Historical Gallery

  • First picture we have of our family on our Wagon Wheel Bay

    First picture we have of our family on our Wagon Wheel Bay.

    Early 1920s

  • The original cabin and lakefront, Wagon Wheel Bay

    The original cabin and lakefront, Wagon Wheel Bay.

    1930s

  • The cabin in its original form

    The cabin in its original form.

    1930s

  • Our family had the first private sailboat on Payette Lake. Still a family passion

    Our family had the first private sailboat on Payette Lake. Still a family passion.

    1930s

  • We had many wooden speedboats over the years, with award winning waterski originals taking off from The Front Cabin.

    We had many wooden speedboats over the years, with award winning waterski originals taking off from The Front Cabin.

    1930s

  • The original interior

    The original interior.

    1930s

  • Artists have visited us from the beginning to paint the beauty of Payette Lake and surrounding mountains.

    Artists have visited us from the beginning to paint the beauty of Payette Lake and surrounding mountains.

    1930s

  • The Front Cabin’s exposed log rafters jointed by iron rivets, originally crafted by the family builders 1930s

    The Front Cabin’s exposed log rafters jointed by iron rivets, originally crafted by the family builders.

    1930s

  • Recruiting friends and family to master non-motorized watercraft was and remains our family's specialty.

    Recruiting friends and family to master non-motorized watercraft was and remains our family's specialty.

    1930s

  • Family and friend gatherings were part of the purpose and joy of being here.

    Family and friend gatherings were part of the purpose and joy of being here.

    1930s

  • Family swimmers were committed to swimming across the lake annually. We still do.

    Family swimmers were committed to swimming across the lake annually. We still do.

    1930s

  • Always seeking adventure in the nearby wilderness, family poured over maps to plan their routes. We still do.

    Always seeking adventure in the nearby wilderness, family poured over maps to plan their routes. We still do.

    1940s

  • Defying gravity and speed, our matriarch made early waves on Payette Lake 1940s

    Defying gravity and speed, our matriarch made early waves on Payette Lake.

    1940s

  • Family memories include pivotal engagements sealed on the lake

    Family memories include pivotal engagements sealed on the lake.

    1950s

  • An addition of a garage.

    An addition of a garage.

    Late 1950s

  • Family members with Warren Brown and Jack Simplot and the original founders of Brundage Mountain Resort.

    Family members with Warren Brown and Jack Simplot, and the original founders of Brundage Mountain Resort.

    1960s

  • Family outdoors men and women created adventures at every turn 1960s

    Family outdoors men and women created adventures at every turn.

    1960s

  • Family started and operated the first working llama ranch in Idaho in 1979 at the base of Jug Handle Mountain.

    Family started and operated the first working llama ranch in Idaho in 1979 at the base of Jug Handle Mountain.

    1979

  • Doubling down on McCall and its future, family members built a herd of 85 pack llamas for the backcountry at their High Llama Ranch 1980s

    Doubling down on McCall and its future, family members built a herd of 85 pack llamas for the backcountry at their High Llama Ranch.

    1980s

  • Honoring the age-old Ponderosas on our land, in 2021 the current generation hand carved a massive canoe from a recently felled tree on our beach.

    Honoring the age-old Ponderosas on our land, in 2021 the current generation hand carved a massive canoe from a recently felled tree on our beach.

    2021

Where Legacy Lives On

Wander through nearly a century of stories, snapshots, and soul—captured right here at The Front Cabin.