Seven-Year Grassroots Effort for Virginia’s Mountain Lake Lodge, Site of Original ‘Dirty Dancing’ Movie, Propels Miracle Comeback

Mountain Lake Lodge | October 25, 2018

PEMBROKE, VA (Nov 7, 2018)– It endured more than a decade of neglect and an empty, bone-dry lake – a hopeless, rundown place that no one thought could ever succeed again. But when old-fashioned hospitality, tenacious teamwork and a refocus on the "have's" rather than the "have-not's" took over, there was no stopping this once forgotten treasure where the cult classic Dirty Dancing was filmed. Now, an extensive seven-year grassroots effort has saved Mountain Lake Lodge and transformed it into a thriving, award-winning lodging destination. Said Betty Massey, Executive Director of the Mary Moody Northen Endowment, the private G...