[3] Circa 1830, the Interlachen ridge area was the main burial ground of the Nichaqwli people, who were a Chinookan band of Native Americans.

[4][5] The Blue and Fairview lakes area came to the attention of a group of businessmen from Portland and Gresham in the mid-1920s.

[6] The country club was never established because of the Great Depression and what eventually became Blue Lake Regional Park passed into private ownership.

[4][6] People began building summer cottages and then permanent homes along Ridge Avenue, now Interlachen Lane, in the 1920s.

[6] On December 4, 1930, a homeowners' association was formed to provide residents with water and other services.