By Sharon Lewis
Reader Contributor
Have you ever experienced walking along a city street or suburban sidewalk and suddenly feeling calmer, more relaxed and maybe a little less anxious? If …
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"Have you ever experienced walking along a city street or suburban sidewalk and suddenly feeling calmer, more relaxed and maybe a little less anxious? If we are lucky, that sense of calm will linger for a few more city blocks, and the only thing that has changed from one block to the next is the presence of a few mature trees."
Sandpoint Tree Committee member Sharon Lewis explores the impact of urban forestry in a guest piece for the latest Reader. Learn more at sandpointreader.com. 🌳
Seeing the forest for the trees » Sandpoint Reader
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By Sharon Lewis Reader Contributor Have you ever experienced walking along a city street or suburban sidewalk and suddenly fe...Looking to buy some property in Hope in 2002, Jackie Henrion and her husband spent a night at Hotel Hope. The building houses an old-school saloon and, at the back of the room, a stained-glass portrayal of a woman overlooking the bar and lake beyond the hotel’s front windows.
On the back of the saloon menu, Henrion found a passage explaining that the woman in the stained-glass was meant to be Marie Root, the hotel owner from 1920 to her death in 1968.
“I was mesmerized,” Henrion said. “I sensed something deeper about the place. I just wanted to know a lot more.”
That encounter led to Henrion's recently released book "Rerooted," a fictionalized and poetic telling of Root's story. Learn more at sandpointreader.com, and catch Henrion at a book signing Sunday, Aug. 25 at the hotel at 12 p.m.
At the Root of it all » Sandpoint Reader
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By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Looking to buy some property in Hope in 2002, Jackie Henrion and her husband spent a night at...Sailing through its first summer as a brick-and-mortar restaurant, The Burger Dock has established a nautical-themed niche at 116 N. First Ave. in downtown Sandpoint.
During a recent Tuesday lunch hour, we dropped anchor at The Burger Dock for an ultra-filling afternoon repast.
Read Zach's review of The Burger Dock at sandpointreader.com. 🍔
Here be good burgers » Sandpoint Reader
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By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sailing through its first summer as a brick-and-mortar restaurant, The Burger Dock has establis...
This week in Sandpoint: Yee-haw! Family fun is in full swing this week at the Bonner County Fair, where you can take in the sights, sounds, and delicious food of this annual event! See all happenings ’round town this week, Aug. 19-25:
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November’s Sandpoint in Pictures winner. There is a touching sentiment behind this photo, which captured November’s photo contest prize. And a new contest is in full swing for December, too. Submit a photo, see local pics, and vote at SandpointPictures.com»
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