Hello and welcome to Beal Beach House. My name is Kristie Lodmell and I grew up in Walla Walla, Washington, where my family continues to farm and grow grapes for our family winery Lodmell Cellars. I graduated from the University of Oregon where I majored in biology and first worked at the U of O Molecular Biology Institute where I researched Drosophila (fruit fly) genetics. The experience later led me to work in biotechnology sales in the Pacific Rim, Asia. In 2009, I joined the family winery and to this day manage operations, sales and the Lodmell Cellars Tasting Room located in the historic Marcus Whitman Hotel in downtown Walla Walla.
I have fond childhood memories of Beal's Beach House. I learned how to salmon fish with my dad and berry pick with my mom. Jumping into the waves after a freighter passed by, playing in the sand, and exploring the low tide flats were always favorite things to do with my brother and beach friends! I know you will enjoy this magical place.