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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1928
Page
5
Big Bear Valley in Southern California is praised as a premier vacation spot offering fishing hunting camping canoeing hiking motor boating swimming and motor tours. The area features a tennis court a large pool room and live music, with over 5000 private cabins built for seasonal visitors and weekend travelers.
Big Bear Lake invites visitors to enjoy boating with row boats and motor boats available at multiple camps. Inquiries are welcome through advertisers listed on the pages.
Fresh water bathing hiking horseback riding croquet horseshoe pitch and a playground for children attract visitors. Saddle horses are available by the hour for trips around the lake and into surrounding trails to Bluff Lake Castle Rock Garden of the Gods and Seven Oaks.
A city dweller finds rejuvenation in a weekend at Big Bear Lake. The mountain air eases nerves and boosts appetite, leaving a buoyant outlook and renewed spirit.
The guide advises enjoying yourself with hiking and outdoor sports, packing suitable clothing, and choosing self-catering or cafe meals. Camp grounds have markets delivering fresh foods daily at city-like prices. A carnival on August 3–4 at Stillwell's camp boosted the improvement fund by $600 and locals helped blue stone the lake and clean the shore, earning praise for cooperation.
J L Brown owner says Holcomb Valley blaze originated in a newly built ditch oven used to burn saw dust. Estimated loss stands at around 20,000 with no insurance.
A promotional piece extols Big Bear Valley as a premier California tourist destination offering horseback, auto, boat, or hiking access to spots like New Nine Hole Golf Course, Fox farms, Big Bear Lake Tavern, and several mines and lakes. It describes accommodations from hotels to cabins with groceries available, favorable mountain air, and seasonal activities, inviting visitors to join annual reunions and lasting memories in a welcoming, healthful setting.
A vivid scene of Big Bear Lake offering a full range of outdoor activities. Visitors encounter mountains forests and wildlife while pursuing fishing hiking canoeing horseback riding and photography or sketching amid vacation scenery.
The scene promises clear cold water and invigorating air around Big Bear Lake. Restful quiet and restorative sleep combine with mountain atmosphere to make a visit memorable.
The listing describes abundant trout fishing, hunting, motor-boat trips around the lake, swimming, horseback riding, and hiking through trails from the Camps. Evenings feature dancing or peaceful cabins for relaxation.
The piece highlights vast wood use in pencils ties telegraph lines mining cooperage and paper production. It notes fourfold faster forest cutting than renewal and 100 million acres of depleted land, urging reflection on sustainability and policy.
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