Zane Grey writes article in "Country Gentleman" outlining his fishing experience at Crater Lake. Grey lamented the lack of fight by the trout. He concluded the crater of an extinct volcano was not in natural environment for fish.

"Fount of Aaron", named by John Maben, because it apparently flows from solid rock as it did the spring of Biblical times.

Season visitation: 20, 507

Man dies in fall near Lake Trail.

Season visitation: 28,617

25,000 Rainbow Trout and 3,500 Silver Salmon are liberated in the Lake.

2,458.11 acres of private patented land in the Park.

Shortly after removing their baby, because of its crying, from the new Lincoln, the Swanson's car rolls over the Crater's rim near Sinnott Overlook. Mr. Swanson is a barber from Klamath Falls. The axle of the Lincoln is still lying near the Lake shore partially covered with pumice, below Sinnott. (Story from Paul Herron)

Season Visitation: 33,016

To Army Plains flight over Crater Lake. They claimed to be the first airplanes to fly over the Lake.

70 foot log boat landing built on the Island.

The Park Superintendent asks for a budget of $35,000. The whole amount is expected to be appropriated the Superintendent also request help from the Bureau of Entomology because groups of lodgepole pine in the northern portion of the Park are being killed by the mountain pine beetle. Because the dominant trade within the Park is lodgepole pine, Col. Thompson predicted that the Park would become, "a wind blown, sandy desert without the pines." Thus begins a major battle against the "Bark Beetle", lasting until 1934. 20,311 trees are eventually treated added cost of $17,357. (Boyd Wickman, U.S. F. S.)

Park Road surfacing begins. Completed five years later in 1928.

Martin Palmer becomes a Park's first Permanent Maintenance Man. Lived in the Park from 1923 until 1939.

Season Visitation: 52,017

New West Wing of the Lodge and 24 new rooms are completed.

Stephen Mather, director, wants to add to the Park the beautiful Diamond Lake area, including Mt. Thielsen, and Mt. Bailey to the north and to push the southern boundary beyond Mt. McLaughlin. This would cost the Forest Service something in excess of 100,000 acres."Stephen Mather of the National Park's", p. 177.

24,000 Rainbow Trout liberated into the Lake.

Superintendent Thompson diverts funds ear-marked for the construction of a Superintendent's residence into the construction of a Rim Community Center (Rim Center). "Typical of Thompson's whole hearted and unselfish interest in the development of the park". Superintendent Thompson saw the construction of the rim center as a way to establish a NPS presence at Rim Village. A considerable less ambitious building was built than the one originally planned by the Superintendent: "A shake community house, designed in imitation of a wigwam and containing a large central circular fireplace to be constructed at the Rim auto camp ground."

Kiser Studio is enlarged. The small wing added to provide one day photo developing service at Crater Lake.

Each summer, up until 1937, the Ray Henderson family lived in tent houses in the Rim Campground while Ray worked as a Ranger Naturalist. The family used twp tents, 15 feet by 30 feet. One tent was used for cooking and eating and the other was used for sleeping. One or two summers were spent living above the old Kiser Studio.

Season Visitation: 64,312

22,500 Silver Salmon liberated into the Lake.

Season Visitation: 65,018 visitors.

If your conscience functions and you are really desirous of doing right, you will make good for him with a check for what is honestly due, and not juggle with plausible excuses. If you were a poor man I wouldn't write this letter, but you are perfectly able to do this without slightest embarrassment.

Now, Mr. Mather, before closing a one to say this. You have always treated me with every consideration, consequently I harbor no ill will for you, But you have done awfully injury to the only man on earth who was ever willing to invest his own money in developing Crater Lake, and are in position to make amends. Will you do it? If so, and I can be in any way serviceable, please advise and I will consider it a favor to do my best." Very Sincerely, Will Steel. (Steel initially took Parkhurst caused to the press and even to President Harding.)

Things new rustic Bridge constructed it Annie Springs. Naturalist services are begun by Dr. Loye Miller of University of California and three unpaid volunteers.

Parka regulations require that automobiles and horse-drawn vehicles shall have the right-of-way over motorcycles. Auto stage rates from Medford or Klamath Falls to Crater Lake are said at $17.50. The Lodge now has 154 sleeping rooms and tent houses. Boat trips take people out on Crater Lake for 2.5 hours at a cost of $3.00. A 41 mile bus trip around the Rim Drive cost $5.00.

The first stone building, a warehouse, is built at Park Headquarters. A wing is built into the Kiser Studio at Rim Village. Fred Kiser places and surveys a new Lake Trail from the western portion of rim village. The first 16 miles of Park entrance roads are paved. The entrance fee to Crater Lake is reduced from $2.50 to $1.00 where remains until the 1960s.

General regulations: Flowers may be gathered in small quantities when, in the judgment of the superintendent their removal will not impair the beauty of the Park. Cats are not permitted in the Park. Roads: Sound horn when on curves that are blind and do not exceed 20 Mph on straight, level roads and 12 mph on narrow or steep roads.

During the Late 1920s temporary campgrounds were set up in the meadow behind Park Headquarters. Each summer until the Rim Camp melted out. Horses for rides were quartered each day at the head of Dutton Trail near Rim Junction. The horse barn as located one mile below Rim Village on the old road that passed behind the Superintendent's House. The old road was closed probably about 1926.

