Nature’s monuments
By Hannah Combs
Reader Contributor
In 1910, a passenger moving to Sandpoint by way of the rail may, upon glancing out the window, have seen a pennant waving gently in …
Category: History
The stories a building could tell
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Sandpoint’s first federal building, a grand spectacle of brick done in the Spanish Colonial Revival style located at 419 N. Second Avenue, has been home …
James Henry Towles of Hope
By Nancy Foster Renk
Reader Contributor
Hope was a relatively new town when James Henry Towles arrived there no later than 1901. The Northern Pacific laid tracks across the Idaho …
The best things in life are free
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Those looking for a free, family friendly and pandemic-precaution-possible activity can look no further than the Bonner County History Museum, as it hosts its regular …
At the top of the hill
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
When the owners of the property known locally as “The Pine Street Sledding Hill” announced it would no longer be open to the public, many …
Fast-moving meals of magic
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
There is nothing quite like enjoying a fresh, warm meal while traveling. It’s largely an experience of the past, with cars and airplanes as the …
The other bridge
By Chris Corpus
Reader Contributor
You know you’re a local when, returning from the south, you get that special feeling of “I’m home” — a burst of endorphins or a …
Give thanks for the drinks of the inventors of Thanksgiving
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Among the many aspects of Thanksgiving history — our peculiar Usonian holiday — that we’ve collectively forgotten in the interest of socio-political and economic convenience, …
A brush with death at the museum
By Hannah Combs
Reader Contributor
“D13, shelf 4; D13, shelf 4,” I muttered to myself as I hurried through the archives. I needed to pull one more artifact for tomorrow’s …
Hunting for history with the Elks
By Chris Corpus and Hannah Combs
Reader Contributors
The weightlessness of being carried in father’s arms. A blast of sharp winter wind whistling through the crack of the door at …
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Special Report
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
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WHERE ARE THE WORKERS?: Five-part series, September-October 2021.
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THE AMERICAN REDOUBT: Seven-part series, November-December 2017.
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STANDOFF AT RUBY RIDGE: 25 Years Later. Five-part series, August-September 2017.
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Community Calendars
Coming up this week! Don’t miss Science fun, the Backcountry Film Festival, Insanity Fab, and more! See the full list of events in the Community Calendars:
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Sandpoint in Pictures
Filmmaker Jimmy Matlosz of the Idaho Film Company has made a series of mini documentaries about influential Sandpoint locals, including the late Dann Hall and Erik Daarstad as well as icons Diane Michaels and Dan Shook. He is currently working on a series of interviews connected to the history of the Panida Theater. Jimmy is a 30-year veteran filmmaker who’s work can be seen at dpmatlosz.com.
