By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Schweitzer President and CEO Tom Chasse took a headline-grabbing hard stance on masking and social distancing protocols to lessen the spread of COVID-19, issuing a widely reported statement Dec....
By Reader Staff The Idaho Panhandle National Forests and Bureau of Land Management are inviting comments on the draft Environmental Assessment for a forest management project proposed near Bonners Ferry. The Westside Restoration Project...
By Ben Olson, Zach Hagadone and Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff For longtime North Idaho locals, there are three topics that frequently come up in conversation: how fast Sandpoint is changing and growing; downtown traffic;...
By Phil Hough Reader Contributor I am thankful to have wild places to wander in and find the time. The natural time. In wilderness, time flows from very natural and regular rhythms. Since spring,...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The “sneak peek” opening weekend on Nov. 20-21 saw more than 1,700 season passholders show up to Schweitzer Mountain Resort the first day, surpassing the expected turnout, according to...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff My winter sport is driving. I’m not entirely sure when I developed this weird affinity, but I suppose it began when I took drivers’ ed during the legendary Winter...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Nothing says Bonner County Thanksgiving quite like bundling up and hitting the lake at sunrise in hopes of encountering the fish of a lifetime. The Lake Pend Oreille Idaho...
By Reader Staff It’s a great time to rent skis before the season takes off. Youth and adult rental packages for both classic and skate skis are available. One must be a Sandpoint Nordic...
By Reader Staff Albeni Cove Recreation Area will be closed for the 2021 season while the campground and day-use area are used to stage materials for Strong’s Island bank stabilization work. Thousands of pounds...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff I grew up on skis and always loved skiing, but it was when I was 13 years old and strapped on a snowboard for the first time that I...
