Wild Place

A History of Priest Lake, Idaho
Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-0-87422-329-3
Verlag: Washington State University Press

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 274 mm, Gewicht: 885 g

Remote and rugged, Idaho's Priest Lake remains a wild place, with brutal winters and an upper lake accessible only by foot, mountain bike, or boat. Even so, beginning in the 1890s a wide cast of homesteaders, prospectors, speculators, and loggers tried their best to tame it.Despite impressive forests, turn-of-the-century Western expansion bypassed the area, sparing its idyllic beauty. In 1897 President Grover Cleveland created the Priest River Forest Reserve, initiating an enduring tension between public and private lands. Soon both timber and summer cottages were in high demand. Rangers doled out permits, scrappy residents eked out a living, and families created a cherished seasonal community.Devastating wildfires initiated profound change, leading the Civilian Conservation Corps to concentrate on fire suppression. After World War II, population growth accelerated, electricity became commonplace, and a local newspaper crowed, "Priest Lake has become a cult with many vacationists." Wild Place traces the region's history, focusing on little-known yet captivating stories of its colorful characters.

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Inhaltsverzeichnis

Map of the Region
Acknowledgments
Introduction1. Putting Priest Lake on the Map
2. Intrepid Adventurers at Priest Lake, 1885-1900
3. Speculating on Priest Lake Mining
4. Locking up Priest Lake
5. Homesteading in the Twentieth Century
6. Andy Coolin's Schemes
7. Forest Service Transformations
8. White Pine and Water
9. Living by the Seasons
10. Campers to Cabin Owners
11. Fishing Camps to Resorts: Tourism at Priest Lake
12. Civilian Conservation Corps
13. Extracting More or Less
14. Tourism in the Atomic Age
15. Our People's Lives: Postwar Priest Lake Community
16. Recreation and the Greatest GoodNotes
Additional Reading
Index
About the Authors

Über Autor(innen)

Kris Runberg Smith is professor of history at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri. She earned her Ph.D. in American Studies from Saint Louis University, a M.A. in American History from Washington State University, and a B.A. in Museum Science from University of Idaho. She has written for both academic and popular audiences. She edited Pioneer Voices of Priest Lake for the Priest Lake Museum in 2007. Her family connections to Priest Lake date back to 1897. Tom Weitz is a retired geologist and mining manager. He earned a M.S. degree in Geosciences from the University of Arizona, and a B.S. degree in Geology from Washington State University. Tom first came to Priest Lake in 1959, and now lives at the lake full time with his wife Anne. He has served as president of the Priest Lake Museum Association since 2011.