The Garhart Foundation

Mill Creek History · Station 6

Pacific Fly Fishers

Though not all strictly Mill Creek history, these pictures show key players in Mill Creek’s origins out and about in the Pacific Northwest!

Dr. Manch N. Garhart in Mill Creek, showing off fish caught in Lake Dell (now the Garhart Reservoir at the NE corner of 164th & Bothell Everett Hwy).
He is standing on the SW corner of 164th & Bothell Everett - the site of the former Wintermute home, where the fly fishing store is now.
Eddie Bauer, founder of the famous local outdoor brand, poses with his gear. A friend of Dr. Garhart, he can be seen outdoors fishing with the crew.
Dr. Garhart and his son, Bill Garhart Sr., who later took control of the farm that became the original ~800 acres of Mill Creek.