%1 http://coloradoencyclopedia.org/ en Winks Lodge http://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/winks-lodge <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--title--encyclopedia-article.html.twig x field--node--title.html.twig * field--node--encyclopedia-article.html.twig * field--title.html.twig * field--string.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Winks Lodge</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--uid--encyclopedia-article.html.twig x field--node--uid.html.twig * field--node--encyclopedia-article.html.twig * field--uid.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/field/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'username' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/user/username.html.twig' --> <span lang="" about="/users/yongli" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">yongli</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/user/username.html.twig' --> </span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/field/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--created--encyclopedia-article.html.twig x field--node--created.html.twig * field--node--encyclopedia-article.html.twig * field--created.html.twig * field--created.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/field/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'time' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/field/time.html.twig' --> <time datetime="2016-08-30T09:07:08-06:00" title="Tuesday, August 30, 2016 - 09:07" class="datetime">Tue, 08/30/2016 - 09:07</time> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/field/time.html.twig' --> </span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/field/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'addtoany_standard' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * addtoany-standard--node--encyclopedia-article.html.twig * addtoany-standard--node.html.twig x addtoany-standard.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/addtoany/templates/addtoany-standard.html.twig' --> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="http://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/winks-lodge" data-a2a-title="Winks Lodge"><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=http%3A%2F%2Fcoloradoencyclopedia.org%2Farticle%2Fwinks-lodge&amp;title=Winks%20Lodge"></a><a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"></a><a class="a2a_button_email"></a></span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/addtoany/templates/addtoany-standard.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--body--encyclopedia-article.html.twig * field--node--body.html.twig x field--node--encyclopedia-article.html.twig * field--body.html.twig * field--text-with-summary.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/encyclopedia/templates/field/field--node--encyclopedia-article.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item" id="id-body"><p>Located near Pinecliffe, about ten miles due west of Eldorado Springs and an hour from Denver by car, Winks Lodge was the main hotel and social hub at <a href="/article/lincoln-hills"><strong>Lincoln Hills</strong></a>, a historic black resort community in <a href="https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/gilpin-county"><strong>Gilpin County</strong></a>. Opened in 1928 by Denver businessman Obrey Wendell Hamlet, who went by the nickname “Winks,” the lodge was a popular destination among black vacationers until the 1960s. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 and is now owned by Willow Educational Services, which oversees programming for the nonprofit Lincoln Hills Cares.</p>&#13; &#13; <h2>A Black Mountain Resort</h2>&#13; &#13; <p>Winks Hamlet’s lodge was in Lincoln Hills, a black resort community that took shape in the 1920s along <strong>South Boulder Creek</strong> between Pinecliffe and Rollinsville. At the time, Lincoln Hills was one of only a few black resorts in the United States and the only one located in the mountains. It was easily accessible by car and train, and its developers sold several hundred lots by the end of the decade.</p>&#13; &#13; <p>In 1925 Hamlet acquired property at Lincoln Hills with the plan of building a destination lodge. After working on the wood and stone building for three summers, the lodge opened for business in 1928 as the first full-service resort in the area. Built on a hillside above the creek, the three-story lodge had six guest rooms and a bathroom on its upper floor. The main floor included a lobby, lounge, dining area, and kitchen, while the lower floor had space for storage and a workshop. The lodge operated in the summer and fall, then was boarded up for the winter.