Rocky Mountain National Park’s Historic Tea Room.

Some histories are lost with time, but remnants of their existence remain. Off an unmarked trail within the park, sits an old abandoned cabin that in its hay day was a popular place for tourists to visit. It was once filled with people from around the world, coming to see Anna Wolfrom’s famous Tea Room for themselves. Anna managed to open a hugely successful business in a time it was not common for women to do so, but she didn’t stop there. Remnants of her entrepreneurial spirit remain scattered around Estes Park and the country.

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Sources

Book: Anna Wolfrom Dove and the Wigwam Tea Room.

What Becomes of College Women (1895) on JSTOR

Homestead Act (1862) .

Hiking – Aspen Brook Wigwam Teahouse Hike

Lily Lake Trail (U.S. National Park Service)