Calling All WL Experts

[tgropp]

Every once in a while I get the photo albums or video and reminence of my early stays at the Wilderness Lodge, I have noticed some changes over the years and now I wonder why they happened. Maybe some WL lovers can answer them for me.

1) They used to have a smokey smell in the hallways (when the WL first opened up) but then it ceased after our first visit.

2) The main fireplace had a real wood burning fire at one time but now
it is a gas fireplace.

3) On some of our early Christmas vacations (94/96), they always had a large bar set up at the rear of the lobby where they would sell drinks during the evening. That no longer happens

4) On my home videos during the Christmas season they had a huge Gingerbread Village display but have never had one since

5) At the beach there was never a retaining wall at the waters edge but I think that I remember seeing one last December

I am sure that there have been many mor changes that other people have noticed but these are the ones that stick out in my mind

 

[Queenofthecastle]

I did not stay at WL when they first opened, but everything you've listed sounds so dreamy......especially #3! I'd love to know the answers to some of these questions too!

 

[tgropp]

Does anyone remember anything about these Changes?

 

[TheRustyScupper]

1) Everything you noticed is valid.
2) Change is inevitable.

 

[troynkasey]

Yes, we went in 96 or 97 somewhere around then...and the one thing I've noticed they stopped doing was along with the bar in the lobby...they sold HUGE cookies for $1. Cookies and brownies actually because they had a chocolate walnut brownie that was to die for!! I got one just about every night!

But, change is inevitable and obviously things didn't work out. I also noticed when we went last year that the rooms were completely redone from the last time we were there back in 1997.