The Grand Lake Lodge was opened in 1920 to serve tourists visiting Rocky Mountain National Park via the Trail Ridge Road, completed the same year. Located in Grand Lake, Colorado, the rustic lodge was founded by Frank Huntington and Roe Emery on land owned by the National Park Service at the edge of the park. The resort was affiliated with the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. In 1963 the lodge owners were able to exchange park inholdings they had acquired for the lands related to the lodge, removing the lodge from the park.
A kitchen fire in 1973 closed the lodge for the next seven seasons. After extensive reconstruction and refurnishing, the lodge reopened in 1981. The lodge and its historic district comprise more than 100 structures, including several smaller lodges and many rustic cabins.
See alsoEdit
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Grand County, Colorado
ReferencesEdit
After being on the market for several years, Grand Lake Lodge was sold in 2010 to a subsidiary of the Regency Hotel Management Company.
External linksEdit
- Grand Lake Lodge
- Grand Lake Lodge Documentary
