▁the ▁east ▁entrance ▁to ▁Y ellow stone ▁National ▁Park . ▁Bu ilt ▁between ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁the ▁ran ch ▁includes ▁a ▁rust ic ▁log ▁l odge ▁surrounded ▁by ▁cab ins ▁and ▁support ▁buildings . ▁What ▁is ▁now ▁called ▁the ▁Sh osh one ▁L odge ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁int act ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁du de ▁ran ch ▁operation ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Red ▁Star ▁L odge ▁occup ies ▁a ▁ ▁site ▁le ased ▁from ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Forest ▁Service ▁near ▁US ▁Highway ▁ 1 4 - 1 6 - 2 0 , ▁about ▁ ▁from ▁the ▁east ▁entrance ▁to ▁Y ellow stone ▁National ▁Park . ▁The ▁l odge ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁Henry ▁D ah lem , ▁the ▁first ▁sh er iff ▁of ▁Park ▁County , ▁Wy oming , ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁and ▁progress ing ▁by ▁stages . ▁The ▁second ▁quarter ▁of ▁the ▁l odge ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁the ▁third ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁and ▁the ▁final ▁quarter ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁The ▁l odge ▁and ▁other ▁structures ▁were ▁built ▁of ▁D - sh aped ▁mil led ▁logs , ▁produced ▁on ▁site ▁at ▁the ▁Star ▁S aw mill . ▁ ▁Henry ' s ▁son ▁Harry ▁took ▁over ▁management ▁of ▁the ▁ran ch ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁the ▁Forest ▁Service ▁called ▁the ▁operation ▁" Sh osh one ▁L odge ."