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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Resources:

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)

254: Rocky Mountain National Park’s Historic Tea Room.