By Jennifer Ekstrom Reader Contributor We have some pretty amazing wild spaces up here in North Idaho. Massive lakes. Sparkling rivers. Diverse landscapes ranging from rainforests to rocky crags. And peat bogs. Yes, peat...
By Jen Heller Reader Contributor Each season that rolls around, as the weather shifts, I look out the window with a smile and say, “Ahh… this is my favorite season.” (Every month except August,...
By Aly Bean Reader Contributor I grew up in Colorado, but didn’t get into skiing until I was in college in Durango. The local resort was named Purgatory, but the name officially changed to...
By Reader Staff With more than three feet of natural snowfall and a head start on snowmaking, Schweitzer will open early for a bonus weekend of skiing and riding Saturday, Nov. 19-Sunday, Nov. 20. The...
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Hopping on a boat and fishing the fickle fall waters of Lake Pend Oreille is not for the faint of heart. That hasn’t stopped oodles of locals from layering...
By Ranel Hanson Reader Columnist “They who sing through summer, must dance through winter.” — Italian Proverb There is no doubt about it, we are entering a new season and it’s likely to be...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint City Administrator Jennifer Stapleton and Parks Planning and Development Manager Maeve Nevins-Lavtar provided City Council with an update Nov. 16 on planned renovations and improvements to Travers Park...
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Lena Haug likes a challenge. The professional equestrian has never shied from the unknown, whether it was leading horseback expeditions as a teen in Chile or, more recently, in...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff This article is Part 2 of the conclusion to a series of articles supported by a grant from the Idaho Humanities Council and sponsored by Friends of Scotchman Peaks...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff It’s safe to say that cyclocross bicycle racers are a different breed from the rest. While the thought of lapping road bikes on a dirt track filled with obstacles,...