</p>&#13; &#13; <p>Winks Lodge proved popular among the African American community in Denver and nationwide. Hamlet advertised in <em>Jet</em> and <em>Ebony</em>. In 1952, according to an ad in <em>Ebony</em>, visitors could get meals and lodging and go fishing, hiking, and horseback riding for only three dollars per day. Famous black musicians who played in Denver, such as Lena Horne, Count Basie, and Duke Ellington, often traveled to the mountains and stayed at Winks Lodge before or after their performances in the city. In addition, Hamlet arranged for black writers such as Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston to give readings at the lodge when they passed through on cross-country trips.</p>&#13; &#13; <p>Over the years, Hamlet added outlying cabins and a tavern to the property, which served as the social center of Lincoln Hills. Hamlet’s wife, Naomi, served home-cooked meals at the lodge until her death in the 1940s. After 1952, cooking duties passed to his second wife, Melba, whose barbecue was considered the best for hundreds of miles around.</p>&#13; &#13; <h2>End of an Era</h2>&#13; &#13; <p>Hamlet ran Winks Lodge until his death in 1965, which marked a turning point in the history of Lincoln Hills. His death and the subsequent closure of Winks Lodge coincided with the fundamental transformation of American society that made all-black resort communities like Lincoln Hills no longer necessary. After the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination in public accommodations, it became possible for blacks to travel freely to resorts like Estes Park. With Winks Lodge closed and other resorts now open to all, Lincoln Hills was visited primarily by property owners whose families had constructed cabins on their lots in the 1920s.</p>&#13; &#13; <p>In 1971 Melba Hamlet sold Winks Lodge to Eileen and Guy Dart. In the late 1970s, black historian Bertha Calloway and her husband acquired the lodge. Calloway had attended nearby <strong>Camp Nizhoni</strong> as a child and wanted to restore the lodge and preserve the area’s history. In 1980 she succeeded in getting the lodge listed on the National Register of Historic Places at the state level of significance.</p>&#13; &#13; <p>In 1985 Calloway and her husband sold Winks Lodge to Rob and Martha Tomerlin. For two decades, the Tomerlins maintained the lodge, preserved its history, and used it as a retreat for family, friends, and youth groups.</p>&#13; &#13; <h2>Today</h2>&#13; &#13; <p>In 2006 Winks Lodge was acquired by the Beckwourth Mountain Club (also known as Beckwourth Outdoors), a nonprofit focused on providing outdoor recreation opportunities for black and urban youth.</p>&#13; &#13; <p>In 2008 Denver businessman Matthew Burkett bought property at Lincoln Hills, established the Lincoln Hills Fly Fishing Club, and co-founded a charitable organization called Lincoln Hills Cares, which provides outdoor experiences and education to veterans and youth. Winks Lodge is now under the care of Willow Educational Services, which oversees programming for Lincoln Hills Cares and hopes to restore the lodge and open it to the public in the future.</p>&#13; &#13; <p>In late 2014, the National Register of Historic Places listing for Winks Lodge was elevated to the national level of significance for its role in African American history and enlarged to include more of the original Lincoln Hills resort community.</p>&#13; </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/encyclopedia/templates/field/field--node--encyclopedia-article.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-author--encyclopedia-article.html.twig * field--node--field-author.html.twig x field--node--encyclopedia-article.html.twig * field--field-author.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/encyclopedia/templates/field/field--node--encyclopedia-article.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-author field--type-entity-reference field--label-above" id="id-field-author"> <div class="field__label" id="id-field-author">Author</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item" id="id-field-author"><a href="/author/encyclopedia-staff" hreflang="und">Encyclopedia Staff</a></div> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/encyclopedia/templates/field/field--node--encyclopedia-article.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-keyword--encyclopedia-article.html.twig * field--node--field-keyword.html.twig x field--node--encyclopedia-article.html.twig * field--field-keyword.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/encyclopedia/templates/field/field--node--encyclopedia-article.