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Memories 1994 - 1996


Summer 1996

Marty Keiter: 
"What can I say, Chris, Erica and myself had a fantastic time here at Kootenai. The memories will last forever…"

Chris Keiter: 
"I cannot think of anywhere I would rather be, than at Kootenai Lodge."

Erica Keiter: 
"I can't tell you how much fun I had because there are no words to describe it."


Friend Marty Keiter visited with his children Erica and Chris.

Anne Archer:
"This is without a doubt the best vacation of our lives! …There are a million things that thrilled us each and every minute - learning to fly fish! …catching a fish!… tubing down the river!… hiking with Sue and Steve to beautiful Lake Fatty!… learning to water-ski!…pinball!… all the games and videos! But most of all your very special company, the great fireside dinners and our great conversations. Debi and Mark, you are so special and give so much to your friends, it made it a once in a lifetime experience…Thank you again for sharing Kootenai Lodge - this bit of Paradise with us." "Never have we been anywhere so beautiful and peaceful … Kootenai Lodge will hold a special place in our hearts forever. It was an idyllic step into the past for me, time stopped for Terry and for Jeff, a coming of age experience full of firsts."

Terry Jastrow:
"Few things bring more joy in life than to see your family having a fabulous time … our trip to Kootenai Lodge was a 10-strike … Anne and Jeff loved the activity. I loved the inactivity! No phones, faxes, messages, TV, news, hassles … my idea of a real vacation. I felt like Huck Finn grown up with a wife and son but the spirit was just the same. Congratulations and compliments on the extraordinary job done in creating this magical haven. It's Disneyland for all - the "E" ticket and never any lines."


Anne Archer, husband Terry Jastrow and Jeff with their big catch on Swan Lake, a northern pike.

Jeff Jastrow, age 11: 
"This is the greatest place in the world. Everything is fabulous. The rafting, fishing, hiking, water-skiing - especially fishing. I caught a 24 inch Great Northwestern Pike."


Summer 1995

Nick Meyer, age 9: 
"My favorite vacation was the one my family and I took to Montana … It was a 40 acre private lodge that we had to ourselves. The lodge had a main lodge, dining lodge, tons of cabins, workout room and an old barn and some of its features were two speedboats, three arcade pinball machines, bats in the barn and a silver and gold monopoly game. After we unpacked we explored the lodge. It had a lake right next to it. It was foresty around the cabins but when you crossed a bridge over a creek you could be in a 3 acre field of grass by the barn …. The two weeks for the past three summers is enough to keep me happy."

Julie Flynn: 

You'll find them in the reflections
On tranquil Swan Lake
Or down at Mickey and Chuckie's
Before the cookies bake

A new chapter in life
Always begins here for me
Where the air is fresh
And my mind feels free

I clear out the past
And live for today
By letting the beauty of Kootenai Lodge
 Send my troubles away ... 


Wendy Drexler: 
"I stepped outside this morning and realized this is where God lives … Once again I have the pleasure of Kootenai, its sights, its smells, its true beauty. When I am here I don't want to leave, it calls me to a soul I very seldom see or won't see and I am always sad to leave because I know that there are so few times I will feel this way."

Kendall Cross, age 4: 
"Auntie Debi, I like you when you own this place."

Nancy Cross:
"Please, oh please, don't make us leave Kootenai. Of all your friends, we can say with conviction, We're not leaving, 'til served with an eviction."

Sherel Stosik:
"Oh the beauty of this special place Gives me pause to see God's face …"

 


Friends Roy & Sherel Stosik and son Reed pose at the Main Lodge.

Summer 1994

Greg Norman: 
"I have traveled the world and seen many beautiful places, but nothing I have seen can compare to Kootenai Lodge. For beauty, tranquility and total laid back atmosphere you have it all. They say you find your niche in this world and it can be said about the Rolfings and Kootenai Lodge. It was meant for you guys. Thanks for giving us all a new experience and a greater meaning of friendship…"

Rosalyn Meyer: 
"I sat up last night looking out on the river thinking there is no place like this in the world … and I DON'T WANT TO GO HOME."


Debi with lifetime friend and "brother" Tommy Boycks.
Brother Tommy Boycks:
"Kootenai Lodge is more than a place - it's a feeling."

 

Julie Flynn: 
"Not only is Kootenai Lodge a gathering place for your friends but it's a place where your friends can gather their thoughts!"


Debi's friend Julie Flynn reels in a trout while fishing on the Swan River.

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