By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint’s miniature Statue of Liberty is back on its pedestal at City Beach after a monthslong restoration and repair effort.
The city of Sandpoint announced …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Local athletes and adventurers can beat the heat Saturday, Aug. 3 with the 29th annual Long Bridge Swim. This 1.76-mile trek from Sagle to Sandpoint …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It will be another summer season without lifeguards manning the stands at City Beach, with officials citing “the demographic and shifting employment environment over the …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
In 1995, 68 swimmers joined founder Eric Ridgway on the sandy shoreline of Dog Beach to celebrate the completion of the first-ever Long Bridge Swim. …
By Cort Gifford
Reader Contributor
The late scientist Masaru Emoto (“The True Power of Water”) tells us that water has memory. I’m reminded of this as I leave the lobby …
By Scout Anatricia
Reader Intern
There’s nothing quite like the sight of several hundred people breast-stroking their way to the finish line at the end of the 1.76 mile Long …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Right from the beginning, Lake Pend Oreille was trouble.
Standing near the lake shore at 5 a.m., endurance swimmers Nancy Steadman Martin, Christie Ciraulo, Jenny …
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
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WHERE ARE THE WORKERS?: Five-part series, September-October 2021.
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THE AMERICAN REDOUBT: Seven-part series, November-December 2017.
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STANDOFF AT RUBY RIDGE: 25 Years Later. Five-part series, August-September 2017.
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