December 2021
By Ken Brafman, Image from ROWHS Collection TITLE: OHRMUND’S RESORT WAS CRESTLINE’S PLAYGROUND: For over 40 years there was a Read more
By Bill Pumford, Image from the Russ Keller Collection TITLE: ARDEN HOF CAFÉ IN LAKE ARROWHEAD VILLAGE: In 1949 the Read more
By Ken Brafman, Image from ROWHS Collection TITLE: APPLES HELPED GROW THE MOUNTAIN: Mountain pioneers that settled in the San Read more
By Bill Pumford, Image from ROWHS Collection TITLE: THE OLD SWITCHBACK ROAD – PART II: William Van Slyke and W.R. Read more
By Bill Pumford, Image from ROWHS Collection TITLE: THE OLD SWITCHBACK ROAD – PART I: The roads going into the Read more
November 2021
By Bill Pumford, Image from Russ Keller Collection TITLE: ARLINGTON LODGE IN LAKE ARROWHEAD: One of the most elegant resorts Read more
By Ken Brafman, Image from ROWHS TITLE: THE ARROWHEAD: BEAUTY IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER – PART III: This Read more
By Ken Brafman, Image from ROWHS TITLE: THE ARROWHEAD: BEAUTY IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER – PART II: The Read more
By Ken Brafman, Image from ROWHS TITLE: THE ARROWHEAD: BEAUTY IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER – PART I: When Read more
October 2021
By Bill Pumford, Image from Russ Keller Collection TITLE: BUILDING THE ARCTIC CIRCLE ROAD: The year of 1915 in the Read more
By Bill Pumford, Image from ROWHS Collection TITLE: MOUNTAIN APPLE ORCHARDS: It is that time of the year when apple Read more
By Ken Brafman, Image from ROWHS TITLE: TURN OF THE CENTURY PROGRESS – Part II: In addition to mining and Read more
By Ken Brafman, Image from ROWHS TITLE: TURN OF THE CENTURY PROGRESS – Part I: Around the turn of the Read more
September 2021
By Tom Powell – Guest Columnist, Image from Rhea-Frances Tetley TITLE: RIM OF THE WORLD HISTORICAL SOCIETY 35TH ANNIVERSARY – Read more
By Tom Powell – Guest Columnist, Image from Bill Pumford TITLE: RIM OF THE WORLD HISTORICAL SOCIETY 35TH ANNIVERSARY – Read more
By Ken Brafman, Image from Roger Hatheway Collection TITLE: GREEN VALLEY LAKE SNOW BOWL AKA SKI HILL: Not too many Read more
By Ken Brafman, Image from Ken Brafman Collection TITLE: LAKE ARROWHEAD RANCH OUTDOOR SCIENCE CAMP: The motto of Lake Arrowhead Read more
By Bill Pumford, Image from Christopher Cook TITLE: CAMP MOZUMDAR IN CEDARPINES PARK - PART II: In 1938 the Temple Read more
August 2021
By Bill Pumford, Image from ROWHS Collection TITLE: CAMP MOZUMDAR IN CEDARPINES PARK — PART I: Many people have heard Read more
By Ken Brafman, Image from Ken Brafman Collection TITLE: THE COYOTE: MOUNTAIN TRICKSTER: The sight of a coyote crossing the Read more
By Bill Pumford, Image from ROWHS Collection TITLE: EARLY MOUNTAIN SCHOOLS – FREDALBA: During the late 1800s and early 1900s Read more
By Ken Brafman, Image from Piper Flyer Association TITLE: HAPPY 77TH BIRTHDAY SMOKEY BEAR!: After missing a year, on Sunday, Read more
July 2021
By Bill Pumford, Image by Bill Pumford TITLE: HI-LOWE FARM AND FERN ROCK RANCH IN TWIN PEAKS: A rather forgotten Read more
By Ken Brafman, Image from Walter S. Young Collection TITLE: PART ONE: HELTER SHELTER – A CABIN: There’s a bond Read more
By Bill Pumford, Image from Russ Keller Collection TITLE: CAMP O-ONGO IN SKYFOREST: With the passing of Running Springs area Read more
By Ken Brafman, Image from Ken Brafman Collection TITLE: EARLY PLANNING OF LAKE ARROWHEAD RESORT: In 1890 the vision for Read more
