On the Lake: Lake patrol fOILed!
By Chantilly Higbee
Reader Columnist
In early July, our team was getting ready to patrol Lake Pend Oreille from our pontoon boat. As I started the motor, I knew right …
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On The Lake: A response to Mr. Bordenave
By Steve Holt
Reader Contributor
As the Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper, we are unapologetic in our call for a thorough and independent Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed BNSF Sandpoint …
On The Lake: Why BNSF rail infrastructure expansion demands the highest level of environmental review
By Shannon Williamson
Reader Columnist
I am writing in response to Matt Morrison’s article titled “Rail investments provide access to foreign markets and job growth for Idaho.” I am not …
On The Lake: Remember the most polluted site in Sandpoint? It’s still a thing
By Shannon Williamson
Reader Columnist
It’s almost Valentine’s Day, and love is in the air! More importantly, pentachlorophenol is still flowing into Sand Creek, and we think that sucks. I …
On The Lake: Introducing Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper’s new communications associate
By Sharon Bosley
Reader Columnist
Water is life. Water is important to all living things; in some organisms, up to 90 percent of their body weight comes from water. Water …
On the Lake: Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper has a new Waterkeeper!
By Chantilly Higbee
Reader Contributor
Hi, my name is Chantilly Higbee, and I recently joined the Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper team as the organization’s Waterkeeper. I’ve always had an inherent …
On The Lake: Let me get this straight
By Shannon Williamson
Reader Columnist
I’m going to be straight up with you – this article is about the proposed BNSF rail bridge expansion. Again. This is a BIG deal, …
On The Lake: BNSF’s permit application to build a second rail bridge over the lake is making my eye twitch
By Shannon Williamson
Reader Columnist
You’ve probably already heard that Burlington Northern Sante Fe (BNSF) submitted permit applications to build a second rail bridge over Lake Pend Oreille. Correction – …
On the Lake: Our Water Quality Monitoring Program is no joke
By Shannon Williamson
Reader Columnist
It’s clearly still winter outside, but my mind keeps wandering toward summer. I’m sure I’m not alone. Winter in North Idaho can be a little …
On the Lake: For the love of water
By Shannon Williamson
Reader Columnist
With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, I thought it only fitting that I share why “I do what I do” with you fabulous readers. Working as …
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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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"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...
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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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Sandpoint in Pictures
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»
