What’s in a name? (pt. 4)
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
This is the fourth installment of an ongoing series exploring the origins of where we got some of our placenames from. Last week, we covered …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
This is the fourth installment of an ongoing series exploring the origins of where we got some of our placenames from. Last week, we covered …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Bonner County History Museum is presenting Movies in the Park for the third year this summer. There are plenty of reasons the event persists …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The history of the railroad is a key part of the Sandpoint community.
It’s fitting, then, that the community played a key part in capturing …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Downtown Sandpoint took an aesthetic hit when a fire gutted several historic buildings in early February.
Just as locals gear up for the tourist-heavy summer …
By Reader Staff
The Bonner County History Museum is excited to announce its newest exhibit, “The Early Years of Schweitzer,” is now on display at Schweitzer Mountain Resort in Lakeview …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Bonner County History Museum is excited to announce that the newly-curated caboose is now open to the public for viewing. The yellow Spokane International …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A project long in the making, the historic tours of downtown Sandpoint begin next week starting Sept. 2.
Running from 10 a.m.-12 p.m., the tours …
By Reader Staff
The Bonner County History Museum is excited to announce the summer 2017 “Movies in the Park” schedule.
Presented in partnership with Pine Street Dental, and the Sandpoint …
By Reader Staff
The Bonner County History Museum is proud to announce that tickets for their Third Annual History Mystery Fundraiser: “A Vaudeville Review,” are on sale now. The museum’s …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
This article is meant to be a companion of the Bonner County History Museum’s current exhibit: “The Dark Days of Sandpoint,” which is well worth …
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