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FRIENDS-SUPPORTED CENTENNIAL PROJECTS Here's a summary of four key projects that the Friends of Crater Lake have been involved with. | ||
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Crater Lake history book In January 2000 Mr. Rick Harmon of Portland, Oregon signed a contract with the Friends of Crater Lake National Park to write a manuscript for a definitive history of the park. The Friends received a grant from the Arthur Family and the Chiles Foundation of Portland, Oregon to finance the effort. Since then Mr. Harmon, a professional historian and former editor of the Oregon Historical Quarterly, has prepared a manuscript of 91,000 words, and the Friends, Mr. Harmon, and Oregon State University Press have entered into an agreement to publish a work of approximately 288 pages. March 2002 is the projected publication date for the work. About one hundred black and white historical images will be included. A supplemental grant request is pending, which would allow the addition of eight pages of historical color images. Given the depth of the historical treatment, the publication should have a useful life measured in decades. Public Television Program, The Mirror of Heaven The Mazamas of Portland, Oregon, the outdoor club intimately linked to the founding of Crater Lake National Park, has donated $7,000 toward the development of an hour-long public television program on the history of Crater Lake National Park. A text for a 58:30 program, The Mirror of Heaven, has been written by Mr. John Darling of Ashland, Oregon, and Mr. Greg Frederick, producer for KSYS public television of Medford Oregon has developed a shooting plan for the program of both field work and historical images to use. He continues to gather field footage from the park ancillary to other KSYS work. An additional $53,000 is needed for the television station to conduct further field shooting and studio work to complete the project. Such a program is seen as the most effective tool to communicate the history and values of the park to the American public, with the potential to reach an audience measuring in the tens of millions. According to Mr. Frederick, the program can be shown on public television stations throughout the state, be offered to other public television stations, and be made available to the History channel and National Geographic channel. Will Steel Drama Financed by the Friends of Crater Lake National Park, Mr. Don LaPlant, a Ph.D candidate in the theater department at the University of Oregon, researched and wrote a one-person, one act play of a character portraying William Gladstone Steel, the father of Crater Lake National Park. The program is about 45 minutes in length, although shorter portions could be presented if circumstances dictate. Though the performance "Will Steel" recounts his life's struggle to see Crater Lake preserved, and muses aloud about its wonders and benefits to people. The will be added to the array of traditional programs offered to visitors to the park, and because performance requires a minimum of props a performer can also present the program to schools, organizations, and institutions. The park staff intends to hire a professional actor for this position. Artists in the Parks Recognizing the historical influence of artists in shaping public perceptions of nature, the Friends, park staff, and staff of the Schneider Museum of Contemporary Art in Ashland, Oregon collaborated to develop an artist in residence program. After advertising in national and regional art publications, a committee of six reviewed proposals and selected 49 artists from across the United States to participate in an Artist in Residence program at Crater Lake National Park. During a thirteen-month period the artists, including photographers, pastelists, oil painters, abstract painters, and sculptors were each provided housing for two week stays at park headquarters, and given the opportunity to immerse themselves in the high mountain world. The Schneider Museum is reviewing images of their works and making selections to include in a special exhibition at the museum June 28 - October 5,2002. Glen Kaye KLAMATH ART ASSOCIATION GALLERY In conjunction with the 100 year anniversary of Crater Lake National Park, the Klamath Art Association Gallery in Klamath Falls, Oregon will hold a special membership show of work depicting Crater Lake and its history. Scheduled for August 4th though 30th, this event promises to be a major exhibit of local artists and photographers. The opening reception will be on Sunday August 4, 2002 from 12 noon to 4 PM. The gallery is located at 120 Riverside Drive and is open Thursdays through Sundays, 12 noon to 4 PM. MIDLAND'S COOK BOOK FOR CRATER LAKE'S CENTENNIAL Hi Everyone. I just wanted to ask a favor of you. The Midland Community Action Team is going to make a cook book to celebrate Crater Lakes Centennial. We need recipes. If you have a favorite recipe would you please e mail it to me, or you can snail mail it to me at
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JACKSONVILLE
On June 12, 1853, a group of miners from Jacksonville were the first white men to view Crater Lake. They named the lake "Deep Blue Lake", wrote their name selection on a piece of memorandum paper, stuck it on a stick and returned to Jacksonville disappointed at their bad luck of not finding any gold. On October 21, 1862, a group of gold miners returning to Jacksonville from the gold fields of Eastern Oregon, stumbled upon "Deep Blue Lake." Unaware of its previous discovery, the men named their discovery "Blue Lake". On November 9, 1862 an account of their discovery was published in the semi-weekly newspaper, Oregon Sentinel, published in Jacksonville. On August 24, 1865, a group of U.S. Army soldiers stumbled upon "Deep Blue Lake" while constructing a supply road from Ft. Klamath to Jacksonville. The soldiers named their discovery, "Lake Majesty". In the August 1865 edition of Jacksonville's Oregon Sentinel newspaper, an article appeared to give a detailed description of a trip by a group of town citizens who had visited the "Great Sunken Lake" located in the Cascade Mountains. Jim Sutton and a group of "pleasure seekers" from Jacksonville spent several days exploring Lake Majesty during the early part of August 1869. While at the lake, the group was able to assemble a small boat and paddle over to the island. Two weeks later the Oregon Sentinel ran an article detailing the group's visit. It was in this article that the word "Crater Lake" appears in print for the first time. No explanation was given on how Jim Sutton chose the name. On August 9, 1874, Jacksonville photographer Peter Britt, accompanied by his 10-year-old son and two other men, head for Crater Lake. Peter realizes that he will have the honor of taking the first photo of Crater Lake. Peter Britt arrived at Crater Lake several days later carrying 200 pounds of photographic equipment. The sky is overcast and it begins to rain intermittently for the next several days. Snow patches still partially cover the ground. For two days the party shivers in the chilly weather. The storm obscures the lake's famous blue. Britt is ready to give up and leave without a photograph, when suddenly the clouds part, the sun shines through and Peter is able to take the first photo of Crater Lake. The party stays on for two more days, takes several more photos, and explores the area before returning to Jacksonville. Jacksonville plans to take full advantage of the town's historic ties to Crater Lake National Park by becoming an official "Crater Lake Gateway City", and by hosting a number of Crater Lake Centennial events. CRATER LAKE QUILTERS Last spring a group of QUILTERS at Crater Lake National Park decided to commemorate the Centennial of the Park by putting together a quilt with Crater Lake National Park as the theme. Original plans were to raffle the finished quilt as a fund raiser, however, plans soon evolved to retaining the quilt at the Park. We hope to find a secure and accessible location to hang the quilt. Perhaps we could hang it in the Community Center or office spaces of the headquarters area. We put out a notice to known or suspected QUILTERS who have a special tie to the Park. Nineteen blocks came back from the Friends of Crater Lake, current and former employees and residents. Each block is unique and the variety of techniques and designs are incredible. The quilt top is pieced together and awaiting quilting on a scroll frame that is located at the Park Community Center. We plan on having several quilting days later this winter and into the spring. This is to give everyone (local quilt guilds, Friends of Crater Lake members, residents, and employees) a opportunity to sew a few stitches to complete the quilt. Anyone interested in participating in a quilting day please contact Mary Kelley at (541) 783-3690, or mkelley@BLC.EDU. This will place you on a list that will be used to notify you when the actual dates and times are planned. You can also call Kelli Bacher at (541) 594-1108 to just 'drop-in' and quilt.
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Friends of CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK * Volume 6 No. 2 * Fall 2001 | ||
