The Little Bear — a classic mountain bar at 28075 Colorado Highway 74 in Evergreen — has made headlines lately for all the wrong reasons. Most recently, a BusinessDen report suggested that the iconic venue is perched on a “financial precipice” owing to a falling out among members of its ownership group. But Patrick Robson, who purchased the watering hole in conjunction with his wife, Alexandra, just over two years ago, insists that the news-making problems are on the cusp of being resolved and expresses confidence that Little Bear’s roar won’t be interrupted.
According to a statement provided by attorney Jesse Witt of Boulder-based Frascona, Joiner, Goodman & Greenstein, PC: “The Robsons intend to continue serving the Evergreen community with the same level of service providing live music and community, capturing and continuing the legendary, old-school saloon vibe that has existed for the past 51 years.”
The building that provides Little Bear’s den was originally St. Mark’s in the Wilderness Episcopal Church, which first invited the faithful into its pews back in 1875. The space subsequently took a less holy turn, morphing into the home of Prince McCracken’s Drug Store and the Round-Up Dance Hall, said to have been a favorite spot for liquor lovers during Prohibition. In the 1960s, the joint was rechristened the Red Ram and booked the likes of Duke Ellington and Count Basie…