Avery Trufelman

It's stunning, but it looks like it was just cut and pasted onto the Lewis and Clark Trail.

It has absolutely no other buildings around it.

This is not what Linda was picturing when she got into the arts.

She grew up reading fashion magazines, getting up on culture.

And then jump cut to Linda at 26 years old looking out over a vast expanse of the Columbia River.

The Maryhill Museum of Art is surrounded by acres and acres of ranch land.

Visitors usually found the museum by accident as they were driving back from ski trips.

The closest thing to a restaurant was the nearest gas station.

The closest building at all was two miles away, a small cottage owned by the museum.

That's where Linda lived, mostly alone.

Why were you alone?

You moved with your husband.

Linda's big dog was her protector, barking at the rattlesnakes that appeared in her yard and sometimes in her basement.

I was a braver person when I was 26 and stupid.

As for the collection, what was actually inside the Maryhill Museum of Art

It was all over the place, as random and fascinating as its location.

Because the whole museum was created as a lark by four random, fascinating friends.

The main founder was businessman Sam Hill.

He's friend number one.

He began construction on this beautiful mansion in 1914 and named it Maryhill.