Roth family cherishes generational property on Twin Lakes
Vicki Bradley sits on the steps of the Roth family legacy home Thursday in Twin Lakes as she shares fond memories of growing up and living on the property, which was homesteaded by great-grandfather Gustave Roth in 1902. Roth's sister, Elaine Younker, and great-niece Harper Henry, 7, stand behind her.
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Vicki Bradley of Twin Lakes gestures to photos on the Roth family legacy board Thursday while visiting the family's waterfront property on Twin Lakes. Bradley and her sisters shared memories of growing up on the land that their great-grandfather first applied to homestead in 1902. It has been in the family for five generations.
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From left, Lori Roth, Vicki Bradley and Elaine Younker with granddaughter Harper Henry gather on the porch of the Roth family home Thursday in Twin Lakes. The property has been in the family since 1902.
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Apples grow on a more than 100-year-old tree on the Roth family property in Twin Lakes, seen Thursday.
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Frank Roth, left, is seen in this early 1910s photo. He was one of the patriarchs of the Twin Lakes Roth family, which founded Roth Brothers Logging. Frank also served in World War I.
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Roth Brothers Logging used draft horses and mules in its operations in the Twin Lakes area in the early 1900s.
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TWIN LAKES — Stepping onto the Roth property on the shore of Twin Lakes, it's easy to imagine the countless memorable moments the family experienced over five generations on that land.
"There was so many," Lori Roth of Rathdrum said Thursday.
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