HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE, Calif. – Peter Braun presents “Early Days of Harbin Hot Springs” on Tuesday, March 6, at 10 a.m. during the monthly meeting of the Stone House Historical Society in the Hidden Valley Lake (HVL) activity room, 18174 Hidden Valley Road.

Refreshments will be served. Stone House is open for viewing after the meeting. All are welcome.

Harbin Hot Springs is one of few California resorts from the hot springs surge of the mid-1800s.

Every year, thousands of people travel from throughout the world to “take the waters” at Lake County’s historic resort near Middletown.

Peter, a long-time resident of Harbin Hot Springs (www.harbin.org/history.htm), will discuss the resort’s history from 1870 to 1960.

Harbin Hot Springs: Healing Waters, Sacred Land by Ellen Klages will be available for purchase at the meeting.

Today, Harbin is renovated and operates as a nonprofit retreat center offering guests the chance to unplug, relax and renew in a natural setting.

The getaway offers cabins and private rooms, a restaurant, market, café, guest kitchen, garden and hiking. Its spring-fed pools, sauna and steam room are swim-suit optional.

Classes and workshops include yoga, concerts and spiritual gatherings. Recognized for its massage staff, Harbin practitioners are screened and selected for their healing art skills.

People attending the Stone House meeting should enter at the Hartmann Road gate of Hidden Valley Lake.

For more information, see www.lakecountystonehouse.com.