Comments about ‘Big plans for Bear Lake: Developers plan a 4,000-acre ski and water resort’

What a shame...

Have they still not found the bottom of Bear Lake? I wouldn't build anything near a lake with no bottom.

"Bear Lake and the nearby mountains may seem bucolic, but a planned three-part development could turn the area into a center for shopping, snow- and water-skiing, hiking, fishing, snowmobiling, swimming, tennis, horseback riding, sailing, golfing and dining."

I think you left "traffic" off your list!

Sounds like a great development. I would like to be part of that community!

I wonder how long before Garden City and Utah get there own mega-resort. Utah can't let Idaho get all the tax dollars.

Bad idea....there goes Bear Lake.

At a time when our country is realizing european type gas prices, here to stay, do you really want to invest in water skiing & snowmobiling? Want to make some fast cash? Buy "shorts" on any publicly traded boat maker, RV manufacturer or snowmobile company.

Dirk you're exactly right. We go up there for the quiet. Bye Bye Bear lake.

So much for the quiet retreat I have enjoyed for so many years, but it may bring in more ways to have fun. The additional golf course and winter activies sounds great. Although the traffic will be a nightmare, think Raspberry Days all the time.

How sad. Yes, the artist's renditions of the development look beautiful, but I always loved the fact that the lake was so pristine and country-ish. It has those great empty shorelines, little mom and pop shake stands...now it's being developed? **crying a little inside**

Proof is in the pudding. It's not the first grand plan to start with a bank and end with a fizzle. At $4/gal now and likely $5/gal within a year or two who could afford the run over to Bear Lake? I'm all for it. The county infrastucture could use a shot in the arm. I'm not betting the farm that it happens . . .

There are some places where Mother Nature did a pretty good job developing by herself. Leave BL alone.......it's already had enough human intervention.

Go Capitalism & Developement, I can't wait!

I am glad to see it destroyed. It is just too cold and I do not like bears either. I think they should find a way to drain it so they can find the bottom.

This is really too bad. It is such a beautiful area, no development needed.

My very,very,very favorite place in all the world to go and relax and get AWAY from everything.
Too bad

Sad, I guess one of my favorite vacation spots just got eliminated.

wow Utah is getting rid of nature and making things worse. Way to go Utah!

It's not the done deal that they want to portray. There are alot of people in Bear Lake that aren't very excited about the whole thing. Another detail not revealed in the article is the fact that their water mitigation plan has already been refused twice by the IDWR. If the thing does fly the farms will be some of the first casuelties.

Where's the Bear Lake Monster when you need it?