Bayview Rumors Scare Tourists

Little Bayview can’t get any respect this summer. First, the Cape Horn fire chased residents from the Lake Pend Oreille community. Then, some quibbled about the adjective used by the Associated Press to describe Bayview: “upscale.” Now? Seasonal residents and tourists are MIA. Curmudgeonly Herb Huseland of the Bay Views blog blamed media coverage for giving the impression that the town is still in fire danger. On Wednesday, Herb posted: “While the permanent residents of Bayview are home, the summer people are not. Float home owners, boat owners and RV people are missing in droves. In talking to one marina owner, it is the over-hyped television media that is misrepresenting the Cape Horn fire status.” Much of Herb’s spleen was vented on area TV newscasters. Whom, I’d say (in venturing a dissenting opinion), performed well by providing the public and various agencies with vital info during the height of the burn. But Herb’s point is well taken. The sky’s clear in Bayview. As one wag said on my Huckleberries blog: “There’s no smoke in the air as long as the door to JDs isn’t propped open”/ DFO , Sunday Huckleberries. More here .