The Rich History of Miller's Hill Farm

Miller's Hill Farm has been in our family for over 75 years. Our grandfather, Jack Miller, purchased the land with a cabin upon returning to Lummi Island after completing his naval service during World War II. It wasn't long after that he met our grandmother, eighteen-year-old Lucille Adema, from Clear Lake, Washington.

Jack and Lucille were married in 1947. They built a home where they raised their three children. (Miller's Retreat) Jack raised cattle on the land and could always be found working in his large, bountiful vegetable garden at the top of the hill.

In the 1970s, Jack fulfilled his dream of flying. He created an airstrip in the upper pasture and built a small hangar, which is now a gathering area for events. Jack would host frequent “fly-ins,” where planes would fly in from all over, and they would have big potlucks in the hangar. His experimental propeller airplane he was building still hangs from the rafters.

Jack worked on the island ferry for over forty years until his retirement, and Lucille ran a beauty shop behind their home for many years. It wasn't until many years later that Jack and Lucille's twin great-granddaughters decided to get married on the property (two summers in a row). And the next thing you know, we were getting inquiries from other people about having their own weddings and events here. And the rest, as they say, is history — that's how Miller's Farm Island Weddings was born.