Editing Clark Fork, Idaho (section)

==History==
The [[Kutenai]] Indians have lived in the area around Lake Pend Oreille for centuries, well before the first Europeans explored the North American wilderness.<ref>Finley, Debbie Joseph, and Howard Kallowat. Owl's Eyes & Seeking a Spirit: Kootenai Indian Stories. Pablo, Mont: Salish Kootenai College Press, 1999. ISBN 0-917298-66-7</ref>

The town of Clark Fork was named in honor of [[William Clark]], who along with Meriwether Lewis, headed the expedition through the western American wilderness in 1804. It is believed the Lewis and Clark party encountered the Clark Fork River near present-day [[Missoula, Montana|Missoula]], [[Montana]], in October 1805. After the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]], fur traders would pass through the area. The origins of an actual town date back to when the [[Northern Pacific Railway]] constructed a line adjacent to the Clark Fork River, near the eastern shore of Lake Pend Oreille in the early 1880s. By the 1890s a ferry boat service was used to cross the river or to travel as far as [[Heron, Montana]], about 12 miles (20&nbsp;km) upriver.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clark Fork Idaho, Your Home on the Clark Fork River |url=https://www.sandpoint.com/community/clark-fork.php |website=sandpoint.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The History of Clark Fork, Idaho |url=http://www.clarkforkidaho.com/clarkfork_history.php |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=www.clarkforkidaho.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://clarkforkidaho.org/COCF/page2.html|title = About Clark Fork}}</ref>

Clark Fork is a small town that focuses on agriculture, forestry, small businesses and tourism (camping, hunting and fishing).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.clarkforkidaho.com/|title=Clark Fork Idaho Home Page|website=www.clarkforkidaho.com}}</ref>

===Climate===
This [[climate|climatic]] region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Clark Fork has a [[humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=363101&cityname=Clark+Fork,+Idaho,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Clark Fork, Idaho Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase}}</ref>