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WHEREAS,Lois Smith and family became proprietors
of the historic Baldpate Inn in 1986,originally founded
in 1917 by Charles and Gordon Mace,eight miles south
of Estes Park on Highway 7;and
‘WHEREAS,the Inn was named after the popular novel,
play and movie The Seven Keys to Baldpate by Earl Derr
Biggers,and also became famous for its “Key Room”,
estimated to contain some 20,000 keys sent to or left
behind,by people from all over the world;and
‘WHEREAS,as Innkeeper,Lois Smith oversaw a Main Lodge
of 12 rooms,five cabins,and provided housing for 26 employees
on the grounds;and
‘tVHEREAS,the Inn also became famous for Lois Smith’s ‘made
from scratch’cooking,rising at 4:oo a.m.to prepare daily lunches
and dinners for the soup and salad buffet,which included
scrumptious corn bread and cherry pies,among other delicious
selections;and
WHEREAS,a visit to the Inn,by Lois Smith’s design,included weekly
programs on the deck or in the “Key Room”,plays in the “Keythedral”,
and numerous summer celebrations,come rain or shine;and
WHEREAS,the historic Inn and its world renown “Key Room”were added
to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 and celebrated its 100th
anniversary in 2017,was sold in late 2020 by Lois Smith.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Board of
Trustees of the Town of Estes Park do hereby recognize
LOIS SMITH
and do herby find it an honor and distinct pleasure to present this
Proclamation in recognition of her many contributions and the joy she has
brought to the Town of Estes Park.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and caused this seal to be
affixed.
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Attest:
June 8,2ó2’l