Editing McCall, Idaho

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'''McCall''' is a [[resort town]] on the western edge of [[Valley County, Idaho]], United States. Named after its founder, Tom McCall, it is situated on the southern shore of [[Payette Lake]], near the center of the [[Payette National Forest]]. The population was 3,686 as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], up from 2,991 in 2010.<ref>[http://data.spokesman.com/census/2010/idaho/cities/mccall-id/ Spokesman-Review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303193141/http://data.spokesman.com/census/2010/idaho/cities/mccall-id/ |date=March 3, 2016 }} - 2010 census - McCall, Idaho - accessed December 26, 2011</ref>

==History==
[[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] were the first inhabitants of the McCall area. Three tribes, the [[Tukudika]] (a sub-band of the [[Shoshone]] known as the "[[Sheepeaters]]"), the Shoshone, and the [[Nez Perce tribe|Nez Perce]], inhabited the land primarily in the summer and migrated during the harsh winter months.

In the early 19th century, mountain men including the nomadic [[French Canadian]] fur trapper [[François Payette]], [[Jim Bridger]], [[Peter Skene Ogden]], and [[Jedediah Smith]] passed through the area.

During the 1860s, [[mining|miners]] temporarily named the settlement "Lake City", but only [[alluvium|alluvial]] gold was discovered, so the temporary establishment was abandoned as most mining activity moved north to the town of [[Warren, Idaho|Warren]].

The settlement of McCall was established by Thomas and Louisa McCall in 1889. For a cabin and assumed rights to the {{convert|160|acre|km2}} of land, they traded a team of horses with Sam Dever, who held the [[squatter rights]]. Tom, his wife, four sons and a daughter lived in the cabin located on the shore of the lake, near present-day Hotel McCall. He established a school, hotel, saloon, and post office, and named himself postmaster. McCall purchased a sawmill from the Warren Dredging company and later sold it to the Hoff & Brown Lumber Company, which would become a major employer until its closure in 1977.<ref name=VMC>{{cite web|url=https://visitmccall.org/about/historic-information/|title=Historic Information|publisher=Visit McCall|access-date=28 November 2020}}</ref>

During this time Anneas "Jews Harp Jack" Wyatte provided the first recreational sailboat rides around the lake for tourists and advertised in Boise's ''[[Idaho Statesman]]'' a "30-foot sailing yacht for the use of parties who might visit the lake". ''The Statesman'' referred to McCall as a "pleasure resort."

Tourism continued in the early 20th century. In June 1902, the Boydstun Hotel in nearby Lardo opened as a "place to stay and camp on Payette Lake". In 1906, Charlie Nelson opened a tented camping area known as Sylvan Beach Resort along the west side of Payette Lake. In 1907, Lardo Inn opened for business. The arrival of the [[Oregon Short Line Railroad]] (a subsidiary of the [[Union Pacific Railroad]]) in 1914 secured McCall as a viable community and tourist destination. The Town of McCall was officially incorporated on 19 July 1911.<ref name=VMC/>
{{wide image|Payette lake panorama.jpg|928px|Panorama of Payette Lake}}

The town's annual winter carnival started in 1923–24. Reports vary between hundreds to thousands of tourists visiting the festivities.

The beauty of McCall and Payette Lake drew attention from [[Hollywood (film industry)|Hollywood]] in 1938 when it was selected as the filming location for the [[Academy Award]]-nominated [[Northwest Passage (1940 film)|''Northwest Passage'']], starring [[Spencer Tracy]], [[Robert Young (actor)|Robert Young]], and [[Walter Brennan]]. The film, released in 1940, was set during the [[French and Indian War]] of 1755–63 in eastern North America, Idaho's forests substituting for the woods of New England and the Upper Midwest.

In 1943, the [[United States Forest Service|U.S. Forest Service]] opened the McCall [[smokejumper]] base, one of eight smokejumper training bases in the nation. The site includes a smokejumper training unit, paraloft, dispatch office, and the McCall air tanker base at the [[McCall Municipal Airport|airport]].

