Idaho’s unofficial state bird
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Most people probably already know that the turkey is a uniquely North American bird — a fact primarily responsible for its central role in the also uniquely North American...
Category: Pets & Animals
Voices in the Wilderness
By Deb Hunsicker Reader Contributor “There’s some kind of animal down there.” I shift my attention from the bag of trail mix I’m focused on and scan the area my husband is pointing to...
IDL rules in favor of Idaho Club community dock near Trestle Creek
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Idaho Department of Lands Director Dustin Miller handed down a decision Oct. 27 approving the Idaho Club’s request for an encroachment permit for its 105-slip North Lake community dock...
International Fly Fishing Film Fest features stories from the Snake River to the Amazon
By Reader Staff Alert for anglers: The International Fly Fishing Film Festival is coming to the Panida Theater with a slate of screenings Friday, Nov. 3, showcasing the passion, lifestyle and culture of fly...
Mad about Science: Tyrannosaurs, Redux
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Last week, we learned about Sue, the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton that has ever been found, as well as the dramatic events surrounding its discovery and...
Group plants milkweed at Pine Street Woods to attract threatened butterfly species
By Mary Timblin Reader Contributor When Gail Bolin presented a talk on the declining number of monarch butterflies at the East Bonner County Library last winter, she would have never guessed that she was starting...
The butcher’s binky
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Contributor A couple of days into this year’s rifle hunting season, my husband Alex sent me a photo. The text notification made my heart race. He’d been gone for a...
The Dog Outside the Light
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff There is a truism attributed to early-20th century weird fiction writer H.P. Lovecraft: “The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of...
City accepting applications for 2023 City Beach goose hunt
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The application period for permits to participate in the second annual city authorized Canada goose hunt at Sandpoint City Beach is open until 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15, with...
The Thrillusionist comes home
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Sandpoint’s own Thrillusionist, David DaVinci, returns to the Panida Theater on Saturday, Oct. 7 for a night of thrilling escapes, magic and leather pants. “We often spend nearly 300...
