Bayview, Idaho
 Located
at Scenic Bay on the south end of Lake Pend Oreille, Bayview
is a quiet little community that is home to several resorts
and marinas. A favorite location for sailboat moorage, the
bay is also home to several picturesque, float house
communities which give the feel of an ocean-side resort to
the area.
Along the waterfront on one side of the bay is a rock
structure composed of separate cells with small doors in
front. These are the remains of kilns that belonged to the
Washington Brick and Lime Co., which quarried lime in
Bayview and nearby Lakeview. The lime deposits, about 200
feet thick and dating back more than 550 million years,
provided enough revenue for North Idaho railroad magnate
D.C. Corbin to install a direct rail extension from Spokane
to Bayview at the cost of $514,000. The quarries closed
during the 1930s. Towering mountains and steep, rocky cliffs
around Bayview have become a haven for mountain goats,
eagles and other alpine wildlife.
Surrounding Bayview is 4,180-acre Farragut State Park,
the second largest state park in Idaho and a favorite for
camping, hiking, cross-country skiing and water sports.
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