After [[World War II]], a consortium of businessmen and doctors from [[Lewiston, Idaho|Lewiston]], {{convert|150|mi|-1}} to the north, decided that McCall and the lake were an ideal recreation site and thus the town was transformed from lumber to tourism. The iconic Shore Lodge opened on 3 July 1948, at Shellworth Beach on Payette Lake. The lodge became McCall's centerpiece for the next 51 years. Shore Lodge management and shareholders intentionally created a resort-style lodge that was a cozy and intimate place for locals and tourists, contrasting with the glamor and glitz of the other famous Idaho lodge in [[Sun Valley, Idaho|Sun Valley]]. It was turned into a private club in 1999, then it re-opened to the public in 2008. One of Shore Lodge's first summer employees was [[University of Idaho]] student John Ascuaga of [[Notus, Idaho|Notus]], who worked as a [[bellhop]] learning the business from the bottom up and was to go on to found the [[John Ascuaga's Nugget Casino Resort|Nugget]] hotel, convention center, and casino in [[Sparks, Nevada]], one of the largest and most successful in the [[Reno, Nevada]] area.<ref name=nevbhof>{{cite news|url=http://business.unlv.edu/nbhof/John-Ascuaga/ |publisher=Nevada Business Hall of Fame |title=John Ascuaga |access-date=August 16, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.livestockweekly.com/papers/97/09/18/whlnugget.html|journal=Livestock Weekly|last=Schreiber|first=Colleen|title=Hard work and family key to John Ascuaga's Nugget|date=September 18, 1997|access-date=August 16, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062605/http://www.livestockweekly.com/papers/97/09/18/whlnugget.html|archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basque.unr.edu/oralhistory/ascuaga_john/JohnAscuaga.html|publisher=University of Nevada|title=John Ascuaga|agency=Basque oral history project|date=1992|access-date=August 16, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.rgj.com/article/20091011/BIZ/910110324/John-Ascuaga-doesn-t-look-back|newspaper=Reno Gazette-Journal|title=John Ascuaga doesn't look back|date=October 10, 2009|access-date=August 16, 2014}}</ref>

In 1965, a {{convert|1,000|acre|km2}} peninsula {{convert|2|mi|0}} outside of McCall became [[Ponderosa State Park]], home to large [[Old-growth forest|old-growth]] trees.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/parks/ponderosa/ponderosa-projects/|title=Ponderosa Pine Restoration Project|publisher=Idaho State Parks & Recreation|access-date=28 November 2020}}</ref>

==Geography==
The town is situated on the southern shore of [[Payette Lake]], near the center of the [[Payette National Forest]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Woodhouse |first=Murphy |date=2025-03-04 |title=How Forest Service layoffs are hitting one Idaho lakeside town |url=https://www.marketplace.org/2025/03/04/forest-service-layoffs-trump-mountain-west/ |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=Marketplace |language=en-US}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|9.924|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert|9.061|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.863|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name=USCB/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 307
|1930= 651
|1940= 875
|1950= 1173
|1960= 1423
|1970= 1758
|1980= 2188
|1990= 2005
|2000= 2084
|2010= 2991
|2020= 3686
|estref=<ref name=2019CB>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|footnote=US Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census]],<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=US Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=December 18, 2012}}</ref> there were 2,991 people, 1,348 households, and 769 families in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|324.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 3,581 housing units at an average density of {{convert|388.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 93.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.7% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 3.6% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.9% of the population.

There were 1,348 households, of which 25.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.0% were non-families. 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.80.

The median age in the city was 40.7 years. 21% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.5% were from 25 to 44; 31.1% were from 45 to 64; and 13.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.7% male and 48.3% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=US Census website }}</ref> there were 2,084 people, 902 households, and 549 families in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|352.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,247 housing units at an average density of {{convert|379.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 96.83% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.05% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.48% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.14% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.34% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.15% from two or more races. 2.59% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race. 19.2% were of [[German Americans|German]], 17.3% [[English Americans|English]], 10.6% [[Irish Americans|Irish]] and 8.2% [[American ancestry]] according to [[Census 2000]]. 98.3% spoke [[english language|English]] and 1.7% [[spanish language|Spanish]] as their first language.

