Lava Lake Murders

by Mike Berry | Feb 27, 2025

This article was first published in the April, 2024 issue of The Homesteader. A Rough Character – In the early days, The Bend Bulletin would list the out-of-town guests  staying at the various lodgings in the city. These “At the Hotels” columns indicate that in...

History Pub: Mt. Bachelor’s Nordic Center and the History of Cross-Country Skiing in Central Oregon

by Editor | Sep 26, 2024

In 1976, Mount Bachelor’s founder, Bill Healy, approved a one-page proposal creating a cross-county ski area at the resort. What began with a seven-kilometer loop on Dutchman Flat evolved into one of the nation’s premier Nordic ski areas and a training...

Annual Chili Feed and Raffle: Saturday, November 9, 2024

by Editor | Sep 10, 2024

Friday and Saturday November 8 & 9 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. For over 35 years the Deschutes County Historical Society has been serving up “Millie’s Chili” over Veteran’s Day weekend. This fundraiser supports programming year-round at the...

Annual Chili Feed and Raffle: Friday, November 8, 2024

by Editor | Sep 10, 2024

Friday and Saturday November 8 & 9 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. For over 35 years the Deschutes County Historical Society has been serving up “Millie’s Chili” over Veteran’s Day weekend. This fundraiser supports programming year-round at the...

History Pub: The Lava Lake Murders of 1924

by Editor | Jul 31, 2024

In the fall of 1923, trapper and horse packer Ed Nichols was hired by Bend logging contractor Ed Logan to tend to Logan’s Little Lava Lake fur farm through the winter. Nichols was joined by two friends, Dewey Morris and Roy Wilson, both loggers from Bend. Little did...