Did you ever wonder how an early twentieth century
Colorado mountain lodge could possibly have such Hollywood connections? Me too!
Our
historic guest registers boast signatures of Betty Grable, Gregory Peck and
more. And Ethel’s old diaries talk casually of lunch with Roy Rogers.
Besides all the celebrity photos in our Dining
Room, there are photos of Hollywood actress Lana Turner at Baldpate and news
accounts of her 1941 visit to open Trail Ridge Road.
We know that most of the black & white photos in our
collections are the artistic photojournalism of Mace brothers, Charles &
Stuart, who during this time worked for the Denver newspapers. As celebrities
came to town, they were tasked with covering the story and getting pictures.
Many of the photos in our collection have been signed by these celebrities,
often with a personal note to the Mace family indicating they visited Baldpate.
Apparently these famous folks also told their friends about the Mace’s mountain
retreat.
In the 1950s, another Hollywood connection was
Stuart’s son, Stuart Jr. and his Husky dogs, popular as "Yukon King," stars of
the CBS’s Sergeant Preston, TV
series. The Mace Huskies were filmed both in Aspen (where Stuart Jr. lived) and
even taken to Hollywood to film there!
More
recently, actor John Ritter and family were often guests at Baldpate Inn when
they visited the area. We loved when both John and his wife, Nancy Morgan,
provided a signed photo for our collection.
We have certainly been honored by these special
connections!
Written by Lois Smith
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