There were 902 households, out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.1% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.86.

The town population contained 24.3% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 30.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $46,420. Males had a median income of $27,955 versus $26,932 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,479. 12.2% of the population and 7.0% of families were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.6% of those under the age of 18 and 7.2% of those 65 and older.

===Population history===
Lardo (now western McCall) had a population of 300 at the [[1910 United States census|1910 census]], its only census entry.<ref>Moffatt, Riley.  ''Population History of Western U.S. Cities & Towns, 1850-1990''. [[Lanham, Maryland|Lanham]]: Scarecrow, 1996, p. 95.</ref>

===Ancestry/Ethnicity===
As of 2017 the largest self-identified ancestry groups/ethnic groups in McCall, Idaho were:<ref name="factfinder.census.gov">https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/17_5YR/DP02/1600000US1648790{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
! Largest ancestries (2017) !! Percent 
|-
| [[English Americans|English]] ||39.1% 
|-
| [[Norwegian American|Norwegian]] || 19.2% 
|-
| [[German Americans|German]] || 18.3%
|-
| [[Irish American|Irish]] || 12.8% 
|-
| [[American ancestry|"American"]] || 5.7%
|-
| [[Swedish American|Swedish]] || 4.7% 
|-
| [[Scottish American|Scottish]] || 3.5% 
|-
| [[Welsh American|Welsh]] || 2.3%
|-
| [[French Americans|French (except Basque)]] || 1.5%
|}
<ref name="factfinder.census.gov"/>

==Parks and recreation==
McCall's [[Little Ski Hill]], formerly the "Payette Lakes Ski Area," is {{convert|2|mi|km|spell=in}} west of town on [[Idaho State Highway 55|Highway 55]], just over the county line in [[Adams County, Idaho|Adams County]]. Opened in 1937 as a diversion for local forest workers, its {{convert|76|acre|m2}} were donated by Carl Brown. The Little Ski Hill was the second [[ski area]] in Idaho, after [[Sun Valley, Idaho|Sun Valley]], which opened a year earlier. It currently operates a [[T-bar lift|T-bar]] surface lift and has a vertical drop of {{convert|405|ft}}, with a summit of {{convert|5600|ft|-1}} above [[sea level]], and its slopes face north and west. The aging Nordic ski jump on the lower north slope, overlooking the bend in Highway 55, was removed in the 1990s.

[[Brundage Mountain]], northwest of McCall, opened in November 1961. With the addition of two new lifts in summer 2007, it currently has five [[chairlift]]s and one Magic Carpet lift. Brundage has a summit elevation of {{convert|7,803|ft|-1}} above sea level, and a vertical drop of {{convert|1921|ft|-1}}. The slopes on Brundage Mountain are primarily west-facing and the mountain's average [[snowfall]] exceeds {{convert|320|in|cm|-1}}. The resort operates a backcountry [[snowcat skiing]] operation which provides guided access to {{convert|18000|acre|km2}} of untracked powder in the [[Payette National Forest]] north of the ski area. Brundage was owned by the DeBoer family, descendants of early McCall pioneers, until Judd DeBoer's passing in 2020.<ref>{{cite web | last=Dent | first=Steve | title=New ownership at Brundage continues Judd DeBoer's legacy with a new 10-year plan | website=Idaho News 6 Boise Twin Falls (KIVI) | date=March 23, 2022 | url=https://www.kivitv.com/news/outdoors/new-ownership-at-brundage-continues-judd-deboers-legacy-with-a-new-ten-year-plan | access-date=August 31, 2024}}</ref> Until April 2006, it was co-owned by [[J. R. Simplot]].

