Wallowa Lake Lodge. Nestled cozily on the lawn behind the historic @wallowalakelodge, we welcomed attendees from near and far for an evening of classical music. The sound of Hunter’s performance intermingled with the rushing of the Wallowa River, the chorus of birds above, and the gentle lapping of Wallowa Lake in the distance. Here, the Nez Perce Tribe held a ceremony in 2018 in honor of their fisheries conservation easement on the Lodge property, marking their formal return to Wallowa Lake. The Nez Perce people – in their language, the Nimiipuu, “The people,” were driven out by the treaty of 1863 after being promised about 7 million acres with the treaty of 1855. Before this, Nimiipuu thrived on over 13 million acres of present-day Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana, including all of what is now Wallowa County. The route of the Nez Perce War of 1877 is preserved today through the congressionally-designated Nez Perce National Historic Trail, which begins at Wallowa Lake. Today the seat of government for the Nez Perce Tribe is at Lapwai, Idaho, on the 770,00 acre Nez Perce Reservation. Thanks to our hosts at the Wallowa Lake lodge for their gracious hospitality and for letting us stay again at one of our favorite hidden gems in Eastern, OR. Our evenings post-concert were filled with good company, conversation, and a crackling fire over a home cooked meal. Photos by @arthurhitchcock . . . . . . #inalandscape #hunternoack #wallowa #wallowalakelodge #nezperce #wallowariver #traveloregon #easternoregon #classical #classicalmusic #steinway #pnw #nimiipuu #chiefjoseph