Last Chance, Idaho

Last Chance was a former unincorporated community along Henrys Fork in Fremont County, Idaho, United States,[1] that is now part of the city of Island Park. The site originally was promoted as the "last chance" resort for the next 40 miles (64 km), hence the name.[2] The site of the former community in at 44°22′00″N 111°24′08″W.[1]

Transportation

A U.S. Highway passes through the community, as did a former U.S. Highway:

US 20
US 191, until it was rerouted entirely out of the state of Idaho in 1981

In popular culture

In season 2, episode 19 of the American television drama series Early Edition, after retiring from the Chicago Police Department, the character Detective Crumb moves to Last Chance, Idaho.

See also

References

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Last Chance
Marcus, W. Andrew; Meacham, James E.; Rodman, Ann W. (2012). Atlas of Yellowstone. University of California Press. p. 239. ISBN 978-0-520-27155-5.

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