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Biography & Autobiography Historical

Lizzie Rummel

Baroness of the Canadian Rockies

by (author) Ruth Oltmann

Publisher
RMB | Rocky Mountain Books
Initial publish date
May 1983
Category
Historical
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780921102397
    Publish Date
    May 1983
    List Price
    $9.95

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Description

Elizabeth von Rummel, born into aristocracy in turn-of-the-century Germany, came with her family to live on a ranch in the Alberta foothills, when working on it became the alternative to life in her World War One-ravaged homeland. Then, when most people were settling into middle age, Lizzie struck out on another challange; for 32 years she ran backcountry lodges like Skoki and Assiniboine, for which she received the Order of Canada and the friendship of hundreds of people whose lives were enhanced by her special charm.

About the author

Ruth Oltmann came to Alberta thirty-five years ago from eastern Canada and has been hiking and climbing in the Rocky Mountains every since. She moved to the mountains ìfor six monthsî in 1970, and since then has run youth hostels at Spray River, Castle Mountain, and Ribbon Creek and worked as a cook at Skoki Lodge, Bugaboo Lodge, and the Kananaskis Centre for Environmental Research. She is the author of a history of the region, The Kananaskis Story. Known as ìRuthieî to her many friends, she says ìmy life took a turn for the better when I moved to the mountains six months ago!.î

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