Float home at the Bayview Marina in 1970.

ID: 4458 ~ Creator: Many of the float homes have a boat house on the rear of the home to park their boats. The water levels do not change much through the year allowing the owners to use their boats year round. Courtesy of Mary Garrison.

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Some of the Bayview Float Homes in 1970. The homes started as fishing shacks and were later remodeled to one story cabins on cedar logs in a boat slip. Courtesy of the Museum of North Idaho

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Float Homes of Bayview: Floating homes, Lake Pend Oreille

By Mary Garrison

The "Floating Village" near Bayview, Idaho has been part of the community's history since 1910. These homes are fully equipped for full time residents or vacationing families.