Close by Palmer Lake is Glen Park, well known as the meeting place of the Colorado Chautauqua Association which first assembled here in 1887. The association in 1889 erected an auditorium which seats nearly 1,000 people (at an expense of $100,000). Many cottages and a large hotel have been built, and surrounding sites are dotted with tents during the hot months. It is estimated that 20,000 tourists visited Palmer Lake in 1889, for its climate and beautiful features have made it a popular resort.

Dr. W. Finley was appointed the first Mayor, and the town was incorporated in 1889. The town plat contains about six hundred acres, and the real estate transfers of 1889 aggregated $100,000. Ice houses have been erected at the south end of the lake. The railroads have erected handsome eating houses here, and during the past year many improvements have been made.