By Ken Brafman, Image from ROWHS Collection TITLE: Francis Lebaron Talmadge – Pioneer: Early explorers and mountaineers were a special Read more
June 2021
By Bill Pumford, Image from Russ Keller Collection TITLE: ARROWHEAD SPRINGS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WAR EFFORT – WORLD WAR II: Read more
By Bill Pumford, Image from Bill Pumford Collection TITLE: ARROWHEAD SPRINGS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WAR EFFORT – WORLD WAR I: Read more
By Ken Brafman, Image from Ken Brafman Collection TITLE: NEW LUMBERING EXHIBIT AT THE MUSEUM: During the 1860s to the Read more
By Bill Pumford, Image from Bill PumfordTITLE: MUSEUM OPENS WITH NEW EXHIBITS: The Mountain History Museum operated by the Rim Read more
May 2021
By Ken Brafman, Image from ROWHS Collection TITLE: OUTLET TOWER ON LAKE ARROWHEAD: This week’s image is a photo of Read more
By Bill Pumford, Image from ROWHS Collection TITLE: TWIN PEAKS YEAR-O-ROUND STORE: This week’s image is a photo of the Read more
By Ken Brafman, Image from Ken Brafman Collection TITLE: PINECREST – THE EARLY YEARS: This week’s image is a postcard Read more
By Bill Pumford, Image from Russ Keller Collection TITLE: SKYLAND INN: One of the best-known early resorts in the San Read more
April 2021
By Ken Brafman, Image from Ken Brafman Collection TITLE: THE CAVALRY CAME TO LAKE ARROWHEAD: Tony Burke was an early Read more
By Bill Pumford, Image from ROWHS Collection TITLE: PETER PAN WOODLAND CLUB: One of the best-known resorts in Big Bear Read more
By Ken Brafman, Image from the Ken Brafman Collection TITLE: FIRST MOUNTAIN PIONEER FAMILY: In the spring of 1851 a Read more
By Bill Pumford, Image from the Laura Pumford Collection TITLE: DAFFODIL GARDEN IN RUNNING SPRINGS: As spring comes to the Read more
TITLE: WALTHER LEAGUE CAMP IN ARROWBEAR: This week’s image is a photo of the Walther League Camp from the 1930s Read more
March 2021
MILEPOSTS #1020 By Ken Brafman, Image from the Russ Keller Collection TITLE: MORE STARS THAN THERE ARE IN HEAVEN – Read more
MILEPOSTS #1019 By Ken Brafman, Image from the ROWHS Collection TITLE: MORE STARS THAN THERE ARE IN HEAVEN – PART Read more
MILEPOSTS #1018 By Ken Brafman, Image from the Ken Brafman Collection TITLE: MORE STARS THAN THERE ARE IN HEAVEN – Read more
MILEPOSTS #1017 By Bill Pumford, Image from the Russ Keller Collection TITLE: THE RAVEN HOTEL LAKE ARROWHEAD: This week’s image Read more
February 2021
MILEPOSTS #1016 By Ken Brafman, Image from the ROWHS Collection TITLE: WILDHAVEN RANCH: The San Bernardino Mountains Wildlife Society has Read more
MILEPOSTS #1015 By Bill Pumford, Image from the Russ Keller Collection TITLE: MONTE CORONA RESORT AND CONFERENCE CENTER: This week’s Read more
MILEPOSTS #1014 By Ken Brafman, Image from SBMLT Collection TITLE: PROTECTING MOUNTAIN LANDS: The San Bernardino Mountains Land Trust acts Read more
MILEPOSTS #1013 By Bill Pumford, Image from Russ Keller Collection TITLE: ARROWBEAR LAKE TAVERN: This week’s image is an interesting Read more
January 2021
MILEPOSTS #1012 By Ken Brafman, Image from Ken Brafman Collection TITLE: ROCKWOOD LODGE IN TWIN PEAKS: Patterned after an old Read more
MILEPOSTS #1011 By Bill Pumford, Image from Russ Keller Collection TITLE: THE CHALET IN LAKE ARROWHEAD: This week’s image is Read more
MILEPOST #1010 By Ken Brafman, Image from Ken Brafman Collection TITLE: THE SAGA OF THE SNOW WORM: One evening in Read more
MILEPOST #1009 By Bill Pumford, Image from Bill Pumford Collection TITLE: RHODA KELTY – EARLY MOUNTAIN HEROINE: This week’s image Read more