Friday, August 7, 2009

North Idaho Land Rush

Lake lots for $2,000? Yup, just get in a time machine and go back 40 years.

Ozzie Walch was an interesting guy. He was a yell leader at the U of Idaho, I wish I had a copy of the photo of him with the megaphone. He was known as The Wizard of Oz and had a CdA Lake resort with the Land of Oz theme. And he was a real estate pioneer of sorts for lake property as this ad shows.

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  1. My husband's Uncle was Ozzie Walch. Maybe we can come across a photo of him as a yell leader sometime in the future through Ozzie's children. If we do, we'll pass it on to you. Really.

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  2. I knew Ozzie for over 30 years, and currently own a cabin in Shorelands on Totos Ln. I would like to find a copy of this brochure.

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    1. I am trying to research Ozzie's WWII service. Did he ever tell you anything about his time in the war?

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    2. Where is Shorelands?

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  3. We used to go there when we were little. Story told is my daddy had an opportunity to purchase Ozzie’s. After CdA became what it is now, my dad kicked himself.

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