STANLEY, Idaho (AP) -- Arlen Crouch, owner and potential developer of the Crossroads Ranch area near Jerome, is the new owner of the Redfish Lake Lodge.
Crouch, who recently secured a U.S. Forest Service special-use permit to operate the lodge on public land, completed the deal last week with longtime owner Jack See."We've been there 27 years," See said. "It was time to move on."
The lodge, south of Stanley, will open as scheduled and will be run by Crouch's son-in-law, Jeff Clegg. Clegg said regular visitors will not find many changes.
"Our plan, at least for the short term, is to run the lodge pretty much status quo as it's been run," he said.
Long-term plans could include some expansion, but not at the expense of the environment and the rustic setting of the area, Clegg said.
The lodge has been up for sale several times before, but a deal never came together.