Izaak Walton Hotel

The Izaak Walton Inn at the Essex BNSF railroad depot on the west side of the Continental Divide, was so named to encourage use by fishermen and tourists. The inn was built to house 30 Great Northern Railway employees needed to keep the line open during the annual 8 months of winter before heavy mechanized equipment. The Izaak Walton Inn is on the National Register of Historic Places.