In 1965, Donald V. McCallum (1918–1987), a Portland attorney, and John D. Gray (1919–2012), founder of Omark Industries, bought the land and planned to build a luxury resort on it.
In 1965, Donald V. McCallum (1918–1987), a lawyer from Portland, and John D. Gray (1919–2012), the creator of Omark Industries, purchased the property with ambitions to construct an upscale resort there.