Compiled by the Bear Lake County Historical Society, Bear Lake County presents a photographic and spatial ledger documenting the development of the high mountain basin from pioneer pre-emptions through early twentieth-century modernization. The book traces how agricultural settlements, irrigation networks, and rail corridors were superimposed over ancestral Shoshone seasonal hunting grounds. Featuring extensive archival imagery from local family collections, the text documents the architectural vernacular of pioneer brick and stone residences, early logging mills in the Bear River Range, and the recreational development along the turquoise shores of Bear Lake at Fish Haven. Detailed narrative captions record civic milestones and community institutions across Paris, Montpelier, Bloomington, St. Charles, Georgetown, Ovid, and Pegram.

Bear Lake (Idaho and Utah) History, Bear Lake County (Idaho) History, Bear Lake County (Idaho) Pictorial works, Bloomington (Idaho), Fish Haven (Idaho), Georgetown (Idaho), History, Illustrated works, Montpelier (Idaho), Ovid (Idaho), Paris (Idaho), Pegram (Idaho), St. Charles (Idaho)

Images of America series. Includes index.

Images of America series. Includes index.