PHOTOS: Idyllwild’s hometown July 4th parade
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Photo by J.P. Crumrine
The Memorial Day and Labor Day weekend garage sales are popular social and shopping events in the mountain communities. For the serious bargain hunter, they demand preparation, thought and effort …
Bill Sheppard was there. Right in the center of West Coast rock and roll. Right when it was all happening. And not many know how big his career was. It turns out, Bill is so modest even his wife and sons did not know how close to the sun he flew with the groups with…
The next Conversation will be entirely devoted to practical things an Idyllwilder can do to lower their water consumption. Guest speaker for the evening will be an expert on gray water. Other topics will include rain barrels and conservation methods. The meeting is at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, at the Idyllwild Library. The public…
60 years ago – 1956 The Riverside County Board of Supervisors denied two liquor license applications from Idyllwild businessmen who sought to break the barrier against sales of alcoholic beverages on the Hill. It was not the first time the supervisors had denied a liquor license to a Hill business. 55 years ago – 1961…
There are many inns, lodges and Airbnb’s in Idyllwild, but not many that are run by a family, three generations deep, at the same time. The Root-Stone Lodge has been a tucked away lodge in the forest near Strawberry Creek for years. The lodge was originally bought as a single-family residence by Don Baldwin in…