The Duncans Return

On February 21, Bob and Bobby Duncan came to Glencanaan for a visit. Bob's wife unfortunately could not make it. The visit was non-stop story-telling for all parties involved.

For several hours we talked about the history of the area, past: distant past, and recent past.

Much of what we had heard about the property from others in the valley was confirmed by Bob: the Duncans came to this area -- what they called the Lake Wenatchee Ranch -- just before the turn of the previous century (likely around 1887); the log cabin was built by Bob's grandfather (Alec), likely shortly after their arrival; they grew hay and chickens and strawberries.

But we learned many new things: They didn't homestead this place, they bought it, meaning that white people settled here before the Duncans, thus it has been habitated by white people for well over 120 years; and they also grew lots of rutabaga (and had a local reputation for them that drew people from some distance). There are even some secrets about this area!

Bob brought some pictures which we scanned. They will come again (hopefully soon) so we can hear more stories and scan even more pictures!