Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer Between Lake Pend Oreille, Priest Lake, the Pend Oreille River and the Clark Fork River, Bonner County has no shortage of water-related recreational opportunities. Boaters, swimmers, paddlers and shoreline...
By Shannon Williamson, Ph.D and Matt Nykiel Reader Contributors Recent news that BNSF plans to move forward with a second railroad bridge over Lake Pend Oreille has sparked a lot of conversation. The proposal,...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Pending government approvals, BNSF Railway plans to move forward with a second bridge across Lake Pend Oreille. Company officials announced this week that design and engineering for the project...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Expect to see a higher lake level by the end of the month. The Army Corps of Engineers announced this week that it plans to begin storing water in...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff BNSF Railway has agreed to investigate car covers for coal transportation, addressing a longtime complaint of local environmental and conservation groups. Company officials announced this week that they had...
By Reader Staff Locals and visitors alike will gain new appreciation for Idaho’s spectacular peaks, lakes, streams and wildlife with the Idaho Conservation League’s 10th annual Summer Adventure Series. With ten excursions planned for...
By Susan Drinkard Reader Contributor It is good to go away now and again, but magical, transporting experiences occur all the time here, even for those who have called Sandpoint home for decades. Of...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff There’s just something cool about classic boats. They evoke feelings of a simpler pre-war America, when it was the bee’s knees to hop in your old Chris Craft and...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The Cape Horn fire that scorched Lake Pend Oreille communities last year is seared into local memory. However, authorities still haven’t released the cause of the blaze. KXLY reports...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials are advising boaters to watch for additional debris in Lake Pend Oreille after a breach in a drift yard facility allowed some logs...
