Buoyant and bigger than ever
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Whether you’re the captain of your own vessel or an aspiring skipper with an affinity for unique, vintage and stylish watercraft, first mates and deckhands of all stripes are...
Category: Sports and Outdoors
Remembering the life and legacy of conservationist Will Venard
By Jerry Pavia and Brad Smith Reader Contributors The conservation community in North Idaho recently lost a dear friend and advocate. Will Venard was a member of the Idaho Conservation League (ICL) for more...
Full Draw Film Tour to bring the best of bowhunting to the Panida
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff A good hunting story does not begin and end with a harvest. In fact, some of the best hunting stories have nothing at all to do with a kill....
Out of the plane and into the fire
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Every year, wildfires burn millions of acres across the West. While many of these burns affect public land, others creep ever closer to residential structures as we build farther...
Dirt-y Secrets: June is the gardener’s favorite month
By Ranel Hanson Reader Columnist “June is bustin’ out all over!” — Carousel, by Rodgers and Hammerstein This is the month gardeners wait for all year. Seeds are planted and sprouting up, flower baskets...
On the range
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff I learned the art of the road trip early in life, thanks to my parents’ affinity for car travel. I can’t actually say that either of them are self-professed...
Timber Framers Guild comes to Sandpoint for workshop and TimberFest 2023
By Reader Staff Members of the Timber Framers Guild will converge on Sandpoint to participate in a special workshop organized by local craftsman Collin Beggs. Guild members will learn from two master carpenters specializing...
Citizen scientists, eager educators
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff While some choose to simply enjoy the natural amenities of North Idaho, some make it their mission to work for them. One group putting forth such effort is the...
Over the stigma and thru the woods
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff In the four years since her son, Ethan, was shot and killed by a Spokane County sheriff’s deputy, Sandpoint woman Justine Murray has not quit moving — both figuratively...
A mountain of news
By Zach Hagadone and Ben Olson Reader Staff Sandpoint experienced one of its biggest news days in decades June 1, when Denver-based snowsports goliath Alterra Mountain Company announced it had moved to acquire Schweitzer...
