Lake Arrowhead

Download or read book Lake Arrowhead written by Rhea-Frances Tetley and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2004-11-01 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Legend has it that the remarkable scar on the southern face of the mountain was formed when the Great Spirit fired an arrow at healing hot springs along the baseline, to mark the spot for the Pauite and Serrano Indians. From the floor of the San Bernardino Valley, the "arrowhead" can be seen from up to 50 miles away. The once-named "Little Bear Valley" was populated mostly by loggers for a time, but in the 1920s, the area was reimagined as a getaway spot. Tourists and Hollywood stars flocked to the lakefront hotels and homes, and the lake became a year-round destination for skiing, hiking, shopping, and dining.