November 23, 1975

A new lodge at Queen Wilhelmina State Park, modeled after the original hotel on Rich Mountain near Mena in Polk County, was dedicated. Two years earlier, the previous lodge, built and opened in 1963, had been destroyed by fire. This new lodge (the present building and the third lodge at the site) has thirty-eight guest rooms, a restaurant, a number of recreational facilities, and a “Wonder House” built in 1931, which consists of nine levels and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.