A former LDS ward building, now privately owned, in Ovid, Idaho
When I was wandering about extreme southeastern Idaho last weekend, I had a chance to photograph this old church building. Last time R and I drove by, we fantasized about buying it and fixing it up. Apparently, plenty of people have had that idea, but the owners, according to my friends on the Scenic Byway tour, don't want to sell.
By extreme southeastern Idaho, I am referring to this section of the "Mormon corridor, " which was settled by an organized LDS expansion effort in the 1880s. The pioneers who made homes in St. Anthony and Paris thought they were still in Utah, only to find out their mistake when the Idaho tax assessors came a'collecting. Yup, a proper survey showed that the state line was further to the south, and that's how Paris got to be the county seat instead of St. Anthony.
Like everywhere on the highway, it's changing, maybe faster than the residents want. Heard a Four Seasons resort is going in, or trying to get permitted to do so. Lot of winter in Bear Lake Counties, both the Idaho and Utah versions. They are making hay right now, drying in neat green rows under the proverbial sunshine. One guy I met said that summer is two days long and not in a row. Now would be a good time to get out on the road, especially highway 89.
Comments (1)
Hrmmmm... would make for a great photo studio. Looks like there are power lines, so electricity and Internet should be available. :-)
Posted by BWJones | June 29, 2007 12:39 PM
Posted on June 29, 2007 12:39