by Rick Keppler | Jun 15, 2019 | Big Bear Lake history, Guy Maltby, Harry Kiener, Historical Videos, History, Peter Pan Woodland Club, Rick Keppler, Vanishing Big Bear-2
This is the story about the Peter Pan Woodland Club resort at Big Bear Lake. For many years it was Big Bear’s most exclusive resort. It also created Big Bear City. The historical images in this video were provided by the latest edition of “Vanishing Big Bear-2”, and...
by Rick Keppler | Jun 2, 2019 | Big Bear Lake history, Fawnskin, Historical Videos, History, Rick Keppler, San Bernardino Mountain History
Here are a few historical images, and a little bit of history about Fawnskin at Big Bear Lake. The historical images for this video were provided by the recently published “Vanishing Big Bear-2” and from the Rick Keppler and Mark Durban historical collections....
by Rick Keppler | May 16, 2019 | Big Bear Lake history, Cedar Lake, Elvis Presley, Historical Videos, History, John Wayne, Mel Bland, Rick Keppler
The Hollywood Film industry and Big Bear Lake have a long history that began in 1911, and continues to this day. Back in 1962, Elvis Presley was in Big Bear Lake making a movie called “Kissin’ Cousins”. In this video, Noel Blanc and Kim Sweet help us tell the story...
by Rick Keppler | Apr 30, 2019 | Big Bear Lake Dam, Big Bear Lake history, Historical Videos, History, Rick Keppler
Between the time that the Rock Dam at Big Bear Lake was built in 1884, and today’s multi-arch dam was built in 1912, there was a failed attempt to build a larger dam that would have replaced the Rock Dam. It turns out that some of that old dam still exists today. This...
by Rick Keppler | Apr 3, 2019 | Big Bear Lake history, Historical Videos, History, history videos, Pan Hot Springs Inn, Rick Keppler, Vanishing Big Bear-2
This short video tells about Big Bear City’s first resort, the Pan Hot Springs Inn. The Historical images were provided by the recently published “Vanishing Big Bear-2” and the Rick Keppler historical collection. This hardbound 8.5” x 11” book is available at Big Bear...