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-keyword field--type-entity-reference field--label-above" id="id-field-keyword"> <div class="field__label" id="id-field-keyword">Keywords</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item" id="id-field-keyword"><a href="/keyword/lincoln-hills" hreflang="en">Lincoln Hills</a></div> <div class="field__item" id="id-field-keyword"><a href="/keyword/winks-hamlet" hreflang="en">Winks Hamlet</a></div> <div class="field__item" id="id-field-keyword"><a href="/keyword/african-american-resorts" hreflang="en">african american resorts</a></div> <div class="field__item" id="id-field-keyword"><a href="/keyword/african-americans" hreflang="en">African Americans</a></div> <div class="field__item" id="id-field-keyword"><a href="/keyword/historic-hotels" hreflang="en">historic hotels</a></div> <div class="field__item" id="id-field-keyword"><a href="/keyword/beckwourth-mountain-club" hreflang="en">Beckwourth Mountain Club</a></div> <div class="field__item" id="id-field-keyword"><a href="/keyword/matthew-burkett" hreflang="en">Matthew Burkett</a></div> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/encyclopedia/templates/field/field--node--encyclopedia-article.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'links__node' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * links--node.html.twig x links--inline.html.twig * links--node.html.twig * links.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/navigation/links--inline.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/navigation/links--inline.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-references-html--encyclopedia-article.html.twig * field--node--field-references-html.html.twig x field--node--encyclopedia-article.html.twig * field--field-references-html.html.twig * field--text-long.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/encyclopedia/templates/field/field--node--encyclopedia-article.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-references-html field--type-text-long field--label-above" id="id-field-references-html"> <div class="field__label" id="id-field-references-html">References</div> <div class="field__item" id="id-field-references-html"><p>Bertha W. Calloway and Everett and LaBarbara Wigfall Fly, “Winks Panorama,” National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form (June 1979).</p>&#13; &#13; <p>Andrea Juarez, “<a href="http://www.urbanspectrum.net/may07/writers/home_hills.htm">Lincoln Hills: An African-American Monument in Colorado’s Mountains</a>,” <em>Denver Urban Spectrum</em>, May 2007.</p>&#13; &#13; <p>Claire Martin, “<a href="https://www.denverpost.com/2009/02/14/a-resort-to-remember/">A Resort to Remember</a>,” <em>The Denver Post</em>, February 15, 2009.</p>&#13; &#13; <p>Tom Noel, “<a href="https://www.denverpost.com/2012/02/17/noel-winks-lodge-part-of-states-black-heritage/">Winks Lodge Part of State’s Black Heritage</a>,” <em>The Denver Post</em>, February 19, 2012.</p>&#13; &#13; <p>Melanie Shellenbarger, <em>High Country Summers: The Early Second Homes of Colorado, 1880–1940</em> (Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 2012).</p>&#13; </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/encyclopedia/templates/field/field--node--encyclopedia-article.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-additional-information-htm--encyclopedia-article.html.twig * field--node--field-additional-information-htm.html.twig x field--node--encyclopedia-article.html.twig * field--field-additional-information-htm.html.twig * field--text-long.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/encyclopedia/templates/field/field--node--encyclopedia-article.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-additional-information-htm field--type-text-long field--label-above" id="id-field-additional-information-htm"> <div class="field__label" id="id-field-additional-information-htm">Additional Information</div> <div class="field__item" id="id-field-additional-information-htm"><p><a href="https://lincolnhillscares.org/">Lincoln Hills Cares</a></p>&#13; &#13; <p><a href="https://www.lincolnhillsflyfishing.com/lh/">Lincoln Hills Fly Fishing Club</a></p>&#13; &#13; <p>“<a href="https://www.denverpost.com/2009/02/14/meet-longtime-lincoln-hills-vacationer/">Meet Longtime Lincoln Hills Vacationer</a>,” <em>The Denver Post</em>, February 15, 2009.</p>&#13; &#13; <p>Rocky Mountain PBS, <a href="https://video.rmpbs.org/video/2339004018/">"Lincoln Hills,"</a> <em>Colorado Experience</em>, February 21, 2013.</p>&#13; </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/encyclopedia/templates/field/field--node--encyclopedia-article.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-4th-grade--encyclopedia-article.html.twig * field--node--field-4th-grade.html.twig x field--node--encyclopedia-article.html.twig * field--field-4th-grade.html.twig * field--text-with-summary.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/encyclopedia/templates/field/field--node--encyclopedia-article.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-4th-grade field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item" id="id-field-4th-grade"><p>Denver businessman Obrey W. Hamlet bought some land west of Denver in 1925. Mr. Hamlet’s nickname was “Winks.” His land was at a black resort community called <strong>Lincoln Hills</strong>, along <strong>South Boulder Creek</strong>. Hamlet wanted to build a lodge. It took three summers to complete the three-story, wood and stone lodge. Six guest rooms and a bathroom were on the upper floor. The lobby, kitchen, and dining area were on the main floor. There was also a room called a lounge where visitors could relax. On the lower floor was space for storage and a workshop. The lodge opened in 1928. It was the main hotel of Lincoln Hills.