Oregonian

Mark Smith's family lost its famous lodge in the eruption of Mount St. Helens, but his life changed in another way

Listen to excerpts from an interview with Mark Smith as he recounts his memories of the day of the eruption and his life since: Or download TOUTLE, Wash. -- Mark Smith stands on a dusty gray place 14 ...
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Sunday Obituary — Mariam Smith loved Mount St. Helens, but lost lodge in eruption

Before the mountain erupted and buried her family's lodge under 500 feet of mud, people from as far as Portland and Seattle would drive over hill and dale for a slice of Mariam E. Smith's pie. The ...
Seattle Times

One couple continues to feel the aftershocks — and the awe — of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens

IN THE OVERNIGHT silence, snow blanketed the steep roof of Spirit Lake Lodge at the threshold of Mount St. Helens. It was mid-March 1980, but in Kathy Paulson’s memory, it feels like yesterday. She ...