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twenty-minute drive from I-84.
Joseph is home to Valley Bronze of Oregon, responsible
for manufacturing several thousand ornamental bronze
pieces for the World War II Memorial on the National Mall
in Washington D.C. Valley Bronze of Oregon has helped
Joseph become an important center for bronze design and
manufacturing.
The town of Joseph is host toWallowa Valley Festival of the
Arts; Nez Perce Tamkaliks Celebration; Bronze, Blues and
Brews Festival; Chief Joseph Days Rodeo; and Alpenfest,
a yearly Swiss-Bavarian festival held near Wallowa Lake
Lodge.
Wallowa State Park, with marina, is next door. Wallowa
Lake holds eight state records for kokanee, as well as the
world record for the largest kokanee ever caught, in 2010.
The Wallowa River, spawning ground for kokanee, has
its headwaters within the Eagle Cap Wilderness and runs
along the western boundary of the property.
Wallowa Lake Lodge is the only lodging option that
has a lake front setting and is walking distance to the
Wallowa Lake Tramway and a general store. One of the
most popular trailheads into the Eagle Cap Wilderness is
located one-half mile from the Lodge.
Thenearby JosephStateAirport has recentlybeen improved
with a 5,200’ paved runway that can accommodate private
jet aircraft.
Acquisition of the historic Wallowa Lake Lodge property
and its turn-key resort operation provides a new owner
with a number of options that include:
• Expand lodge facility and operations with additional
rooms or cabins in order to accommodate private and
public events and conferences
• Reuse of Lodge as a public or private school for hotel
and resort year-round education, in affiliation with the
new hospitality program at Oregon State University-
Cascades campus, or other institute
• Development of private cabins and condominiums to be
used as part of resort operations
An additional option is to acquire the property and obtain
significant value from a conservation easement which
restricts additional development that is currently allowed
under the existing Commercial Recreation Resort zoning,
to be achieved through either a sale, or donation, to a
conservation organization or land trust.
Acquisition of Wallowa Lake Lodge and its 8.7± acre site
may be one of the last opportunities to own a historic
legacy property within the Pacific Northwest that can be
used for a destination resort, or developed and expanded
for year-round use.
FOR SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION CALL 1-800-845-3524
Joseph is a ten-minute drive from the lodge
Lodge dining room on first floor is popular with guests
Lodge is in the style of the great lodges of the national parks
