Grandma Miller’s New Horizons is a historical cabin community in Fraser Valley contributing to the housing and climate crisis through fellowship, simplicity, mindfulness and education. It has a 40 year history that has seen characters of all types live and explore this sacred land started by Wilma White, "Grandma" Miller.
The cabins have passed hands over the years. Wilma White and her husband first owned the property until Darcy MacGregor purchased it in the early 1980s. Under Darcy's guidance, the cabins flourished as a place for mountain people to find a simple place to live. She raised two sons on the property and served as a guide for many who passed through. Her background in nursing and then hospice care endeared her work to many in the valley.
Robyn Wilson and her husband Ryan, who lived in the cabins in 1999, stayed connected with Darcy and the cabins through most of the 2000s. In 2017, Darcy invited them to purchase the property and continue its vision for a new generation.
In 2020, the struggles of affordable housing in the region led Grand County Commissioners recognized Grandma Miller's as a "preexisting, non-conforming property" allowing the lifestyle in the cabins to continue into the future.
Grandma Miller, aka Wilma White Miller, and her husband bought 40 acres of land on the outskirts of Fraser Colorado in 1962. Known as Miller's New Horizons, the land was purchased to foster Pentecostal Evangelical Retreats. Grandma's Cabin and the Kittna, which Grandma thought of as the shed behind “the dog house,” were the first buildings to be occupied on the land. In 1963, Wilma moved a cabin from land they sold in Breckenridge to Fraser. This cabin was used as a guest residence for friends of Grandma and served as temporary housing in the summer months.
The Storage cabin and the Kitchen cabin were then built to support the retreats Grandma led every summer. With 5 wood cook stoves, running water (in the summer) and 2 doors for the believers to enter, get food and leave through the back door, the soul Kitchen served as the center of activities during her summer retreats.
Between 1972 and 1984, trailers and cabins continued to be added to the property in an effort to built a community of mountain dwellers who enjoyed chopping wood and carrying water. Today, Grandma's Cabins offer affordable community housing to individuals who want to live in the mountains and learn about sustainable living practices.
Every Christmas season Grandma's Cabins invites locals to find a tree on the 7 acres to cut down for the holiday season. All donations collected during the season are then given to someone in need. In 2020, money was donated to wildfire victims from the Troublesome Fire. In 2021, $250 that was given to Tame Wellness, and 2022 sent money to a friend of the family who lost everything in the hurricanes near Ft. Myers Florida.
