Bright was a small community located on the rolling farmlands above Lake Lenore. The children attended the one room Bright school at the turn of the twentieth century. In 1907 the school was having a hard time keeping teachers for various reasons. Down by where King's Ranch is in the coulee by Blue Lake lived... Continue Reading →

...70 years later. Sun Lakes 1948 & 2018 click for better image  

"Once you see it, you will always see them kissing." she said with a smile and twinkle in her eye. When she talked about Kissing Rock it was with memories from the front seat of a Studebaker in the 1950s on the Speedball Highway. They are leaning on the wall of Martin Falls, by the... Continue Reading →

Growing up I was really close to my Grandmother Jean Willard. I never really had a chance to see the resort she started with my Grandfather on Blue Lake when they owned it but loved listening to the stories of my families life. One story that gets told still to this day is about the... Continue Reading →

When my Grampa returned from the South Pacific he teamed up with a war buddy and together they took out the lease on the gas station / store in Sun Lakes. My Grandpa was a regular work horse with a good attitude, no matter what needed done he would get the tools he thought he... Continue Reading →

It was a beautiful 1950s day in Arlington, Washington, a great day for a road trip. The old car was loaded with cameras, tripods and a few sandwiches, destination, somewhere over the mountains where the scenery was different. J. Boyd Ellis climbed in the car and pointed it towards Snoqualmie Pass and the Grand Coulee... Continue Reading →

As the auto industry grew exponentially in the 20s and 30s, a new America was being created. The people wanted destinations, and during the New Deal it was a time to focus on employment, the end result being the creation of multiple State Parks throughout the country. In Spokane, two artistic brothers saw a new... Continue Reading →

Before computers and internet, back before television had color, families used to all load up the car with camping gear and hit the road for a near or far state park. On longer trips games were invented like 'slug bug' and 'alphabet search' to keep the kids in the back seat occupied. When a landmark... Continue Reading →