| The Original Bent Creek Lodge |
The Original Bent Creek Lodge  | Some of you probably know that when we tried to
incorporate we discovered that there had been another Bent Creek Lodge before
us. It operated as a dude ranch in the 40's to the 60's off Bent Creek Ranch road which is a neighborhood now. It was a big sprawling place with a pool, tennis courts and horses of course. After it stopped operating it became the neighborhood community center. Unfortunately, the building burnt to the ground in the early 90's and the property is
now a park. We have had a number of people that worked at the old lodge come by to check us out and make sure we were living up to the reputation of the original lodge. One of our neighbors recently sent us photos of the original lodge that are quite interesting. One of the photos she sent was a clipping from a newspaper article with a caption that quotes from their 1947 brochure; "The Ranch caters only to the better class
gentile clientele and reservations are made with this understanding. We reserve
the right to decline reservations of anyone who in our opinion would be
incompatible." Now we know a little more about that "reputation". Thank goodness times have changed. You can see the other photos on our Facebook page by clicking on the photo.
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Plan Early for November
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We aren't hosting the Mt. Trek fitness program this November as we have the last two years. So please keep us in mind for the late fall get away or Thanksgiving family reunion.
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