</p>&#13; &#13; <h2>A Black Mountain Resort</h2>&#13; &#13; <p>Winks Lodge was built at a time when there were only a few resorts in the United States where African Americans could stay. Lincoln Hills was the only black resort located in the mountains. It was only an hour’s drive from Denver. Winks Lodge was a popular vacation spot for African Americans in Denver and elsewhere.</p>&#13; &#13; <p>Visitors could get meals, a room, hike, fish, and go horseback riding for only $3.00 per day. Famous black musicians stayed at Winks Lodge before or after they performed in Denver. Hamlet also invited famous black writers to stay at his lodge. The famous musicians and writers shared their music, poems, and stories with the guests. Years later Hamlet added some smaller cabins so more guests could stay. Hamlet’s wife served home-cooked meals at the lodge.</p>&#13; &#13; <h2>End of an Era</h2>&#13; &#13; <p>Obrey W. Hamlet ran Winks Lodge until he died in 1965. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 had been passed the year before. In the United States, it was now against the law to discriminate. Blacks were free to visit resorts of their choice. They were now able to enjoy resorts like Estes Park. All-black resort communities like Lincoln Hills were no longer necessary.</p>&#13; &#13; <h2>Today</h2>&#13; &#13; <p>There have been several different owners of Winks Lodge since Hamlet’s death. Black and urban youth, as well as US military veterans, have enjoyed outdoor activities at Winks Lodge. Efforts have been made to restore the lodge and open it to the public in the future. In 1980 the lodge was listed among important historic places in Colorado. In 2014 Winks Lodge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places because of the role it played in African American history.</p>&#13; </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/encyclopedia/templates/field/field--node--encyclopedia-article.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-8th-grade--encyclopedia-article.html.twig * field--node--field-8th-grade.html.twig x field--node--encyclopedia-article.html.twig * field--field-8th-grade.html.twig * field--text-with-summary.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/encyclopedia/templates/field/field--node--encyclopedia-article.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-8th-grade field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item" id="id-field-8th-grade"><p>Winks Lodge was located near Pinecliffe, an hour’s drive from Denver. It was the main hotel and social hub at <strong>Lincoln Hills</strong>, a historic black resort community in <strong>Gilpin County</strong>. It was opened in 1928 by Denver businessman Obrey Wendell Hamlet, who went by the nickname “Winks.” The lodge was a popular destination among black vacationers until the 1960s. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.</p>&#13; &#13; <h2>A Black Mountain Resort</h2>&#13; &#13; <p>Winks Hamlet’s lodge was in Lincoln Hills, a black resort community. At the time, Lincoln Hills was one of only a few black resorts in the United States. It was the only one located in the Colorado mountains.</p>&#13; &#13; <p>In 1925 Hamlet bought property at Lincoln Hills. His plan was to build a destination lodge. After working on the wood and stone building for three summers, the lodge opened for business in 1928. It was the first full-service resort in the area. The lodge operated in the summer and fall.</p>&#13; &#13; <p>Winks Lodge was popular among the African American community in Denver and nationwide. Famous black musicians who played in Denver, such as Lena Horne, Count Basie, and Duke Ellington, often stayed at Winks Lodge. Hamlet also arranged for black writers such as Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston to give readings at the lodge.</p>&#13; &#13; <p>Over the years, Hamlet added cabins and a tavern to the property. Hamlet’s wife Naomi served home-cooked meals at the lodge until her death in the 1940s. After 1952, cooking duties passed to his second wife, Melba, whose barbecue was believed to be the best for hundreds of miles around.</p>&#13; &#13; <h2>End of an Era</h2>&#13; &#13; <p>Hamlet ran Winks Lodge until his death in 1965. After the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination in public accommodations, resort communities like Lincoln Hills were no longer necessary. It became possible for blacks to travel freely to resorts such as Estes Park.</p>&#13; &#13; <p>In 1971 Melba Hamlet sold Winks Lodge to Eileen and Guy Dart. In the late 1970s, black historian Bertha Calloway and her husband bought the lodge. Calloway wanted to restore the lodge and preserve the area’s history. In 1980 she got the lodge listed on the National Register of Historic Places.