By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Construction is ongoing at the Idaho Club’s 88-slip marina adjacent to the mouth of Trestle Creek, after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers temporarily halted activities Dec. 22, due to...
By Ben OlsonReader Staff One of the saving graces of my life is owning a sailboat. I bought it with my buddy Jake Hagadone (brother to Reader Editor-in-Chief Zach Hagadone) about five years ago;...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Not everyone is lucky enough to know someone with a boat or own one themselves, but thanks to the Sandpoint Sailing Association, getting on the water is a piece...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Lake Pend Oreille reached summer pool elevation on June 19, which means we have now entered the official “lake days” of summer. With all that fun and sun, though,...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff In the first of two public meetings offered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to explain restricted operations at Albeni Falls Dam, representatives engaged with hundreds of concerned...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Colonel Kathryn Sanborn visited Albeni Falls Dam near Oldtown on May 21 to tour the site and answer questions about spillway operations that have...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Boaters, beach-goers and lake recreators of all stripes rejoice — Lake Pend Oreille is officially at summer pool. Lake levels reached summer pool — 2,062 feet — around noon...
By Sarah Garcia Reader Columnist Sandpoint is synonymous with breath taking beauty made up of pine covered mountain peaks and beautiful blue waters. For many Bonner County natives, the unparalleled beauty is burned into...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to approve six no-wake zone buoys to be placed on Lake Pend Oreille in Hope. County Parks and Waterways Director James Shannon said...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County Sheriff’s Deputy Rob Danno can describe this year’s waterway debris situation in a single word: “Problematic.” “There’s an unusual amount of debris in the water right now,”...
