On the road to Waterton, 15 miles from Cardston, follow the signs to Beazer. Homes are spotted here and there in this valley settled in the 1890’s by Mark E. Beazer, a Mormon pioneer. He fell in love with the valley and, most important, found plenty of spring and stream water.

In 1971 Harry and Marion Beazer decided that they had all of the clean air and breathtaking beauty that one man could absorb. Because of their innate love of the land and nature as well as the abundant wildlife, Harry and Marion decided they would like to share the beauty of the Canadian Rockies. What started out to be an idea for a hunters lodge gracefully transformed into a mountain guest retreat.

As they built, Harry and Marion searched for used building materials that would suit the character and add energy to the Chateau. Included are exterior bricks, laboriously hand-chiseled, from the old Cardston High School, doors with low knobs and blackboard slate that covers the hearth in the formal living room from Central School in Lethbridge, and large, fir beams from a Jehovah’s Witness Hall in Edmonton.

An antique spinning wheel from Germany, an oak wardrobe from Scotland, and furnishings collected in Guadaljara, Mexico by Harry and Marion all add to the loving ambience of their dream to share their home with ‘guests that become friends’.