T
o get to Edith Dislerâs house, drive north on Highway 83 to a paved road that heads west. In short order, the pavement turns into a narrow dirt road that winds up and down over hilly terrain in the woods. The road isnât maintained by the county. It gets icy and snow packed in winter and muddy in spring rains. Only a few houses, barely visible from the road, dot the area.
Itâs exactly the environment Disler wanted when she bought a patch of ground in Black Forest Park subdivision in 1993 while serving in the Air Force and teaching at the Air Force Academy.
March 3, the Indy told the story of a woman, Edith Disler, who stood up to the county and a developer and prevailed in a case involving Black Forest Park
After being forced back to North Bay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, local videographer Jim Clement and his girlfriend Alisha Mackenzie put together a video showcasing everything the city has to offer.