The story of Colonel Paul Tibbets, the pilot of the Enola Gay, the bomber that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Although unaware of the full potential of this new weapon, he knows that it is capable of doing tremendously more damage than any other weapon used before, and that the death toll resulting from it will be enormous. He is reluctant to be the person who will end so many lives, but if using […]
Charlie and I were married in 1939 — the same year the Inn opened. At that time visits to the area were spent at my father’s family home in Elk. The men would often stop at Ole’s (never call it "the Inn" then) for a drink and visit. When the Cooney home was sold, we began to stay at the Inn. In those days we stayed in the little cottages behind the main building. We paid eleven dollars per night for lodging and could enjoy abalone anytime we wished. We spent many holidays... Read More