Wild Place: A History of Priest Lake, Idaho

This well-researched history with it's fantastic photo's, is easy to read and provided exactly I purchased "Wild Place" after visiting a friend's cabin at Priest Lake. I knew just a little of the history from years earlier when my parents had a cabin there, and I wanted to learn more. This well-researched history with it's fantastic photo's, is easy to read and provided exactly what I wanted.. Ryan Yohe said Five Stars. This is an excellent book and great history of Priest Lake.. Beautiful Priest Lake SR History written well!

Devastating wildfires also initiated profound change. Beginning in the 1890s, adventurous souls-- homesteaders, prospectors, speculators, and loggers dazzled by its natural resources--tried their best to tame Idaho's Priest Lake. Timber and summer cottages were in high demand. Yet grand turn-of-the-century Western expansion bypassed the area, sparing its idyllic beauty. Population growth accelerated after World War II, and electricity became commonplace. In 1897 President Cleveland expanded federal influence over the region and introduced an enduring tension between public and private lands. Still, industrial and recreational use increased. In 1947 a local newspaper crowed, "Priest Lake has become a cult with many vacationists." Today, every privately-owned acre and lot repres