A match made in Sandpoint
By Hannah Combs
Reader Contributor
According to an article in a 1917 issue of the Pend d’Oreille Review, the history of the match industry “reads like a romance.” Match …
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Nature’s monuments
By Hannah Combs
Reader Contributor
In 1910, a passenger moving to Sandpoint by way of the rail may, upon glancing out the window, have seen a pennant waving gently in …
Mysteries of the deep – Part 2
By Chris Corpus and Hannah Combs
Reader Contributors
The early morning light bathed the trees in light on the shores of the Pend Oreille River, and Kristoffer Solheim relaxed in …
Escape to the lake and the advent of tourism
By Chris Corpus and Hannah Combs
Reader Contributors
Laying her luggage on the bed (a real innerspring mattress, just like back home), she steps out the door and across the …
An underground mystery
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
When Heather Upton, interim director of the Bonner County History Museum, received a tip that secret rooms had been uncovered beneath the Abbott Building on …
A North Idaho pandemic: Then & Now
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
For everyone alive in North Idaho today, the novel coronavirus outbreak is uncharted territory.
Across the world, leadership is suspending gatherings, closing schools and encouraging …
Take a walk through Sandpoint’s past
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Thanks to the Sandpoint Historic Preservation Commission, with an assist from the Bonner County Museum, residents and visitors alike are able to hold an abundance …
Historic photos to spruce up downtown fire damage
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 …
A quiz for locals
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Have you ever known that guy or gal who seems to know everything about North Idaho history? I mean everything.
Give them the name …
Dark History: Old Sandpoint pushes back against prostitution
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth installment of the “Dark History” series, highlighting the rough-and-ready days of Old Sandpoint. These articles are meant as a …
Coming up this week! Don’t miss New Year’s Eve Celebrations, the Polar Bear Plunge, and more! See the full list of events in the 
