The Cartier Years at Copper Creek Lodge, 1919 Copper Crerek Lodge was built by lumber baron and former Mayor of South Bend Washington, George Robinson Cartier in about 1920. He retired at age 50, and moved to Copper Creek at Mt Rainier with his younger wife Jessie. The attention to detail and craftsmanship are present everywhere. . . carefully fitted close grain logs, stout dutch doors with bow tie dove tails, hand split cedar shakes, stone fireplace and beautiful wood floors throughout.

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Above: George Robinson Cartier, South Bend Mayor in 1910, and wealthy lumber baron who built Copper Creek Lodge in 1920 Left: Copper Creek Lodge circa 1920

Natalie Cartier was born at the lodge in 1925. The family lived at Copper Creek until 1931 when Natalie started school. (From left: George, Jessie, Natalie and friend at Mt Rainier)

Above photos were supplied by Natalie Cartier Cellars, who now lives with her husband on the Oregon coast south of Astoria. Below: Natalie Cartier Sellers (at right) visits the lodge, her childhood home with her husband and friends from Astoria, Oregon.

Sometime before 1946 a bridge was built over Copper Creek to connect Copper Creek Inn to Copper Creek Lodge. The bridge washed out in a flood in the late 70's. Copper Creek circa 1946 (at left) looks much the same today. Inscription on back of photo below reads "Ricki, Bonnie, Toni at Copper Creek Lodge 1946.

A Mr. Parrish owned the property until 1951. He traded the lodge property for Roy Van Cleave's property in Kennewich, consisting of a house with a basement apartment, a small cottage, and a lucrative Mobile gas station. (All built by Roy in 1943.) Go to: History of Copper Creek Lodge, The Van Cleave Years. . .1951

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