John DeMaria hoped to subsidize expenses to maintain Fleur du Lac while he sought redevelopment approvals by offering the grounds as a "family resort" and "corporate retreat."

This very early photograph of Glocca Mora provides a glimpse of what Fleur du Lac looked like at the time of John DeMaria's purchase in 1962.

The Boat House was constructed in 1946. This early photograph shows the rough walls lining the inner harbor at Fleur du Lac.

The grounds at Fleur du Lac featured many stone structures such as the low walls and the whimsical wishing well in this photograph. The view is from a walking path across the lawn between Cat's Cradle (the Harbor House) and the Boat House.

We first met Phil DeMaria, son of second Fleur du Lac owner John DeMaria, at the 2017 Tahoe Concours boating event. Here he is shown in the one boat his father forbid him to play in, Henry and Edgar Kaiser's "007."

The DeMaria family acquired Fleur du Lac in its original state. This included many artistic works in iron such as this sculpture on Harbor House.

This was the condition of the harbor at Fleur du Lac when the DeMaria family acquired the Estate. Note the red awning that was used by Henry Kaiser to shield his race boat "Hornet II" from the piercing Tahoe sun.

The classic Harbor House included four boat slips, each enclosed by a beautiful wrought iron gate. Kaiser's "007" was berthed in the slip with the arched entrance.

The Kaisers maintained the grounds at Fleur du Lac to a very high standard. The DeMaria family received the grounds in Kaiser standard. Note the beautiful yellow upholstery on the lounge chairs on the lawn.

The furnishings inside the main residences on the Kaiser Estate were exquisite.  This is the bedroom of "Glocca Mora", the house Henry and second wife Ale chose to occupy after the death of Henry's first wife, Bess.  You may recognize this room as the location for the failed assassination attempt on Michael Corleone in Godfather II.