Big Sur Inn Brochure
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Anita
Alan studied at The New School in New York City, graduated from the University of Southern California,
and received her Master of Arts degree from Monterey Institute of International Studies. She worked
as a writer, editor, and photographer for The Big Sur Gazette in Big Sur, California,
where she lived with her family for 25 years. Alan’s photographs and human-interest articles appear
regularly in newspapers and magazines, including children’s publications. Her “Sea Otter Lullaby,”
written when she was a teacher in Carmel, California, is anthologized in book, cassette, CD, and
DVD formats. Big Sur Inn: The Deetjen Legacy is Alan’s first full length book.
BIG SUR INN:
THE DEETJEN LEGACY TRAVELS BACK IN TIME TO REVEAL THE HISTORY, LEGENDS, AND STORIED PAST OF A CALIFORNIA
INSTITUTION. NESTLED ON THE MAGICAL STRETCH OF HIGHWAY ONE IS DEETJEN’S BIG SUR INN. ITS DISTINCTIVE
VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE, WHICH VISITORS AND LOCALS ALIKE RECOGNIZE AS THE MOST AUTHENTICALLY
PRESERVED ALONG THE COAST, SERVES A WAITING LIST OF GUESTS YEAR ROUND. IN 1990, THE DEPARTMENT
OF THE INTERIOR RECOGNIZED BIG SUR INN BY ADDING IT TO THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES.
AUTHOR ANITA ALAN TRACES THE INN’ S HISTORY FROM THE POETIC INSPIRATION THAT COMPELLED HELMUTH DEETJEN TO JOURNEY FROM HIS NATIVE NORWAY, TO THE FULFILLMENT OF A LIFELONG DREAM—TO MAKE HIS HOME IN THE CALIFORNIA REDWOODS. WITH HIS WIFE, HELEN HAIGHT DEETJEN, HE CREATED AN INTIMATE REFUGE, NOT JUST FOR TWO, BUT ALSO FOR TRAVELERS, ARTISTS, AND CELEBRITIES WORLDWIDE. WHETHER A CASUAL GUEST OR A CELEBRITY VISITOR— ALL WILL FIND BIG SUR INN A HAVEN FROM THE BRISK PACE OF CITY LIVING.
PHOTOGRAPHS, RECIPES, AND THE POETRY OF CALIFORNIA’S ROBINSON JEFFERS
OVER 200 COLOR AND VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE INN’ S BEGINNING TO THE PRESENT GUIDE YOU THROUGH
ITS COZY RUSTIC ROOMS, AND ENCHANTING RESTAURANT. DEETJEN’S KITCHEN SHARES COVETED RECIPES WITH
THE READER. THE POETRY OF ROBINSON JEFFERS FRAMES EACH CHAPTER IN THIS BOOK—A VOLUME DESIGNED
TO BRING THE WARMTH OF DEETJEN’S HEARTH INTO YOUR HOME.
A printable PDF file is also available as a download (132 KB)