October 3, 2019 By Ken Brafman, Image from Mountain-News archive A popular camping guidebook once listed Camp Switzerland and described the area as looking a lot like Switzerland — if you compare it to downtown Los Angeles. Regardless, the picturesque private camp was in business for approximately 50 years until it became a casualty of …
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October 10, 2019 By Ken Brafman, Image from Stan Bellamy Collection Today’s image is a real photo from 1928 showing the recently christened Green Valley Lake. No cabins had yet been built, and much of the timber around the lake had been cut by Brookings Lumber. The three gentlemen in business suits might be pondering …
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October 17, 2019 By Bill Pumford, Image from Russ Keller Collection This week’s image is a photo of one of the Guernsey sawmills. Henry Allen Guernsey was born in 1844 in Pennsylvania and served in the Union Army during the Civil War. While living in Oregon Guernsey gained experience in logging and came to California …
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October 24, 2019 By Ken Brafman, Image from USDA This week’s image comes from a real photo of the sign which sits in front of the Crestline glider launch. There were some half dozen hang gliding pioneers from the late 1800’s who advanced the technology, but the man most credited with bringing the sport into …
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October 31, 2019 By Bill Pumford, Image from Russ Keller Collection This week’s image is a photo of the Alpine Terrace (now known as the Antler’s Inn). The Alpine Terrace was a frequent meeting place for the Worthwhile Club. In 1932 a group of young women in Twin Peaks formed a club primarily to help …