The Palmer House Hotel in Sauk Centre, Minnesota

The Palmer House Hotel in Sauk Centre, Minnesota

The Palmer House Hotel could best be described as a haunted time machine. Built in 1901 by Ralph and Christena Palmer, this establishment and its restaurant/pub have been welcoming guests for well over a century. The hotel is a three-story brick building, standing on the corner of Sinclair Lewis Avenue and Main Street. Nobel prize winner Sinclair Lewis, who grew up in Sauk Centre and once worked here, later immortalized it in his novel Main Stre…