Mccall, ID
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About Mccall
- • Shawn Stuart, a former MLB pitcher, was born in McCall, Idaho.
- • The McCall Winter Carnival, a beloved annual tradition, originated here.
- • Logging and the timber industry initially put McCall on the map.
- • Payette Lake is rumored to have its own local version of the Loch Ness Monster.
- • The Great Fire of 1919 decimated much of the town, requiring extensive rebuilding.
- • McCall was named for Tom McCall and established in 1889.
- • With around 3,600 residents, McCall is smaller than many Boise neighborhoods.
- • At 5,013 feet, McCall boasts cooler summers and snowy winters.
- • Tourism drives the economy, with many employed in recreation and hospitality.
- • A sense of peaceful adventure hangs in the air, surrounded by nature's beauty.
- • The Idaho Steelheads, Boise's ECHL team, are the closest professional sports.
- • Brundage Mountain hosted several U.S. National Snowboarding Championships.