History

Herlyck Tombstone Glenwood Springs Courtesy Photo

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San Isabel - Herlyck Brothers Part III of IV

Cheryl Johnson Huban

Thursday, October 26, 2023

- Herlyck Brothers Part III of IV Jesse James Herlyck As the oldest son of Louis Christian and Vina Taylor Herlyck, Jesse took over the care of his three younger brothers and sometimes his sister.

Snowslide Cabin 1995 Courtesy Photo

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San Isabel - Herlyck Brothers Part II of IV

Cheryl Johnson Huban

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

- Herlyck Brothers Part II of IV Louis Christian Herlyck The second son of John Neilson and Margaret Ann Shaw Herlyck, Louis was born in Maine in 1883. He came to Colorado on the train with his family when he was three-years-old. He grew up on his parents’ ranch at the foot of West Spanish Peak.

San Isabel - Herlyck Brothers Part I of IV

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San Isabel - Herlyck Brothers Part I of IV

Cheryl Johnson Huban

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Henry, Robert and Samuel, the sons of Louis Christian Herlyck, grew up rough and tumble near Gulnare, Colorado. They worked in the timber and at saw mills from an early age. As adults they lived and worked in the hills around what is now Lake San Isabel.

Cabin 9781 Highway 165 Courtesy Photo

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San Isabel - Silver Stallion Ranch and Restaurant

Cheryl Johnson Huban

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

The Silver Stallion Restaurant and Bar was one mile east of Lake Isabel. It sat on the flat spot on the east side of Colorado Highway 165 just north of the north intersection with Old San Isabel Road. The 1891 James McCarty and 1882 George W.

The Pine Lodge Courtesy Photo

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San Isabel - The Pine Lodge

Cheryl Johnson Huban

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

The Pine Lodge 18488 Colorado Highway 165 Arthur H. Carhart’s plans for the San Isabel Forest included the building of small cabins with prefabricated materials to be sold to the public on Forest lands. The cabins were sold for as little as $200.

San Isabel Anna Lee Inn Courtesy Photo

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San Isabel

Cheryl Johnson Huban

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Anna Lee’s was open to serve breakfast, lunch and dinner at least five days a week during the summer; and was open during the winter for skiers on the weekends for a few years. They served 3.

San Isabel Inn Courtesy Photo

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The Lodge at San Isabel

Cheryl Johnson Huban

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

- The building that held these businesses was torn down and replaced with a small modular building on the corner of Colorado Highway 165 and Custer County Road 371. The San Isabel Inn In 1937, William I.

Harmons - 1992 San Isabel Courtesy Photo

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The Lodge at San Isabel

Cheryl Johnson Huban

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

David and Shirley owned and operated ‘ The Lodge at San Isabel’ from 1991 until 2020. David was born in 1943 in Kansas the second son of Cecil Dale and Marjorie Evelyn Batterton Harmon. He had a younger sister, Marion Leigh.

The Lodge 2006 Courtesy Photo

History of the Valley

Cheryl Johnson Huban

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

LOCAL HISTORICAL LORE The Lodge at San Isabel Part III of III The Lake Isabel Lodge Charles Richard and Pauline Hoffman Hogue (1972 – 1991) Charles and Pauline owned and operated the lodge and restaurant for almost 20 years.

San Isabel Lodge 1960’s Courtesy Photo

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The Lodge at San Isabel Part II of III

Cheryl Johnson Huban

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

The Lodge Glen Floyd and Bernice ‘Ella’ Harvey McCauley (1937 – 1942) From 1937 to 1942 Glen and Ella McCauley operated the Lodge. They restored the cabins to use as rentals and were there to welcome the tourists when the new lake was filled the spring of 1939. The San Isabel Lodge Robert C.

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