So he and Pauline created activities at Blanket Bay predicated on their own interests, which included horseback riding and fly-fishing.

FORBES: "We Weren't Hut People"

For sportsmen wanting to get into the backcountry, Blanket Bay arranges helifishing excursions to areas inaccessible to all but the most determined hikers.

FORBES: "We Weren't Hut People"

Named Blanket Bay (after the blankets used by sheep shearers here in the 19th century to keep wool dry), the resort is the type of luxe but rough-hewn lodge one might expect to find in the Adirondacks or at Lake Tahoe.

FORBES: "We Weren't Hut People"

Though Tusher's acreage entitled him to build a resort twice the size of Blanket Bay, he stopped at 13 rooms to keep the inn personal enough so he and Pauline (who live in an adjacent chalet) could meet all the guests at cocktails every night.

FORBES: "We Weren't Hut People"