▁pione er ▁John ▁E . ▁Fish er , ▁built ▁a ▁saw ▁mill ▁and ▁inn ▁on ▁the ▁beach ▁there . ▁By ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 1 ▁buildings ▁in ▁the ▁community . ▁ ▁Over ▁years ▁the ▁tim ber line ▁re ced ed ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁shore ▁and ▁ste amer ▁fire wood ▁became ▁scar ce . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁an ▁agent ▁for ▁the ▁Northern ▁Transport ation ▁company , ▁David ▁H . ▁Day , ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Glen ▁H aven ▁to ▁secure ▁and ▁maintain ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁fire wood ▁to ▁feed ▁the ▁bo ilers ▁of ▁the ▁company ' s ▁steam ▁ships . ▁ ▁He ▁established ▁a ▁l umber ▁mill ▁on ▁a ▁p ond ▁between ▁Little ▁Glen ▁Lake ▁and ▁the ▁current ▁National ▁Park ▁sand ▁d une ▁clim bing ▁area . ▁ ▁Tim ber ▁was ▁har v ested ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁in land ▁la kes ▁and ▁flo ated ▁to ▁the ▁saw ▁mill ▁for ▁processing . ▁ ▁The ▁tim ber ▁products ▁were ▁brought ▁to ▁the ▁Glen ▁H aven ▁port ▁by ▁a ▁narrow ▁gauge ▁steam ▁locomot ive ▁on ▁tracks ▁along ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁sand ▁d unes . ▁The ▁tracks ▁ended ▁on ▁a ▁long ▁dock ▁where ▁the ▁wood ▁products ▁were ▁loaded ▁directly ▁onto ▁ships . ▁( The ▁dock ▁pol es ▁can ▁still ▁be ▁seen ▁off ▁the ▁shore ) ▁ ▁The ▁S leep ing ▁Bear ▁National ▁L akes h ore ▁was ▁author ized ▁by ▁con gress ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁The ▁National ▁Park ▁Service