Construction of the new rim access road is begun between Park Headquarters and Rim Village.

Man Falls to his death near Lake Trail.

Season visitation: 86, 019 visitors.

Construction of the new Lake Trail is begun, with a maximum grade of 15%. Trail opens the summer of 1929. The rim cafeteria building is constructed, built by the Salter Construction Co. of Prospect. The Lodge Company used Italian stone cutters from California. In order for the visitors to see the Lake earlier in the season, 15 miles of road was cleared of snow by using explosives and shovels.

Pumice slide in Annie Creek Canyon forms Shadow Pool, a short distance upstream from the junction of Annie Creek and Goodbye Creek. Named by John Maben.

A new winter Superintendent's stucco residence built in Medford on Queen Anne Street. Stone comfort stations are built at the lakeshore, and at terminus of the new Lake Trail. Ten campgrounds are located in the Park. A new bridge is built across Goodbye Creek.

Season 1927 81,155 visitors.

(or it could be 1929) Lela Mead, 211 Glenn Allen Ave., Silver Springs, MA, tells about a small boy standing beside a large Hemlock in the Rim Campground, when lightning struck the tree. The boy was so scared he left his shoes behind as he jumped out of them.

(or 1929) Eleanor Holmes, English Channel swimmer, swims Crater Lake. Ms. Holmes states after the swim that if the English Channel had been as cold, she would never have swum it. (oral story) Ms. Holmes was dismissed from the 1936 Olympic swim team for drinking champagne with a press corps on the boat to Germany. (or it may have been on the way back.)

64,000 Rainbow Trout liberated in the Lake.

New cabin built in Park Headquarters and is assigned to Judge Steel and his wife.

The first edition of "Crater Lake Nature Notes". 40% of all visitors camped with 28,000 campers being registered at the Rim Campground. Nine campgrounds are listed as being in the Park: Wheeler Creek, Lost Creek, two at Annie Springs, Headquarters, Cold Springs, Cold Creek, White Horse and one at the Rim.

(some sources say, 1933). The Old Man of the Lake is definitely identified by boat operator Paul Herron and named for Fred Kiser, park photographer. The old log may not be the same as one referred to by Diller as the log he describes in his report in 1896, but Diller's description fits the "Old Man" quite closely.

Crater Wall Trail completed in front of the cafeteria and store and plaza at Rim Village. The Trail was known as to locals as the Kiser Trail. Several housekeeping cabins have been constructed along with wide sidewalks along the Rim and 17 miles of the Park roads are black-topped. "The Park now has 21 miles of paved roads."

"At the Rim a new road is completed and oiled distributing traffic to the new Cafeteria and cabin group, to the campground and to the hotel. On each side of the boulevard area is an 18 foot parking strip along the Crater is a wide promenade for pedestrians."

Season Visitation: 113,323 visitors.

Rudolph Luech begins his 9 year ranger career Crater Lake. (See Godfrey entry for Nov. 17, 1930) Works at the Park until 1937.

Mr. Dale Leslie, of Eugene, Oregon, has been assigned as Ranger-Naturalist. Miss. Mabel Libbard, who as had several years experience in the Yosemite, is in active charge of the Temporary Museum. Mr. Frederick L. Wynd is assisting especially in incorporation of material for the manual Information.

The temporary museum in the Community House is rapidly developing into a focus of interest for the public. The relief model of the Park has been added, together with temporary cases containing the bird specimens prepared by Dr. Loye Miller and the insect and rock collections which are being rapidly increased. The cut flower collection numbers over sixty identified species. Many valuable exhibits are awaiting the construction of a more permanent building. 200 visitors a day view the temporary exhibits.

Business reversals force Kiser to give his studio building to the NPS.

The Lake Launch "Min" is lowered west of the cafeteria down a snow chute. The Fisher is also lowered here in a 1958. The "Min" was almost destroyed when it slid out of control down the pumice chute. The "Min" was named for Mrs. Minnie Price, wife of the lodge manager. The boat was air-lifted out by the Navy in 1972 and given to a Sea Scout Troop in Klamath Falls.

John Day, noted mountain climber and World Age Class Record Holder in several events, tells about the time he and another Ranger were digging and water line across the Rim Village parking lot. A very "proper type" woman approached them and ask why Crater Lake was so blue. Knowing that the Lake was to be stocked with fish the next day, John and his friend told the lady to be on the Rim the next morning and she would be able to watch men carrying bluing in buckets down the Lake Trail. Several weeks later to rangers were called from the Superintendent to explain the letter of complaint that they had received in the Washington offices. The lady was worried the Park was destroying the Lake by artificially blooming the water. (Oral story to the authors.)

$17,500 spent treating to 23,544 beetle infested trees, covering 6,055 acres.

The building of a new East Entrance Road from Dobler on the California Highway Hwy 97, is begun. The temporary Goodbye Bridge is replaced with a heavy peeled Hemlock log bridge measuring 240 feet long 74 feet high.

Season Visitation: 127,146 visitors.

(Next stop 1930's)