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	history \| wildlife \| activities Bonners Ferry is the county seat of Boundary County. The county forms the international boundary with Canada at the northern tip of Idaho. The climate is pleasant, healthful, and invigorating with temperatures seldom exceeding 90 in the summer and it rarely gets below zero in the winter for any length of time. The current economic base of the region is made up of industries which include: lumber, agriculture, wholesale nurseries and tourism. There is room for growth and new industry. Bonners Ferry boasts a municipally owned hydroelectric plant on the Moyie River with rates among the lowest in the west. Community services include: a large high school, elementary schools, kindergartens, day care centers, library, historical museum, modern hospital, restorium and retirement condominiums. Recreation facilities include Mirror Lake Golf Course, a municipal swimming pool, park and picnic area.

	About Boundary County – Idaho’s Northern Gateway *Boundary County Statistics* 1275 Square Miles 729,000 Acres of forest land 442,000 Acres of National Forest 89,000 Acres of State lands 68,000 Acres of private farm land 130,000 Acres of land owned privately About The State of Idaho Taxation Retail Sales: 5% state levied tax, no local tax levy Property Taxes: For 1998, in the city, the property tax rate was .013313749 (about $13.31 per $1,000 assessed valuation) in addition to a flat-rate fee for solid waste. Personal Income Tax: Idaho has a progressive income tax patterned after the Federal Income Tax structure. Corporation Net Income Tax: A 7.7% tax is levied against income derived from sources within the state. Workmen’s compensation: A firm has the option of private company insurance or insurance through the State Insurance Fund. Idaho State Flag Idaho's official flag was adopted in 1907. The flag is deep blue with the state seal in the center surrounded by a yellow band. The seal pictures a man (a miner carrying a pick and wielding a shovel) and a woman (carrying the scales of justice, symbolizing liberty and justice), the motto "ESTO PERPETUA" (meaning "May it endure forever"), two full, yellow cornucopias, an elk head atop a shield (picturing a river, settlers, a fir tree, and mountainous land), a sheaf of grain, green grass, and a blue sky. The flag is surrounded by a yellow fringe on three sides. The state seal was designed by Emma Edwards Green. State Bird - Mountain Bluebird (Sialia arctcia) State Horse – Appaloosa State Fish - Cutthroat trout State Insect – Monarch Butterfly State Flower – Syringa (Philadelphus lewisii) State Tree - Western white pine State Gemstone - Idaho Star Garnet Garnet with a four- or six-rayed asterism State Dance - Square dance
Our community is served by a number of churches with all major denominations represented. The numerous streams provide good rainbow trout fishing and the Kootenai River is the only stream in North Idaho where you can catch sturgeon. In addition to the duck, geese, pheasant, grouse and wild turkeys Bonners Ferry is headquarters for many big game hunters seeking whitetail and mule deer, black and brown bear and elk. There are many fine camp sites in the Bonners Ferry area. >>Learn more about our Wildlife in Bonners Ferry. Bonners Ferry is located in the northeastern corner of Idaho on Highway 95 and 2. For reference, here’s the mileage from Bonners Ferry to other points: 24 miles south of Canada, 31 miles north of Sandpoint, 16 miles west of Montana, 106 miles northeast of Spokane, Wash., and 400 miles east of Seattle, Wash. Forest and rich farmland abound in beautiful Boundary County, lying along the Canadian border. The 1,277-square-mile county, whose county seat is Bonners Ferry, is bordered on the west by Washington state on the east by Montana and on the south by Bonner County. More than 90 percent of the county is forested, and three mountain ranges run through the county: Selkirk, Purcell and Cabinet. The Kootenai, Pack, Upper Priest and Moyie rivers flow through this mountainous county. Agriculture and timber remain an integral part of the county. Most of the county’s agricultural land, accounting for 9 percent of the county’s land, lies in the fertile glacial valley of the meandering Kootenai River. Today there are thousands of acres devoted to ornamental nursery stock and Christmas trees as well as wheat, oats, barley and alfalfa in the rich fertile Kootenai Valley. At the far north end of the county is the world’s largest contiguous hops farm operated by Anheuser-Busch. There is a scenic overlook of the Selkirk Mountains and this hops farm _ mile south of the International Border Crossing at Porthill on State Hwy 1. >> Learn more about Bonners Ferry Activities... Government ownership of the county is divided among the following: federal, 61 percent; state, 13 percent; county and municipal, less than 1 percent. The climate in Bonners Ferry is relatively moderate with four distinct seasons.
6737 Cody Street, Bonners Ferry, Idaho 83805 • 800.788.5515 • 208.267.5515 • 208.255.6588 home \| area homes \| selling tips \| bonners ferry \| history \| wildlife \| activities \| resources \| links \| email Copyright © 2006 Jeff Mellinger. All rights reserved. Website by Design Carte.


