When going through accounts of life at Parkhurst one name that keeps coming up is Denis DeBeck. Denis DeBeck was the eldest of six siblings. Two of his younger brothers, Ward and Keary, also worked a few summers at Parkhurst. It was during those years that their mother brought the younger three children, Betsy, Nedra […][...]
A season working in Whistler can mean many different things. For some, a season means spending as much time as possible on the mountains; for others, it can mean settling for the next few decades of your life. For those who came to work on Green Lake in the 1930s, however, a season in the […][...]
Parkhurst may now be known primarily as a ghost town, but it was once the site of the first large and permanent mill operations in the valley. Mr. and Mrs. Parkhurst pre-empted the land on Green Lake in 1902 and built a small house where they lived with their family. It is unclear whether they […][...]
Whistler hasn’t always been a resort town. In the 1920s and 30s, Whistler was a a collection of permanent and part-time residents on the shores of Alta Lake. In those days, storing and preparing food was a little different than it is today. There were no grocery stores- instead, most food and supplies were brought […][...]