Bayview Historical Society
BAYVIEW, ID
dedicated to preserving the history of Bayview, Lakeview and other locations on Lake Pend Oreille
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dedicated to preserving the history of Bayview, Lakeview and other locations on Lake Pend Oreille
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Glenn and Lillian Daniel - Bayview
Glenn (left) rented his boats during the week for $2.50 a day and $3.00 on the weekends. Those were the years when fishermen could get their limit of 200 silvers each day! The entire family caught fish, which Lillian cleaned and Glenn smoked. Glenn had a 23' Chris Craft which was his pride and joy. He built the first covered boat slips on those docks and served in the Coast Guard Auxiliary during the '40s. The family lived in a home (right over the string
of boats) on shore next to the resort which was built by the Gasmans. It was a
three-bedroom home with kitchen, living room and dining room.
Evelyn recalled attending elementary school at Farragut. She boarded a bus in front of the hotel by the gate to the base. The bus made numerous stops picking up children before delivering everyone to the school near the family housing area at the west end of the base. It was a modern one-story brick building with classrooms, office, auditorium/gym, library, and a music room. She remembered her 8th grade graduation in 1947 when her teacher was Mr. Bafus.
They briefly returned to Moscow before buying what is known as the historic
Spear home, built in 1910 by Joseph Spear, president of Washington Brick and
Lime (right). It was purchased from the Ammons in 1950. Glenn began a thorough
remodeling of this home and Lillian added dozens of new plants
The home was eventually sold to Dick and Shirley Hansen in 1962 and the couple moved to a double-wide mobile home on property next to the Mercantile where they remained until Glenn's death in 1984. Lillian passed away December 7, 1999. |
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Glenn
(1911-1984) and Lillian (1912-1999) Daniel owned a Buick dealership in Moscow,
ID. and began coming to the lake in the 1930's. The couple bought the resort
known as Gasman's in 1944. Situated in the bay on the bottom of 5th Street, the
Daniel's Resort was comprised of a series of docks, a store and 28 rental
boats.
Lillian
(right) worked in the store, as did their daughter Evelyn, then a teenager. The
store was equipped with all the essentials needed for fishing. Even at a young
age, Evelyn was an accomplished angler and many visitors relied on her expertise
when selecting the appropriate lures and bait. 
When
remodeling inside, Glenn found money stuffed in the walls and behind cabinets,
apparently left by the Gasmans. He added windows across the front facing the
lake for a view. Glenn built a two-story apartment building next door to the
north with the help of Clarence Russell. It held 8 modern rental units for
fishermen and other visitors
Glenn
was instrumental in turning Bayview in a township in order to have some controls
over the numerous cows and horses that formerly roamed throughout downtown. The
couple sold the resort to Ambrose Boileau in 1949. During the '40s the family
also owned a float home (left) which was at the Feely Resort (now Scenic Bay
Marina). It was a two story affair with a sleeping loft on the upper floor and
was the last home on the dock - closest to the bay.
and
shrubs to the already spacious grounds. Their daughter Evelyn and later
two of their grandchildren, Dianne and Yvonne, enjoyed many family gatherings
and vacations at what they termed "the big house." One vivid recollection
was the summer that Glenn encouraged an abandoned bear cub to make a home in the
back yard and he would feed it by hand. The children remember feeding and
playing with the cub which they aptly named "Cinnamon" due to its vivid
cinnamon-brown fur. When the cub got larger it was tranquilized and
relocated, much to the dismay of the children.