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The developers offered a free radio to potential buyers as an enticement. At that time there were only a few scattered homes and no water mains. Our History Bids were requested to build the Clubhouse to a grand scale. The roof was to have arches between the beams for a very dramatic affect but it would have cost ~$35,000 and that was in 1962. The developers were trying to implement their “Estates” on a shoestring so they were more typically scrounging for labor and material. The developers wanted to build a seawall from the rock projection, straight on down the channel. They gave up the idea because the breakwater was going to be too costly and they ultimately did not think that the Core of Engineers would have allowed it. Lots were being sold prior to the roads being finished, there were only a network of trails through the woods. If you were lucky, you didn’t meet someone on the road coming in the other direction. A logging contractor built the roads, Mr. Earl Granger built many of roads in Scenic Estates. A right of way was cleared and a road was built. The swim
lake was a muddy mess. The developers had breached the swim lake dam- a
natural pond. They cut a trench in the rock 5-6 ft deep and 10 ft wide so
they could push the debris from the lakes down the canyon. They created a
ditch so they could push debris in using a cat with a brush blade 10 ft high
& 10 ft wide. The material was pushed into a pile that was a10 ft high
accumulation. The area was logged just before the turn of the century, the
leftover woody debris and mud were moved into the swim lake huge pile and
later shoved into the The membership voted a special assessment to have the lake dredged in 1973. The swim lake was drained and large mats with draglines were used from the float area southward. The caretaker (Mr. Weston) and others with gardens hauled the rich sediment away. On the westerly wall beyond the cabana is a gravel pit from earlier days. It has been smoothed out and now there is a volleyball court and horseshoe pits
Lots of time was spent in the design phase- so that each piece could be replaced without dismantling the entire unit. The hinges, bolts and pins were all made from stainless steel bolt and custom machined. It took a crew of LISE volunteers most of an afternoon to scrape the barnacles and prepare the docks every year. The units were damaged when they were moved and replaced by the caretaker in approximately 1993. The floats were rebuilt using steel, (high maintenance). zinc bars and glue lams that were held together so when laid flat they could flex with the motion of the water for a cost of about $12,000. The original set cost about $25,000 just for material and using donated labor. Wally and other volunteers replaced the deck and rail at the Clubhouse. The stairs were originally made with cedar rounds and had to be treated. Henry Stryd designed the stairs leading to the picnic area and they were later replaced by Norman Duerksen. Some members resented paying the fees to do these enhancements. Board Members |
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. Lummi Island Scenic
Estates • 1211 Island Dr. • Lummi Island, WA 98262 Fax: 1 (866) 387-6880 |
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