This attracted several well-known early-20th-century Seattle businessmen to the area, including Virgil Bogue, Eddie Bauer, and Thomas Moore, all of whom built cabins in the present-day community.In 1924 the Baby Island (fishing) Resort opened and attracted people to the community for more than 30 years.During the summer of 1936 the Civil Service Corps hacked a road through the forest to the community greatly improving automobile access to Langley, WA.It wasn't until 1946, when public electricity was finally brought into the area, that growth started to take place.Community access to the waterfront is provided to residents by the Baby Island Beach Club, a not for profit corporation.