[[Tamarack Resort]] (2004–09) is southwest of McCall, on the west side of [[Lake Cascade|Cascade Reservoir]]. Originally conceived as "Valbois" in the early 1980s, the project was revived as "WestRock" in the late 1990s and ultimately renamed "Tamarack" in 2002. Tamarack opened for lift-served skiing on December 15, 2004, with a summit elevation of {{convert|7660|ft|-1}} on West Mountain, up Rock Creek. Its vertical drop was over {{convert|2700|ft|-1}}; it used five chairlifts and a [[Platter lift|poma lift]]. The slopes on Tamarack faced east, overlooking the [[Lake Cascade|Cascade Reservoir]] and Long Valley. The resort went into [[Receivership|bank receivership]] in February 2008 and ceased operations a year later, on the evening of Wednesday, March 4, 2009. The ski area was closed for the 2009–10 season, but re-opened in December 2010 with limited operations.

[[Ponderosa State Park]] and the community of McCall hosted the 2008 Masters World Cup. The Harshman [[skatepark|Skate Park]] is Idaho's largest. The park was commemorated in August 2006 by [[Tony Hawk]]. The annual Winter Carnival started in the 1960s and brings over 60,000 people to the town during this week-long celebration. The carnival features ice sculptures and live music.

The first annual McCall Ultra Sleddog Challenge race was held in January 2018. The race was developed by nearby resident Jerry Wortley, who had experience as a pilot for the Iditarod dogsled race in Alaska. Wortley wanted to commemorate the area's rich dog mushing tradition. Well-known musher Jessie Royer won the inaugural race.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mccallultrachallenge.org/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117015611/http://www.mccallultrachallenge.org/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=November 17, 2017|title=McCall Ultra Challenge|access-date=28 November 2020}}</ref>

==Government==
McCall was incorporated as a town on 19 July 1911.<ref name=VMC/> It is presently chartered as a city with a [[council-manager government|council-manager]] form of government. Its [[city manager]] is nominated by the [[mayor]] and elected by the [[city council]]. The McCall City Council is made up of 4 council members and a mayor elected in an at-large election. During city council meetings, the mayor presides, and all 5 members can vote on any issue. The mayor has no veto powers.

McCall is located in [[Idaho's 1st congressional district]]. On the state level, McCall is located in district 8 of the [[Idaho Legislature]]. Despite the largest population in Valley County, McCall lost the bid for county seat in 1917 to the more centrally located town of [[Cascade, Idaho|Cascade]], nearly {{convert|30|mi|km|spell=in}} south on Highway 55.

==Transportation==
McCall is approximately {{convert|100|mi|-1}} north of [[Boise, Idaho|Boise]], about a 2-hour drive, accessed via [[Idaho State Highway 55|State Highway 55]], the ''Payette River Scenic Byway,'' a designated [[National Scenic Byway|national scenic byway]]. It heads north from [[Eagle, Idaho|Eagle]] in [[Ada County, Idaho|Ada County]] to [[Horseshoe Bend, Idaho|Horseshoe Bend]] in [[Boise County, Idaho|Boise County]], and climbs the [[whitewater]] of the [[Payette River]] to [[Cascade, Idaho|Cascade]] and McCall. The route turns west at Payette Lake in McCall and ends at [[New Meadows, Idaho|New Meadows]] in [[Adams County, Idaho|Adams County]], at the junction with [[U.S. Route 95 in Idaho|US-95]].<ref>[http://www.idahobyways.gov/byways/payette-river.aspx Idaho Byways - Payette River Scenic Byway] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210111829/http://www.idahobyways.gov/byways/payette-river.aspx|date=December 10, 2008}} - accessed May 18, 2009</ref>
*{{jct|state=ID|SH|55}} - ''Payette River Scenic Byway''

The [[McCall Municipal Airport]] is on the south edge of town, at an [[elevation]] of {{convert|5021|ft}} above sea level. West of Highway 55, it is home to a [[United States Forest Service|U.S. Forest Service]] Smokejumper Base.

