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Outdoor Life Magazine 2008
National Geographic Adventure 2007
By Eric Barker A national magazine blew The magazine's editors considered not only hook and bullet opportunities when compiling the list, but also quality of life issues like jobs, crime rates, housing prices and weather. "We looked at all the stuff on the sporting and the livability side of the towns and ran an equation on it and came up with our list," said John Snow, executive editor of the magazine. "Clearly on the fishing side you guys are just through the roof in terms of what you've got in the Snake and The magazine's profile on "Bottom line: Steelhead dominate the headlines but hunting for upland birds - chukar, pheasant, and grouse and quail - is terrific." The profile also mentions the area's less well known but diverse fishing opportunities for species like sturgeon, small mouth bass, catfish and salmon, as well as hunting opportunities for big game species like elk, deer and bighorn sheep. The ranking follows last year's article in National Geographic Adventure magazine that put Lewiston in the top nine towns in the nation for water-based recreation, an article by Such rankings are putting "To get Chamber Director Keith Havens said economic development starts with tourism. People might come to town to go fishing, hunting or boating he said. That could be enough to get them thinking about moving here. "It all starts with them seeing what a great community we have through tourism," he said. "When we have tourists coming through, maybe they think they want to live here and maybe they want to move their company here." Bob Tippet, executive director of Valley Vision, also said the ranking could be helpful in recruiting businesses looking at relocating. It might not be the first thing they look for, but he said it could be the tipping point. "If you have some guy who loves to fish and hunt and he lives in downtown "We looked all over and we just kept coming back to this part of the world," he said. But those who already live here might not be thrilled to have "They are letting our secret out," Trevey said. --- Barker may be contacted at ebarker@lmtribune.com or at (208) 848-2273. Top 20 places to live and enjoy the outdoors as ranked by Outdoor Life Magazine: 1. |