Circa 1939, Explorers Lodge is a grand property built for Australian Newsprint Mills (ANM), who completed building the Boyer paper mill in 1941. Built with a  traditional New England exterior, the interior features prominent use of Tasmanian timbers with art deco features, reminiscent of the period and still evident today.
The property was part of an exclusive six residence private estate for Boyer Paper Mill senior management and its visitors starting at what is now the intersection of Pearson Street, Sixth Avenue and Derwent Terrace. The six original homes remain today with Explorers Lodge taking pride of place as the largest.
Over the years the property has been a home to the mill director, mill guests lodgings, a small school for the Quaker Church (as friends of God the property took on the name “Friends Lodge”) before becoming a bed and breakfast in the 1980’s. It was during this time the building was renamed “Explorers Lodge” by the B&B owner operators at the time.
The property has expanded from its beginnings with two additional wings added in the late 1950’s. An extensive refurbishment and upgrade concluded in 2018 before being bought by your hosts and current owners, Michael and Roberto in 2019.