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6 Welcome to Lake Arrowhead best place I’ve ever lived.” That’s how many Lake Arrowhead residents describe their com- “The munity. First-time visitors get the sense of what they mean as they are welcomed to Lake Arrowhead Village to enjoy a concert in the summer or experience snow for the first time in the winter. Whether you are visiting Lake Arrowhead for the first time, you are a weekender or live here full time, there are always new things to discover about this community a mile in the sky. The lake itself covers 784 acres with over 14 miles of shoreline, has an average depth of 100 feet and is located at 5,106 feet above sea level. The manmade lake was built to provide water to the citrus groves in the Redlands and Riverside areas. Visitors often ask about the blue tower that rises 195 feet above the lake. It was originally designed to convey water “down the hill” to San Bernardino and Riverside counties. Today Lake Arrowhead provides drinking water to the communities served by the Lake Arrowhead Community Services District (see page 20). The lake is owned by the Arrowhead Lake Association (page 8), whose members may use the lake for fishing, swimming and boating. ALA also owns two beach clubs on the lake and the reserve strip around the lake that provides a trail on which members can walk. The first settlers of Lake Arrowhead—known then as Little Bear Lake—were loggers. That’s no surprise as the community is surrounded by the San Bernardino National Forest. Other early visitors came to make dozens of movies in the mountains. Today visitors can enjoy movies made by up and coming filmmakers at the annual Lake Arrowhead Film Festival and they can take in some live theater put on by the Lake Arrowhead Repertory Theatre Company. A number of athletes have discovered Lake Arrowhead is a good place to train because of the altitude and the crisp, clean air. Michelle Kwan trained here in the past at the Ice Castle International Training Center. The pace in the mountain communities is less frenzied than that in bigger cities. Residents, both full- and part-time, forge strong friendships and enjoy visiting while shopping in the lo- Lake Arrowhead Almanac • 2012 cal stores and picking up their mail at one of the local post offices. All mail is delivered to post office boxes, making mail call a social event. Groceries are available at Stater Bros. in Lake Arrowhead Village or at Jensen’s Finest Foods in Blue Jay. Gas stations are located on Highway 18 in Rimforest and in Blue Jay Village. Banking can be done in both Lake Arrowhead Village and Blue Jay Village, our two “downtowns.” If you enjoy music, hiking, theater, dance, fine dining or just love to browse in shops, you’ll find it all here in Lake Arrowhead. This Almanac will provide you with an initial introduction to this gem of a community.
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