Otter: Old Mission Park To Stay Open

Item: Otter reassures tribe on mission park: Governor issues apology after director said Cataldo site could be closed /Kevin Graman, SR

More Info: Gov. Butch Otter has no plans to close the Old Mission State Park in North Idaho, and he has apologized to the Coeur d’Alene Tribe on behalf of the state official who said otherwise in January. In a letter Monday to tribal Chairman Chief Allan, Otter said any decision to close the park that is the site of the 155-year-old Cataldo Mission would have to be made by the Idaho Parks and Recreation Board, and that hasn’t happened. “The board – not the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation director – has the decision-making authority for the closure of parks,” Otter wrote.

Question: How often do you visit the Old Mission State Park?