Explore the History of Eastern Bonner County Dramatic as Ice Age Floods & a Peaceful Blend of many Cultures   Rich and extensive as the scenery is beautiful   Choose any History Link below to learn more

Thundering Waves of Rushing Water and Ice Glacial Floods Unleashed Cataclysmic Forces   Ten times the combined volume of all rivers on earth   Walls of water moving at the speed of cars on the     highway   Repeated Events shaping the landscape from the     Rockies to the Coast   Glacial Ice a half mile thick above today’s lake     surface [more]   For More Information:  http://www.iceagefloodsinstitute.org/

Non-Warring Culture of Hunter-Gatherers Seasonally Traversed Aboriginal Water Courses   Centuries of local society before any white man   Crafted distinctive pine bark canoe for open water     travel   Regional summer gathering attracted David Thompson   Friendships were formed with many white settlers

Greatest North American Geographer and Cartographer of 1800s Forays as a Fur Trader charted Inland Rivers and Lakes   Came to Canada as a 14 year old apprentice in 1784   Was leading a trading expedition over Rockies as     Lewis & Clark returned   Established first permanent wooden structure in Idaho     in 1809 at Hope   First written descriptions of local tribes and lands

Steamboats saved Days of Travel around the Lake's Shorelines 1866 saw construction of the 108-foot Mary Moody   Oregon Steam Navigation Co. brought engine &     hardware from Portland   5,000 miners were crossing the region each year for     Canada and Montana   Northern Pacific Railroad built 150-foot Henry Villard in     1883 for supplies   Steamboats were used regularly for supplies and mail     until the 1930s   Steamboat lake excursions were popular social     occasions

Northern Pacific Railroad challenged by Lake and River Valley Local construction of transcontinental line began in 1881   Trestle Creek named for longest structure in the line,     more than a mile   Hope became the regional center of Railroad activities   4,000 rowdy workers lived in a tent city along the     Clark Fork River    Highland House built by railroad in Hope to attract     visitors in 1886   Railroads brought people and sawmills – forever     changing the area