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Ardenvoir ( Last Chance Gas/Food/Beer /Cigs Up Entiat Valley)

Old Mill Town 10 Miles Up Entiat Valley. Mill Closed Around 1978 , But This Peaceful Town Still Hangs On. Cooper's Store IS The Main Hub Of The Town Where Locals Can Pick Up Their Mail At Post Office Located IN Store Or Get A Great Burger At The Cooper Cafe Located In The Store As Wwell. Snowmobilers Can Ride Their Sled Right Up To The Pump In Winter. Awesome Place In Small Town America!!!
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Cooper's Store And Cafe ( 1934)
Cooper's Store And Cafe ( 1934)		 Authentic Mexican Dish Made By Edie In Cooper's Cafe
Authentic " Mexican Dish" Made By Edie In Cooper's Cafe		 Izetta Fisher With 5 ft. Log In Backgound At Ardenvoir Mill
Izetta Fisher With 5 ft. Log In Backgound At Ardenvoir Mill		 Bud Fisher Here With Young Son At His Job At Mill ( 34 years at Ardenvoir Mill)
Bud Fisher Here With Young Son At His Job At Mill ( 34 years at Ardenvoir Mill)
Ardenvoir Is The Snowmobiling Capital Of The Area
Ardenvoir Is The " Snowmobiling Capital" Of The Area		 Bud And Izetta Fisher With Their Large Garden In Ardenvoir
Bud And Izetta Fisher With Their Large Garden In Ardenvoir		 Di ( on left) With Marti ( Middle) And A.J. Looking For Salmon In Mad River
Di ( on left) With Marti ( Middle) And A.J. Looking For Salmon In Mad River		 Bin Full Of Red Bartlet Pears In Ardenvoir
Bin Full Of Red Bartlet Pears In Ardenvoir
Talking Over Loading Pear Bins During Harvest
Talking Over Loading Pear Bins During Harvest		 Jeff Hallman After A Long Day Of Picking Pears And Running Tractor
Jeff Hallman After A Long Day Of Picking Pears And Running Tractor		 Morning Light Over Ardenvoir
Morning Light Over Ardenvoir		 Bud Fisher With Box Of Great Apples And Squash
Bud Fisher With Box Of Great Apples And Squash
James ( in Hat) Grat and Mary Ann Enjoy Lunch At Ardenvoir Cafe With Grandson ( In Cowboy Hat)
James ( in Hat) Grat and Mary Ann Enjoy Lunch At Ardenvoir Cafe With Grandson ( In Cowboy Hat)		 A.J. Removing Snow From The First Storm Of The Year
A.J. Removing Snow From The First Storm Of The Year		 Mad River Under First Good Snow Of The Year..
Mad River Under First " Good " Snow Of The Year..		 This @%*& Piece Of &%#@. ( AJ's Snow Oger Quits, But Only For A Minute)
This " @%*& " Piece Of " &%#@". ( AJ's Snow Oger Quits, But Only For A Minute)
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Sherry Steele 18-Aug-2011 18:04
Anyone remember my brother William/Bill "Pete" Steele? He lived in Ardenvoir, but I'm not sure for how long. He worked with the Forest Service clearing trails, and such. He loved the mountains, fishing and camping. On his days off he enjoyed doing genealogy, typing letters to a woman in the Bourbon County Courthouse in Kentucky. He typed the letters with a piece of carbon paper so he could keep a copy and mail the other one. She would write back, so he had a fantastic correspondence with her, then another woman (a "cousin")in Iowa who he located during this time. I have these letters in a big 3-ring binder. He is the one person who inspired my interest in pursuing the Steele family history. He died there in January, 1977. If anyone knew him please contact me at steel75642@aol.com. I'd love to hear your stories.
Sherry Steele
Long Bach Nguyen03-Jun-2009 05:25
Wonderful story of the town and love all your pictures.
Guest 26-Oct-2008 01:16
Another great chapter in Dodge's Photo-History of North Central Washington! Always enjoy the captions as much as the pics.
Lara Harris 27-Jul-2008 18:17
like someone above said I have great memories of fishing on the Entiat and the Mad River, with my grandad, Merlin. thank you for posting such beautiful pictures.
Steve Pepple09-Jul-2008 00:53
Thanks for the great photo tour of Ardenvoir. It was fascinating.
Mike Mac Master 13-Apr-2008 17:22
MONTE, WELCOME HOME MY FRIEND AND NEIGHBOR. YOU ARE SUCH AN ASSET TO THE WORLD THAT IS AROUND US. ALOT OF US DO NOT MAKE THE TIME TO TAKE IT ALL IN.. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING YOUR EYE OF WHAT IS OUR LIFE IN THIS VALLEY WE ALL LOVE... THE WORLD IS YOUR CANVAS AND YOU PAINT IT SO WELL.. THANK YOU, MAXAIRMIKE
Michal Collins 19-Jan-2008 02:46
I love your photos--especially the black and whites of the river. I remember it exactly that way.

Thank you so much for posting this, and hope you post more.
laine8215-Jan-2008 18:05
I have enjoyed looking through this gallery...It's very nice to know that somethings, places & people remain the same...a great storybook gallery.
Ali Majdfar10-Dec-2007 11:50
Fabulous collection, excellent. GMV
Tim Arnold 19-Oct-2007 04:24
My dad worked at the Ardenvoir mill in his early teens, back in the early 1940's before joining the Navy in 1945. David R. Morrell (married to my dad's sister Aileen) worked and lived there too with their 4 kids, Rick, Christine, Cynthia and Randi. My dad's parents (Daisy and Lester Arnold) moved down the road to Wenatchee and my dad settled in San Diego in the 1950's. Grandpa Lester worked as a millwright at the Alcoa factory and passed away in 1984 (I think) a year or so after Grandma Daisy passed in 1983. Aunt Aileen still lives up somewhere near Entiat. Her second husband Ken Ferguson (from Wenatchee Chelan) passed away a while back. My dad's last desire was to revisit his youth in Ardenvoir, but alas, the ravages of Alzheimer's disease have robbed him of so many memories.

I had many great memories of fly fishing with my brother, dad, and Uncle Dave on the Mad River. Ice skating on a frozen pond and having the local beaver pound the ice with their tails...driving past Lincoln Rock on the way down to Wenatchee. I guess I'll have to remember for my dad.

God Bless, all.
Jeanne Newman03-Jul-2007 09:02
What a wonderful gallery of images that simply spill across my screen...from the gingham curtains to the rolling hills and rivers, this is one very special reminder of the towns that created the foundation for the cities yet to be built....beautifully done and with such enormous love! v.
BEVERLY BRUNET 19-May-2007 18:33
MAY 19TH, I HAVE SPENT ANOTHER RELAXING SATURDAY MORNING, WITH MY HOT CUP OF COFFEE, MY DOG IN MY LAP, POURING OVER YOUR SITE. I HAVE SENT YOUR LINK TO ALL OF MY FREINDS IN ENTIAT THAT I AM ABLE TO. I GUESS IT IS MY WAY TO VISIT HOME. LOVE YOUR WORK.
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