</p>&#13; &#13; <p>In 1985 Rob and Martha Tomerlin bought Winks Lodge. For two decades, the Tomerlins maintained the lodge and preserved the historic nature of the property.</p>&#13; &#13; <h2>Today</h2>&#13; &#13; <p>In 2006 Winks Lodge was acquired by the Beckwourth Mountain Club, a nonprofit that offers outdoor recreation opportunities for black and urban youth.</p>&#13; &#13; <p>In 2008 Denver businessman Matthew Burkett bought property at Lincoln Hills and established the Lincoln Hills Fly Fishing Club. He co-founded a charitable organization called Lincoln Hills Cares.</p>&#13; &#13; <p>In late 2014, the National Register of Historic Places listing for Winks Lodge was elevated from the state level to the national level of significance for its role in African American history.</p>&#13; </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/encyclopedia/templates/field/field--node--encyclopedia-article.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-10th-grade--encyclopedia-article.html.twig * field--node--field-10th-grade.html.twig x field--node--encyclopedia-article.html.twig * field--field-10th-grade.html.twig * field--text-with-summary.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/encyclopedia/templates/field/field--node--encyclopedia-article.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-10th-grade field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item" id="id-field-10th-grade"><p>Winks Lodge was located near Pinecliffe, an hour’s drive from Denver. It was the main hotel and social hub at <strong>Lincoln Hills</strong>, a historic black resort community in <strong>Gilpin County</strong>. It was opened in 1928 by Denver businessman Obrey Wendell Hamlet, who went by the nickname “Winks.” The lodge was a popular destination among black vacationers until other resorts became desegregated in the 1960s. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.</p>&#13; &#13; <h2>A Black Mountain Resort</h2>&#13; &#13; <p>Winks Hamlet’s lodge was in Lincoln Hills, a black resort community. At the time, Lincoln Hills was one of only a few black resorts in the United States. It was the only one located in the mountains.</p>&#13; &#13; <p>In 1925 Hamlet bought property at Lincoln Hills with plans to build a destination lodge. After working on the wood and stone building for three summers, the lodge opened for business in 1928. It operated during the summer and fall and was the first full-service resort in the area.</p>&#13; &#13; <p>Winks Lodge was popular among the African American community in Denver and across the nation. Famous black musicians who played in Denver, such as Lena Horne, Count Basie, and Duke Ellington, often stayed at Winks Lodge. Hamlet also arranged for black writers such as Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston to give readings at the lodge.</p>&#13; &#13; <p>Over the years, Hamlet added cabins and a tavern to the property. Hamlet’s wife, Naomi, served home-cooked meals at the lodge until her death in the 1940s. After 1952, cooking duties passed to his second wife, Melba, whose barbecue was believed to be the best for hundreds of miles around.</p>&#13; &#13; <h2>End of an Era</h2>&#13; &#13; <p>Hamlet ran Winks Lodge until his death in 1965. After the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination in public accommodations, resort communities like Lincoln Hills were no longer necessary. It became possible for blacks to travel freely to resort communities like Estes Park.</p>&#13; &#13; <p>In 1971 Melba Hamlet sold Winks Lodge to Eileen and Guy Dart. In the late 1970s, black historian Bertha Calloway and her husband bought the lodge. Calloway wanted to restore the lodge and preserve the area’s history. In 1980 she got the lodge listed on the National Register of Historic Places at the state level of significance.</p>&#13; &#13; <p>In 1985 Rob and Martha Tomerlin bought Winks Lodge. The Tomerlins maintained the lodge and preserved its history for two decades.</p>&#13; &#13; <h2>Today</h2>&#13; &#13; <p>In 2006 Winks Lodge was acquired by the Beckwourth Mountain Club, a nonprofit that offers outdoor recreation opportunities for black and urban youth.</p>&#13; &#13; <p>In 2008 Denver businessman Matthew Burkett bought property at Lincoln Hills and established the Lincoln Hills Fly Fishing Club. He co-founded a charitable organization called Lincoln Hills Cares.</p>&#13; &#13; <p>In late 2014, the National Register of Historic Places listing for Winks Lodge was elevated from state to national-level significance for its role in African American history.</p>&#13; </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/encyclopedia/templates/field/field--node--encyclopedia-article.html.twig' --> Tue, 30 Aug 2016 15:07:08 +0000 yongli 1796 at http://coloradoencyclopedia.org