By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian The Skyland area of Crestline is almost unknown today. However, in the 1890s through the early days of the 20th century, Skyland was the center of camping and resort activity. Skyland is south of Crest Forest Drive, east of "Top Town"...
People first came to camp at Skyland (on the peak, on the crest east of current day Crestline) during the lumbermill days beginning in the 1850s because of its beauty and views to the ocean. When the Arrowhead Toll Road opened in the 1890s, the beautiful views,...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian The current Top Town area was not the first area where early visitors to the mountains chose to stay. The Skyland area is the oldest and highest part of Crestline. There is evidence from metates near the springs that even the...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY HISTORIAN Since Jamboree Days is celebrating the 120th anniversary of the naming of Crestline, it seemed like a good time to introduce Dr. Wesley Thompson, whose name is not familiar to most mountain residents today, but it was familiar...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian As summer heats up here in our beautiful mountains and we are attending concerts, festivals, Jamboree Days and other summer events and fundraisers, curious minds wander back to the early days and wonder .... what did vacationers do 95...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian This summer is the 100th anniversary of many things, since 1926 was a pivotal year in California history. The Roaring Twenties economy was indeed roaring, as people felt safe going out after the 1919 flu epidemic and buying...
