The Friends of the Oregon Caves and Chateau works with the Department of the Interior on the preservation, stewardship and improvement of cultural and natural resources of the Oregon Caves National Monument. Some of that work is done at the state and local levels of government, but in order to preserve the cultural resources of the Caves, we rely on you.
Please share with us, if you will, something you remember about the Caves or Chateau — a time you stayed at the Chateau, your summer work experience at the Caves, anything that helps us “preserve the cultural resources of the Monument”.
Your stories will be displayed on this page for others to share and respond to.
Thank you for your time!
Jim Forst said:
September 12, 2009 at 1:13 pm
Sure wish we could be there for the reunion…it would be great to catch up with old friends. But the timing is not good for us. The Caves reunion is the same weekend we have the big volunteer appreciation picnic put on by Fort Stevens State Park and the Friends of Old Fort Stevens nonprofit corporation with which we’re associated. Maybe the timing will work out better for the 2nd Annual Reunion Weekend in 2010.
Diane worked for the Oregon Caves Company during the early 1980s until she gave Crater Lake Lodge a try in 1984, which is where we met. In May of 1985 we both began working at the Caves year-round into August 1987, when we left to get married.
So… everyone have a great time at the reunion. We send our best wishes to all and hope we can make it next year.
–Jim & Diane Forst