Author Archives: lakeverna

Anna’s GL Pyrography Art

Posted on April 19, 2022 by lakeverna

Grandmother Anna’s GL Pyrography Art The family’s cottage sits about halfway down the south shore of Grand Lake on Jerico Road. My grandparents Anna and Earl Batty purchased the property from Jay and Mamie Adams (Adams Falls) in September 1908. … Continue reading →

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Saving an Old GL Summer Rental Cabin

Posted on April 12, 2021 by lakeverna

The Village of Grand Lake, (GL) was a pretty difficult place to live after the three silver mines that spurred its existence failed in the early 1880s. Those who stayed to tough out the harsh winter weather eventually found themselves … Continue reading →

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Reflections from Point Park

Posted on May 5, 2019 by lakeverna

     A Special Place On the Shore of Grand Lake, Colorado Researched and written by Steve Batty My family has been coming almost every summer to Grand Lake since 1908 when Jay Adams invited the Battys and Keesters, from Jay’s … Continue reading →

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Short History of Early Grand County

Posted on April 25, 2019 by lakeverna

Taken from A History of the State of Colorado 1895 GRAND COUNTY. Middle park—taken from Ute Indians—a famous hunting ground—general DESCRIPTION—GLOWING ACCOUNT BY BAYARD TAYLOR—SCENIC SPLENDORS—
STREAMS—HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS—EARLY SETTLERS—DETAILS OF AN AWFUL
MASSACRE—ONE OF THE MOST HORRIBLE TRAGEDIES EVER COMMITTED IN … Continue reading →

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ED’s GRAND LAKE TALES

Posted on February 10, 2019 by lakeverna

Prologue – I first met Ed and Betty McCrillis the summer of 2005 in Denver as they were having a family reunion there but primarily in Grand Lake. The reunion portion to take place in Grand Lake did not happen. … Continue reading →

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Max K Fraughton aka Barney McCoy

Posted on April 9, 2018 by lakeverna

This project began as I was reading Nell Pauly’s book, The Day Before Yesterday one fall afternoon while sitting outdoors at The Hub sipping a cup of coffee. It was a beautiful September day with the aspen in full color. … Continue reading →

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Short Stories from Grand Lake’s History

Posted on December 26, 2017 by lakeverna

The following are Grand Lake Area Historical Society Newsletter articles I’ve written over the last few years. The first one was the 2015 article. To view a larger image of a page, use the zoom feature under your view tab … Continue reading →

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My Col. Gimperling Journey-part 12; Mystery Solved

Posted on December 19, 2017 by lakeverna

On February 18, 2017 I received the following email concerning the blog I did way back in 2011. —– Original Message ——- From : Cynda Eades Sent : 2/18/2017 4:37:00 PM To : sbatty@mccooknet.com Subject : RE: Need info on … Continue reading →

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Mia’s Story

Posted on April 11, 2016 by lakeverna

In June of 2012 I adopted Mia, a three year old black and white female English Springer Spaniel rescue dog. When I went to pick her up from her foster family in Denver she was so frightened of me the … Continue reading →

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Outing with Jonah to Gaskill, CO–An old 1880 Mining Town

Posted on July 17, 2014 by lakeverna

On Wednesday, July 16 Jonah and I set out to learn about old mining towns and dowsing graves. Our first stop was the the North Fork of the Colorado River at the old Betty Dick cabin inside RMNP. Here’s a … Continue reading →

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