Short history of Summer Lake Hot Springs, supplemented with a biographical sketch of James "Blackie" Parker (1924-2015) and photographs of Parker's wood carvings. Summer Lake Hot Springs is a hot springs resort near Paisley, Oregon, that has operated since the early 20th century. James "Blackie" Parker stayed at the hot springs following an injury in 1963, and made numerous wood carvings, some of which were still present at Summer Lake Hot Springs as of 2020.