The Dew Cabin
Dew Cabin is named after Frank Dew, a Nebraskan who migrated to Pinedale in the spring of 1913. After working as a cowboy for two summers, he joined his father and brother Dick in Jackson to help them start up a ranch at the base of the Gros Ventre Mountains. Frank also worked for a cattle company until the United States entered World War I in 1917 and he joined the Army to serve his country.
Back at the cattle company after the war, Frank increasingly yearned for the Pinedale area and eventually returned there. He worked for the forest Service and the Boulder Park sawmill before homesteading the DC Bar Ranch. Another brother, Jack, brought the property to start a dude ranch, but Frank stayed on to build cabins and do general maintenance. Fate must have intervened because Frank met his wife, Elizabeth Frorer, who was from Pennsylvania, at the DC Bar.
Elizabeth and Frank were married in 1929 and brought the land for the Flying A Ranch in the spring of 1931. The dude ranch they built was lit by kerosene lamps and the only running water came from a nearby creek. Frank hand carved the furniture for the cabins from the native pine trees, making each piece different from the next and fastening the wood with pegs instead of nails. Love, respect and care obviously went into the construction of every aspect of the ranch, and that tradition continued after the Dews sold the ranch and retired to Pinedale in 1954.
Dew Cabin can be furnished with either two twin beds or a king-size bed. It contains a bed with tub/shower combination, kitchenette, and living room. A deck spans the front of the cabin with views of the upper lake and mountains.