Our little Alpine “Mall” in Crestline is a cluster of small, but cute cabins. It’s so charming and personable that I don’t understand why so many of the retail cabins are empty. It’s right smack across from the post office in Downtown Crestline, it offers off street parking and it’s a bonafide tourist destination.
So listen […]

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Every summer’s Friday - from Memorial Day through Labor Day weekends - you can find a fresh fruit and veggie extravaganza at Lake Arrowhead Village. The Farmer’s Market coincides with the free Lake Arrowhead Concert Series.
From 5pm to 8pm you can find lots of the fresh stuff:

fresh fruit and vegetables
fresh bread
fresh flowers
specialized foods (things like […]

Considering a move to our mountain paradise? You’ll need to walk in with your eyes wide open - our lifestyle is not the modern, fast-paced, urban society one associates with the rest of southern California. In other words, it’s not for everyone.
Read this Top Ten list and see if these good and bad points agree […]

We don’t really have a mall, per se, in the 1980s sense of “enclosed mega shopping space.” But Crestline DOES have a modest outdoor retail area called the Alpine Mall. It’s a cluster of cute retail cabins. There’s also decent parking (which in Crestline means flat parking where you don’t have to back out into […]

I found three bookstores while wandering the downtown area of Big Bear Village. One looked to be a Christian type place, one was all about fairies and fantasy, and the third was largely a pet store.
The Big Bear Book & Bean is a cute shop stretching the definition of “bookstore.” Actually, the “bean” part of […]

Business cards from Crestline Living are starting to float around town. Here’s what they look like:
My next plan is to order small window clings with our CL logo on them for mountain community businesses to hang in their windows that read, “As Featured in Crestline Living.” Anyone know of a good custom cling company - […]

The Crestline Public Library is not just a wonderful place to catch up on your reading. The library, a part of the San Bernardino Library system, also offers programs and classes aimed at all ages of Crestline residents.
Kids can partake in reading programs, teens can enjoy free use of the computers and receive free homework […]

Crestline’s dog bakery (in the Alpine Mall, across from the Post Office) is a unique local treat. Owner and baker Miriam Wiegel makes fresh cookies, muffins and biscuits for dogs, using human-grade food ingredients. Flavors include cheese, bacon, pizza, liver, peanut butter, ginger and apple cinnamon. I can vouch that not only do […]

Soon-to-be mountain resident Ginger Groves is now selling custom, handmade pet blankets at the Cuby Dog Bakery in Crestline. The blankets, designed specifically for dogs and cats, are a part of Kids in Fur Coats Creations. “The blankets are created with love,” says Ginger, “for people who think of their pets as their kids.”
Located in […]