By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer As hundreds of thousands of acres burn across the surrounding regions this summer, the areas directly surrounding Sandpoint have been fairly fireless. Though smoke lingers, the gray skies...
By Reader Staff Over the years, festivals celebrating the ever-growing craft beer industry have sprouted up around the Pacific Northwest but none have aged as well as Schweitzer Mountain Resort’s Fall Fest. Coming into...
By McCalee Cain Reader Intern After years of work, the North Idaho High School Aerospace Program’s (NIHSAP) aspirations literally took flight. Saturday marked the maiden voyage of the student-built vessel, a Zenith Zodiac CH601...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Fifty years ago on Sept. 1, the Sundance Fire churned through the woodlands at an unprecedented rate, growing from 4,000 acres to almost 56,000 acres within 9 hours. Along...
By McCalee Cain Reader Intern Jacquie Warda’s EXTRA 300 aerobatic monoplane is firetruck red, spangled with silver stars and branded with the phrase, “Ladies, it’s time to fly!” When you’re one of the top...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff For more than two decades, the Long Bridge Swim has gone off without a hitch. But this year, Mother Nature had other plans. Organizers of the fundraiser decided to...
Be it the lake, the mountains or the nightlife, Sandpoint has a lot to offer. Here are a few of our favorite outdoor spots. Next week, we’ll talk about our favorite restaurants and bars in...
By Chris Shafer Reader Contributor with Panhandle Animal Shelter During warm weather months, blue-green algae blooms can grow in freshwater lakes, rivers, or waterways. Avoiding areas contaminated with blue-green algae is extremely important because contact...
By Laurie Brown Reader Columnist This is the time of year when the lawn gets a work out — kids and dogs playing on it, having the grill out and people standing around, and...
By Cate Huisman Reader Contributor If you had visited Sandpoint’s public library 20 years ago this spring, you might have seen a notice posted there: •Interested in the native plants of North Idaho? •Would...
