During these hot muggy Dog Days, how about a cold-weather mystery photo. Really, we think this one looks easy, but might be tougher than you think. Figure it out and send your thoughts to elliott@gwinnettforum.com and be sure to include the town where you live now.
Paige Havens of Lawrenceville took this beautiful photograph of the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colo., which we used as the last mystery photo. Diana Preston of Lilburn pointed out that we had used this hotel as a previous mystery photo, though from another angle.
Several others spotted the correct answer, including Sally Ramey, Lawrenceville; Bob Foreman, Grayson; Ruthy Lachman Paul, Norcross; Lisa Heerman, Suwanee; Joe Holt, Jefferson; and Susan McBrayer of Sugar Hill, who noted “Even though the hotel is a tourist stop because it was the film location for Stephen King’s The Shining and a few other movies, we were more impressed by the surrounding area of Estes Park. Our best memories were of the open fields full of wild elk. And it was August and it was cold.”
George Graf of Palmyra, Va. told us more about the area: “Estes Park’s north, south and east extremities border the Roosevelt National Forest which was named to honor President Theodore Roosevelt in 1932. Trail Ridge Road, the highest continuous highway in the United States, runs from Estes Park westward through Rocky Mountain National Park. The owners of the Stanley Hotel are planning to launch a horror-themed museum. Author Stephen King and his wife were on vacation and stayed at the hotel in 1974. A nightmare he endured during his stay generated the idea for the 1980 classic horror film, The Shining.”
LAGNIAPPEPresiding Fulton Juvenile Court judge Speaks at GGC
Judge Glenda Hatchett, the first African American Chief Presiding Judge of Atlanta’s Fulton County Juvenile Court, spoke at Georgia Gwinnett College this week. Judge Glenda Hatchett, fifth from left, is shown with a group of Georgia Gwinnett College students before her appearance on campus as part of the Grizzly Growl Speaker Series. This series focuses on the four pillars of GGC – scholarship, leadership, service and creativity – by hosting speakers from a wide variety of backgrounds and multiple perspectives.
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