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	history \| wildlife \| activities Bonners Ferry is the county seat of Boundary County. The county forms the international boundary with Canada at the northern tip of Idaho. The climate is pleasant, healthful, and invigorating with temperatures seldom exceeding 90 in the summer and it rarely gets below zero in the winter for any length of time. The current economic base of the region is made up of industries which include: lumber, agriculture, wholesale nurseries and tourism. There is room for growth and new industry. Bonners Ferry boasts a municipally owned hydroelectric plant on the Moyie River with rates among the lowest in the west. Community services include: a large high school, elementary schools, kindergartens, day care centers, library, historical museum, modern hospital, restorium and retirement condominiums. Recreation facilities include Mirror Lake Golf Course, a municipal swimming pool, park and picnic area.

	About Boundary County – Idaho’s Northern Gateway *Boundary County Statistics* 1275 Square Miles 729,000 Acres of forest land 442,000 Acres of National Forest 89,000 Acres of State lands 68,000 Acres of private farm land 130,000 Acres of land owned privately About The State of Idaho Taxation Retail Sales: 5% state levied tax, no local tax levy Property Taxes: For 1998, in the city, the property tax rate was .013313749 (about $13.31 per $1,000 assessed valuation) in addition to a flat-rate fee for solid waste. Personal Income Tax: Idaho has a progressive income tax patterned after the Federal Income Tax structure. Corporation Net Income Tax: A 7.7% tax is levied against income derived from sources within the state. Workmen’s compensation: A firm has the option of private company insurance or insurance through the State Insurance Fund. Idaho State Flag Idaho's official flag was adopted in 1907. The flag is deep blue with the state seal in the center surrounded by a yellow band. The seal pictures a man (a miner carrying a pick and wielding a shovel) and a woman (carrying the scales of justice, symbolizing liberty and justice), the motto "ESTO PERPETUA" (meaning "May it endure forever"), two full, yellow cornucopias, an elk head atop a shield (picturing a river, settlers, a fir tree, and mountainous land), a sheaf of grain, green grass, and a blue sky. The flag is surrounded by a yellow fringe on three sides. The state seal was designed by Emma Edwards Green. State Bird - Mountain Bluebird (Sialia arctcia) State Horse – Appaloosa State Fish - Cutthroat trout State Insect – Monarch Butterfly State Flower – Syringa (Philadelphus lewisii) State Tree - Western white pine State Gemstone - Idaho Star Garnet Garnet with a four- or six-rayed asterism State Dance - Square dance
Our community is served by a number of churches with all major denominations represented. The numerous streams provide good rainbow trout fishing and the Kootenai River is the only stream in North Idaho where you can catch sturgeon. In addition to the duck, geese, pheasant, grouse and wild turkeys Bonners Ferry is headquarters for many big game hunters seeking whitetail and mule deer, black and brown bear and elk. There are many fine camp sites in the Bonners Ferry area. >>Learn more about our Wildlife in Bonners Ferry. Bonners Ferry is located in the northeastern corner of Idaho on Highway 95 and 2. For reference, here’s the mileage from Bonners Ferry to other points: 24 miles south of Canada, 31 miles north of Sandpoint, 16 miles west of Montana, 106 miles northeast of Spokane, Wash., and 400 miles east of Seattle, Wash. Forest and rich farmland abound in beautiful Boundary County, lying along the Canadian border. The 1,277-square-mile county, whose county seat is Bonners Ferry, is bordered on the west by Washington state on the east by Montana and on the south by Bonner County. More than 90 percent of the county is forested, and three mountain ranges run through the county: Selkirk, Purcell and Cabinet. The Kootenai, Pack, Upper Priest and Moyie rivers flow through this mountainous county. Agriculture and timber remain an integral part of the county. Most of the county’s agricultural land, accounting for 9 percent of the county’s land, lies in the fertile glacial valley of the meandering Kootenai River. Today there are thousands of acres devoted to ornamental nursery stock and Christmas trees as well as wheat, oats, barley and alfalfa in the rich fertile Kootenai Valley. At the far north end of the county is the world’s largest contiguous hops farm operated by Anheuser-Busch. There is a scenic overlook of the Selkirk Mountains and this hops farm _ mile south of the International Border Crossing at Porthill on State Hwy 1. >> Learn more about Bonners Ferry Activities... Government ownership of the county is divided among the following: federal, 61 percent; state, 13 percent; county and municipal, less than 1 percent. The climate in Bonners Ferry is relatively moderate with four distinct seasons.
6737 Cody Street, Bonners Ferry, Idaho 83805 • 800.788.5515 • 208.267.5515 • 208.255.6588 home \| area homes \| selling tips \| bonners ferry \| history \| wildlife \| activities \| resources \| links \| email Copyright © 2006 Jeff Mellinger. All rights reserved. Website by Design Carte.