Lava Lake Murders

Lava Lake Murders

By Mike Berry     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 the late nineteen-teens an occasional visitor to...
Annual Chili Feed and Raffle: Saturday, November 9, 2024

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

Annual Chili Feed and Raffle: Friday, November 8, 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: Mt. Bachelor’s Nordic Center and the History of Cross-Country Skiing in Central Oregon

History Pub: The Lava Lake Murders of 1924

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...