the operative word for dining at the Mayflower Inn, especially in warm weather.

While sometimes it can be for the worse, in the case of the Mayflower Inn in Washington it is decidedly for the better.

Washington is home to the Mayflower Inn, a Relais & Châteaux property.

The Mayflower Inn down the road, for example, bought some of the Averills' quinces for making ice cream.

The Mayflower Inn, which first opened in 1920, had a long history of distinguished guests, including Eleanor Roosevelt.