Polaris Peak

Drive-In	Destroyed
Elevation: 5585′	Coeur d’Alene National Forest

History

1931 – L4 Pole Tower
1968 – Destroyed

Known Staff

1934

Fred Kottkey (Wallace Press-Times - 06/07/1934)
1935

Walter Johnson (Wallace Press-Times - 06/25/1935)
1938

Ray Lamareaux (Forest Fire Lookout Page)
1939

George Smith (Kellogg Evening News)
1941–1942

George Howard (Forest Fire Lookout Page)
1946

Mr. amd Mrs. A.E. Maierle
1948

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Stevens (Kellogg Evening News)
1950

Mr. & Mrs. Loren Gies (Wallace Press Times - 06/23/1950)
1951

Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Arnold (Forest Fire Lookout Page)
1952

Mr. & Mrs. Lynn Yates (Kellogg Evening News- 06/12/1952)
1953

Mr. & Mrs. George Cawthorn (Forest Fire Lookout Page)
1954

Mr. & Mrs. Allen Baker (Kellogg Evening News)
1955

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Kamlin (Forest Fire Lookout Page)
1956

Mr. & Mrs. Orlyn Vigesa (Forest Fire Lookout Page)
1957

Jerald E. Dewey (The Coeur d'Alene Press - 07/18/1957)
1959

Robert Hanneman (Forest Fire Lookout Page)
1960

Gary Olson (Forest Fire Lookout Page)
1961

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Bouchard (Kellogg Evening News - 07/17/1961)
1962

Mr. & Mrs. Joe Bouchard (The Wallace Miner - 07/05/1962)
1963

Roland Bouchard (Forest Fire Lookout Page)
1964–1965

Russell Campbell (Forest Fire Lookout Page)
1966

Jerry Trickey (Kellogg Evening News- 06/29/1966)
1967

Philip Hendrickson (Forest Fire Lookout Page)
1971

George Howard (Kellogg Evening News- 06/10/1971)

Know more about who staffed this tower, or when? Let us know.

Our Notes:

We were able to drive all the way up to this site and found two remaining footings and one tie-down still in place. Other than that, the site is quite clear.

It was a little odd not to find the other two footings. Based on what we’ve seen at other sites, we expected them to have been pushed over the hill, but after walking the area thoroughly, we came up empty.

Interestingly, the two we did find are located downhill from the actual summit and line up well with the historic photos of the older L-4 that once stood here.