Marvin and JoJean Loflin acquired the acreage that is now Eagle Bluff Hideaways in 1994, and began spending summers there in 1995.  At the time of purchase, it consisted of sixteen acres of old-growth Sitka spruce forest, with trees 250-400 years old.  The only building on the property was the original homestead log cabin, which had been built by the Moss brothers right after the Second World War. (Oh wait: there was also an outhouse; it’s still there.) The brothers had milled the logs from the 160-acre 1946 homestead.  Over the ensuing years, the homestead was subdivided and a Peterson Bay community grew.  Eagle Bluff Hideaways is the last remaining vestige of the original homestead. 

 

On their first visit to Peterson Bay in 1994, the Loflins fell in love with the place:  its history, its ambience, the nesting eagles, the otters, the seals, the critters in the tidal zones, all the sounds, sights, and smells of this unspoiled environment.  Not to mention the access to fresh-caught halibut and salmon, and the availability of clams, mussels, and oysters.  Their desire was to share these wonders with others. 

 

Since the summer of 1995, Eagle Bluff has grown to include four additional cabins: Cove Cottage, built in the summers of 1996 and 1997; the Overlook, finished in 2001; the Little Shell House, built in 2010 (?); and the Aerie, ready for occupancy in 2006.  The Loflins have welcomed visitors to Eagle Bluff Hideaways since that very first summer, when the living conditions were pretty rustic.  (Don’t worry; we are still rustic.)  Among those visitors have been family – all of our 6 kids, their spouses, our 28 grandkids, and some of the great-grandkids – extended family, friends, and folks who REALLY want to get away from the stresses of civilization.

 

Alas, the beautiful old-growth forest was decimated by the spruce bark beetle from 1998-2002.  This event changed the ecology of the Bay, and it had both positive and negative consequences.  The most positive consequence was the opening up of even more magnificent views, from every cabin.  Come and visit.  I promise you will never forget it.

 

JoJean Loflin