Historic Ice Lake
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Ice Lake has been an integral part of the town of Buena Vista, Chaffee
County and the surrounding community for many years. The Lake is called
Ice Lake because of the millions of pounds of ice harvested from the Lake
prior to refrigeration. |
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images below to enlarge
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Cutting Ice
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Ice On Chutes
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Ice To Sheds
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The
Franklin Spring that feeds the Lake is actually a warm spring and keeps
the Lake from freezing over completely in the winter.
The Franklin Spring is notable because it consistently
releases
several cubic feet of water per second out of the spill way at the
far end of the Lake. |
| In
the 1800’s through the early 1920’s the Lake was a major source of ice
to keep lettuce and other vegetables cool on their way to Denver and
Colorado Springs. A log shoot
was erected in the late 1800’s to transport ice to the town of Buena
Vista and the railroad. During
that time the President of the United States was presented with a large
trout from Ice Lake for his dinner.
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| “The
old lodge on the lake was originally a stage coach stop and featured a
large barn with huge pegged hand hewn beams.
The barn burned down in the mid 1960’s but the lodge is still in
use and is one of the older historic buildings in the area.
The 5 bedroom 2 bath lodge has the original fireplace and safe and
is located next to the springs or trough that keeps the lake full and the
water crystal clear year around.” |
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| Old
Lodge and Stage Coach Stop |
5
lb Trout Caught in Front of Lodge |
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| Since then, the Ice Lake has been part of an exclusive fishing and hunting
club where numerous celebrities have enjoyed the excellent fishing and
hunting including Bobby Unser, Mario Andretti, Melvin Payne (president of
National Geographic, 1971), Curt Gowdy, and, more recently, Lisa Banes
(stage and screen star). One
of the current owners is a past pro football player who has enjoyed
hunting and fishing with friends, John Elway, Rod Hebron (Olympic Skier)
and Goose Gossage (Baseball Pitcher) at the Ice lake.
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The
owners look forward to the next chapter in the continuing history of this
wonderful property!
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There
are a limited number of these fabulous lots available.
For more information contact our representatives for a private showing:
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Lisa
Riegel, Owner/Agent 719-440-8548
Gordy Riegel, Owner/Agent 719-330-1909
RE/MAX
Properties, Inc.
Colorado Springs, CO
call
toll free 1-800-325-0466
email us at gsriegel@aol.com.
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Julie
Kersting 719-395-0200
Pinon Real Estate Group –BV
Buena Vista, CO
or email us at
jkersting@PinonRealEstate.com |
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Map
and Directions to Ice Lake, Buena Vista, Colorado
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