Profile: Shingle Mill Blueberry Farm
By Jodi Rawson Reader Contributor Shingle Mill Blueberry Farm is a festive place this time of year. Toddlers run around stuffing blueberries into their mouths, moms catch up while their babies nap in the...
Category: Eats & Drinks
Kids’ Day at the Farmers’ Market: the next generation of vendors
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Each month, the Sandpoint Farmers’ Market hosts a special event. In the past couple of months, that has included a customer appreciation day and an anniversary party. This weekend,...
Festival at Sandpoint: Week 2
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Getting there Walking or biking to War Memorial Field is ideal. Driving to the venue, while possible, will probably still mean walking quite a ways thanks to limited street...
A walk down Festival Street
By Lyndsie Kiebert and Ben Olson Reader Staff Evans Brothers Coffee A mainstay first stop on Festival Street — the Festival at Sandpoint’s food vendor row — is Evans Brothers Coffee, owned by local brothers...
A newcomer’s guide to Sandpoint (pt. 2)
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Every summer for the past 37 years, the Festival at Sandpoint has raised its iconic white tent and drawn folks from all over the country to our little corner...
The Sandpoint Eater: Worth its weight
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist I used to look forward to attending the Summer Fancy Food Show at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. It’s the largest food industry event in...
Bringing positive change to the table
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Justine Murray has been running into more hummingbirds than normal. While hiking in the mountains. At her home. At friends’ houses. While visiting the site where her son, Ethan,...
A line at the beach
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff His back to the bank of windows that fill the east-facing side of Trinity at City Beach, Justin Dick hardly looked like he was sitting on what might be...
Wine with a view
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Wine and mountain enthusiasts rejoice — Northwest Winefest is back on Schweitzer Mountain for the fifth year, Saturday, July 20 and Sunday, July 21, boasting 20 wineries showcasing 80...
The Sandpoint Eater: Apples and potatoes for posterity
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist A couple of weeks ago, I answered a call from a lifelong friend, Dan. He’s more like a brother, really. His mother, Grace, was a mentor who taught...
