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DECADENT DESIGN
TEXT BY HEATHER BODE PHOTOGRAPHY BY SKYE HATTEN
TAKING TO THE AIR
Twenty-seven miles downstream from Townsend, the construction of Canyon Ferry
Dam began under a shroud of controversy in 1949. With a four-fold purpose of power
generation, irrigation, flood control, and recreation, the dam took a full five years to
complete. To encourage recreational use of this newly formed man-made reservoir known
as Canyon Ferry Lake, the government offered up land leases for 265 cabin sites.
"Since my grandpa worked on the construction of the dam, they were
afforded the first opportunity and he chose this site," says Vicki Turner.
BUILDING OFF DEEP ROOTS
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The view from Canyon Ferry:
the texture of the corrugated steel
makes the middle portion appear
to be protruding when it is flat.
Cement board siding from BMC
West provides low maintenance
and sustainability.
