Lake Arrowhead Chronicles

Nestled in the
magnificent San Bernardino Range, Southern California-s premier mountain resort,
Lake Arrowhead, annually plays host to four million visitors. Winter sports
enthusiasts, as well as hikers and city folks seeking summer relief, enjoy the
alpine atmosphere. Completed in the 1920s, Lake Arrowhead Village was
constructed on precipitous lands once trod by Paiute and Serrano tribes and
left vacant by a failed 1890s irrigation project. The picturesque community
drew Hollywood-s cameras, as well as its leisure-seeking stars. When the lake-s
dam was declared unsafe following a 1971 earthquake, residents rallied to fund
the downstream Papoose Lake, preserving the historic reservoir. Author
Rhea-Frances Tetley recollects the people and events that made Lake Arrowhead a
premier high-country resort.

Rhea-Frances Tetley's family developed the Valley of Enchantment section of Crestline, beginning in 1924, and she has been visiting the area since birth. She has lived there with her family, full time, since 1976. She is a past president and founder of the Crest Forest/Rim of the World Historical Society and is on the board of directors of the Mountain History Museum in Lake Arrowhead.