our history

In the mid-1970s a group of 10 families purchased approximately 25 acres about 2 miles outside of downtown Sisters. Their intent was to create a very special environment, where lot size ranged between 2- 10 acres, in and around Squaw Creek, now known as Whychus Creek.

Originally built as a single-family residence on 8.5 acres surrounded by towering ponderosa pines and aspen trees, the home was used as a primary residence. By the late 80’s and early 90’s it was sold to an Australian entrepreneur who fell in love with the region. He felt the property and the house would be a great opportunity to run a bed-and-breakfast, so he converted the house to an 8 bed/6 bath B&B and promptly called it the Australian Outback.

It was a short-lived venture that lasted less than five years before the proprietor moved back to Australia, and sold it to a couple from Bend in 1996, who kept it as a B&B and changed the name to Aspen Meadow Lodge.

It remained a bed-and-breakfast for an additional 10 years and had a very loyal and consistent clientele. By 2005, one of the owners of Aspen Meadow Lodge passed away and left it to his wife to run full time. Too much to manage, she decided to sell and it was in January 2006 when we bought the property.

We returned it to a single family home and ultimately a vacation rental for all of our new and returning guests to enjoy. Past stories and memories are sure to be found in the two signs that stay with the property today.