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Cabin / lookout rental · USDA Forest Service · Pike-San Isabel National Forests This historic resort is located along the southern shore of Twin Lakes. Built by John A. Staley, as the Lakeside Resort in the 1870s, this was a popular mountain hotel, ringing with laughter and music. Lush bluegrass lawns beneath towering pine and spruce, sparkling water fountains, gardens of native and cultivated flowers blooming throughout the summer enhanced the picturesque setting. In 1883, millionaire James V. Dexter, expanded Lakeside into a world-class resort, re-named the hotel Interlaken, and added 2,000 acres. Relative luxury in a rustic mountain setting provided escape for the wealthy. Guests first journeyed by train to Granite (five miles east of Twin Lakes) where they boarded a side-seated platform wagon to the resort. A boardwalk led them from the stage stop to the hotel porch. Culture was not forgotten at this rustic resort. Every week during the summer an orchestra came… Official page: https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/psicc/recarea/?recid=12481 Source: USDA Forest Service. Fees and seasons change; check the official page before you go.
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