[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 117 (Thursday, August 2, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S5970]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      RECOGNIZING TIMBERLINE LODGE

 Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, today I wish to celebrate the 75th 
anniversary of Timberline Lodge.
  Since being constructed in 1937 under President Roosevelt's Works 
Project Administration, Timberline Lodge has served as a beacon for 
those looking to enjoy year-round recreational activities on one of the 
Nation's most magnificent mountainsides--Oregon's Mount Hood.
  Overcoming a series of challenges in the first part of the 20th 
century that threatened to close this lodge, Oregon's Timberline Lodge 
was declared a National Historic Landmark by the U.S. Department of the 
Interior on December 22, 1977. Without the tireless work of those who 
have cared for Timberline Lodge over the years, specifically Richard L. 
Kohnstamm and the Friends of Timberline, the legacy of this national 
treasure would not have endured.
  Today, over 1.9 million people visit Timberline Lodge every year. 
This includes the U.S. Ski Team, which trains at Timberline every 
summer.
  Part of Timberline's rich history is its role in many films. Most 
notably, visuals of the exterior of the lodge were used to depict the 
Overlook hotel in ``The Shining.''
  As President Roosevelt said in 1937 when he dedicated this lodge: 
``The people of the United States are singularly fortunate in having 
such great areas of the outdoors in the permanent possession of the 
people themselves--permanently available for many different forms of 
use.''
  It is my honor to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Timberline Lodge, 
a landmark that Oregon, and the Nation, is lucky to have.

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