Posts Tagged ‘Local Lore’

Local Lore - The Old Yellow Farmhouse

“Last month, you heard about the Lakeside Resort, huddled out-of-sight within the ridges between 12th Street and Horizon Drive. Yet, there is another story to be told about the old farmhouse sitting on the hill. This stately structure was there long before Lake Lenore was even thought of. No one knows how long the yellow [...]


Local Lore - Lakeside

“There is a quaint, yet quiet community huddled within the northern part of Grand Junction, resting on the ridges between Twelfth Street and Horizon Drive. The name of this wonderful community is Lakeside. This beautiful neighborhood was the dream of William Thomas Carpenter, the founder of the Little Book Cliff Railroad, and the man that [...]