The Mazama Store

HES 114 was granted to Edward Kagel in 1919.   The blue dot is the location of the current Mazama Store.  The yellow highlight is where the homesteader cabin was located.  The American Flag Mine was located on the right side of the map.

Anyone settling in the area prior to it being open for homesteading were considered sqatters as it was unavailabe for purchase. Unknown what the arrangements were for the store and post office after Kagle became owner

In 1934 Ed Kagle still shows as owner of property although there are several buildings near the road.

House was located up against Goat Wall past where the Mazama Ranch House is located.

Ed had several early mining claims including in 1914 recording the Mazama Queen Mine.

Ed sold parcels of the homestead for commercial use including a store and post office.  He also donated land for the school and sold a lot for at least one home.  He died in 1940.

Frank McCain had the first store in Mazama in 1896 selling wares to miners from a tent near Goat Creek on land that became Jack Stewart's.

Angus McLeod become the second postmaster and store owner in 1918. It was located in a combination hotel/post office/store.

Blue dot = current Mazama store

Pink dot = McLeod Hotel

Yellow dot = McLeod home

*locations approximate

It is thought that the first store, or maybe the next store was run by the Peters out of the building that is currently red and sits across from the Mazama Pub.  This building has been moved multiple times and has had many functions.

Grace and Henry Bertrum (Bertram) bought land from Ed Kagle and ran a post office from 1928 to 1934. They ended up losing the property and moved away.   Possibly WP Galeski either stored or sold groceries from this building before building a new store.

Wilfred "Wink" and Gretchen Byrum bought this store and post office from a Mrs. Braun for $1200 in1939.   The store needed paint, but was well stocked, and electricity had recently come to Mazama.  They lived in the storeroom.

Business was tough during WWII and they sold to the Stookey brothers.

Several folks owned the Kagle homestead, HES 114, including the Stookey brothers and the Bowers family.  In 1949 Harold Bowers sold Bill and Viola Peterson an acre of land for $90 to build a new store and post office.   This is at the current Mazama store location.

Photo courtesy of the LeDuc Family

In 1963, as today, The Mazama store was a great place to hang out and have a treat.  From left, Betsy Devin, Jim Lycett, Cope Miller, Kendall Miller, Downs Miller, and Rick Webber.  Steve Devin is standing in the doorway. 

Photo courtesy of the Devin Family

In the 1970's the Mazama store had new owners, was remodeled and re-named the Mazama Country Store.  Mary Milka was the manager after 1977.

In the early 1990's Jeff Sandine bought the store and demolished the old buildings and built a large new store and post office.  He didn't like running the post office and moved it out of the store in a few months. 

In the mid 1990's Jeff sold to two of his employees, Scott Rogers and Jen Gode. They in turn sold to the LeDuc family in 2007.

.