Scrooge enters 25th season at White Pines Inn

Twenty four years ago Beth Henderson, owner of the White Pines Inn, was trying to come up with some creative marketing ideas to promote the log lodge restaurant located in the White Pines State Park.

One of her young cooks from Sterling threw out a random idea—what if White Pines were to start a dinner theatre?

The cook's roommate was an up and coming actor and director by the name of Brent Young. Maybe the two could get together?

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