==Media==
McCall is served by two four-color glossy magazines; ''McCall Magazine'' and ''McCall Home'', both of which are published semi-annually. McCall is also served by a weekly newspaper ''The Star News'', published on Thursdays,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mccallstarnews.com/pages/contact_page.php|title=Contact the Star-News|access-date=28 November 2020}}</ref> and a third magazine, ''McCall Life'', published quarterly since 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mccalllife.com|title=The McCall Life homepage|access-date=1 August 2021}}</ref> Two radio stations, ''[[KDZY]]'' (98.3 FM Country), and Star 95.5 are based in the town.

==Climate==
McCall experiences a [[Continental Mediterreanean climate|dry-summer continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dsb'') with cold, snowy winters and warm, relatively dry summers. The town has slightly less snow cover than the surrounding area, which has snow cover from around November 20 until early April, with 3–4 feet of snow by early February.

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|Jun snow days = 0.1
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 1.0
|Nov snow days = 7.2
|Dec snow days = 12.2
|source 1 = NOAA<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00094182&format=pdf
| title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991&ndash;2020
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| accessdate = August 13, 2023
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00105708&format=pdf
| title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991&ndash;2020
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| accessdate = August 13, 2023
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
| title = xmACIS2
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| accessdate = August 13, 2023
}}</ref> }}

==Education==
[[McCall-Donnelly School District]] is the local school district. Students are at Barbara R. Morgan Elementary School, Payette Lakes Middle School, and [[McCall-Donnelly High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mdsd.org/Page/119|title=McCall-Donnelly High School|access-date=28 November 2020}},</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Patty Boydstun|Patty Boydstun-Hovdey]] - [[FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|World Cup]] and [[Alpine skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics|Olympic]] skiing.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5LMyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YOsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5368,5502675& Spokesman-Review] - National alpine ski titles to Palmer, Patty Boydstun - ''Associated Press'' - March 15, 1970 - p. 3-sports</ref>
* [[Corey Engen]], captain of the US Nordic ski team at the 1948 Winter Olympics
* [[Helen Markley Miller]], writer of historical and [[biography in literature|biographical fiction]] for children about the [[Western United States]]<ref>{{cite journal|journal=School Libraries|year=1964|page=29|title=A superb story-teller who makes the pioneer life of the American frontier leap into being, Helen Markley Miller has written many books ...}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|journal=The Idaho Librarian|year=1969|page=116|title=...guest speaker, Mrs. Helen Markley Miller, a McCall author.}}</ref>
* [[Mack Miller]], Olympic cross-country skier and trainer
* [[Barbara Morgan]], first [[Teacher in Space Project|teacher in space]]
* [[Torrie Wilson]], former WWE Wrestler<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2001/12/02/torrie-wilsons-big-breakthrough/|title=Torrie Wilson's Big Breakthrough|work=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|date=December 2, 2001|access-date=June 16, 2018}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==Further reading==
* Bowman, Bill C.  ''The Legacy: The Legacy of Military Records in the History of Valley County, Idaho''.
* Brown, Warren Harrington Brown (1999). ''It's Fun to Remember: A King's Pine Autobiography''. {{ISBN|0-9676957-0-8}}
* Ingraham, Beverly (1992).  ''Looking Back: Sketches of Early Days in Idaho's High Country''. Maverick Publications.
* Rutledge, Sally and Elliott, Craig (2005).  ''Sylvan Beach: McCall, Idaho. Its History, Myths, and Memories.''
* Valley County History Project (2002). ''Valley County Idaho: Prehistory to 1920''. Action Publishing. {{ISBN|0-9716671-0-1}}
* Williamson, Darcy and Wilcomb, Marlee (2007). ''McCall's Historic Shore Lodge 1948 - 1989''. Meadow Cottage Industries. {{ISBN|0-9785282-0-4}}

==External links==
{{commons category|McCall, Idaho}}
* {{official website|http://www.mccall.id.us}}
* [http://www.mccallchamber.org McCall Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.mccallstarnews.com/ ''McCall Star News'' local newspaper]
* [http://www.mdsd.org McCall-Donnelly Joint School District]
* [http://www.mossidaho.org University of Idaho McCall Outdoor Science School]

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