Moving to Corbett was a four year project for Sue Fry and her family. Signing papers to purchase the raw land on their five year wedding anniversary, Peter and Susan Fry began their dream. A friend from their days together at the Univ. of Oregon, designed their home for them. (His first ever!) Other friends helped them actually build their home. Definitely a labor love is what Sue recalls as she talks of many hours of dirty labor in the evenings and on the weekends when they drove out from their home in Portland. Sue loves the fact that every year seems to bring a new project for them. A barn, arena, orchard, trails, etc. Over time they have developed many horse trails on their property and they actually give the Corbett 4H kids access through their property for riding. When Sue met Peter in college, the first thing she asked him was "Do you like horses?" When he gave a positive reply, it was then she knew things could work out! Sue loves the fact that their property is well suited for her passion. The Fry's three children are all grown now, ranging in age from 26-33. Sue has many fond memories of raising their kids here. Son Danny is an Eagle Scout, all the kids played sports, and the girls were involved with Camp Fire. Sue was heavily involved in all their activities as well as serving on the PTA, and on the budget committee at the Corbett Water District. She also had involvement with the Guardians of Larch Mountain and working with land use issues involving Howard Canyon. One of Sue's favorite memories was when the kids were younger, she and other local moms would tell the kids if they had their chores done by noon, they could go to Rooster Rock to swim. At noon cars would get loaded with kids, sandwiches, drinks and blankets. Many hours were spent splashing around and having a grand time!
