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.
Still, industrial and recreational use increased.
In 1897 President Cleveland expanded federal influence over the region and introduced an enduring tension between public and private lands.
Yet grand turn-of-the-century Western expansion bypassed the area, sparing its idyllic beauty.
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