There’s new life in the old Wallowa Lake Lodge. Located in the far northeastern corner of Oregon, nestled into the trees at the southern end of Wallowa Lake, pressed up against the towering Wallowa Mountains, the historic lodge is celebrating its 100th birthday emerging from something of an identity crisis. General manager Madeline Lau, who took over in 2019, said the lodge had been transitioning out of an era spent as a quiet mountain retreat for travelers, reemerging as a hub of activity for locals and tourists alike. In the last few decades, locals rarely visited, she said, and the lodge ceased to be a part of the community. “In our community, if a business isn’t supported and used by locals, it won’t last very long,” Lau said. First built in 1923, when it was accessible only by boat, the lodge was part of an ambitious development at the south end of Wallowa Lake that offered restaurants, a dance hall, a skating rink and access to unparalleled natural beauty. In 1935, The Oregon...