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North Idaho and the Inland Northwest are the aboriginal 1 CABELA’S homelands to a number of Indian tribes. The names of 6 2 COEUR D'ALENE CASINO many cities and landmarks are derived from these tribal Looking to prepare for a career or develop professionally? 3 FARRAGUT STATE PARK languages. While not all local names are tribal, visitors 4 GREYHOUND PARK and newcomers can refer to this list of challenging-to- pronounce names to sound like you’ve been here for years! 5 HEYBURN STATE PARK 9 6 KOOTENAI WILDLIFE REFUGE Coeur d’Alene - core da LANE Q’emiln - ka MEE lin Kootenai - KOOT in ee Shoshone - sho SHONE Visit us at 1 location in Coeur d’Alene 7 LOOKOUT SKI AREA

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2 11 Portland 377 Yellowstone 438 Idaho North 7 5 Monthly average daytime temperatures and precipitation January 34° 3.58 February 41° 2.50 March 48° 2.28 April 59° 1.68 May 69° 2.02 June 76° 1.93 July 86° .70 August 85° .99 SEASONS CHANGE SEASONS September 75° 1.25 October 61° 2.10 November 44° 3.10 December 37° 3.81

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Communities Rich in History in Rich Communities Park is the permanent home of Sacred Encounters, and a small tribe living near the Kootenai became the Fourth of July Pass, a short distance from known as the Pend Oreille ‘ear pendent’. an exhibition telling the story of the “Blackrobes” and the Coeur d’Alene Tribe. the Mission. Mullan’s road was completed in During the fur trade era, tribal people were 1862 just as the Civil War got under way. introduced to many western goods and ideas, IDAHO’S FIRST ROAD including Christianity. The idea of men wearing As the Mission of the Sacred Heart was A MILITARY PRESENCE After the Civil War there was growing black robes delivering a great prayer from a being completed in 1853, General Isaac Stevens, friction between settlers and native cultures in book was so appealing that a neighboring Tribe the first governor of Washington Territory, came the west. In 1877, just one year after the defeat in western Montana sent a delegation to St. through the Northwest with a survey party in of General Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn, Louis several times looking for a priest. Father search of a northern route for a transcontinental General William Sherman toured the west and Jean DeSmet responded by establishing Saint railroad. He assigned Lt. John Mullan with a recommended to Congress that a new military Mary’s Mission in 1841. When news about the crew of about 150 men to construct a 624 mile fort be constructed on the northern shore of mission reached the Coeur d’Alene Tribe they wagon road from Ft. Benton on the Missouri Lake Coeur d’Alene. The building of Fort Coeur were convinced that an old tribal legend about River to Ft. Walla Walla on the Columbia. On d’Alene, which started in the spring of 1878, men wearing black robes bringing them a great July 4, 1861 the men celebrated Independence • The Museum of North Idaho - Celebrating Over 50 Years! • The Museum of North Idaho - Bringing History to Life Discover the Rich History of the Coeur d'Alene Region The Museum of North Idaho Summer Hours: Daily 11 am - 5 pm Fall Hours: Tuesday to Saturday 11 am - 5 pm $5 Adults, $1.50 Youth - FREE parking with admission

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NORTH IDAHO HISTORY IDAHO NORTH the 100-year history of filmmaking in North Idaho, including memorabilia from Bing Crosby and Patty Duke's Oscar! The exhibit closes October 30, 2021. 115 Northwest Blvd, Coeur d'Alene - (208) 664-3448 - www.museumni.org

4 www.fyi northidaho.com • The Guide to North Idaho was also the beginning of a small pioneer village River in 1871 and visualized the ideal location for a the original mission on the St. Joe just north of that later became the city of Coeur d’Alene. In sawmill. He negotiated a treaty with Chief Andrew town. Flooding forced the priest to move the 1887, the name of the fort was change to Fort Seltice of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and started mission to Cataldo, where it stands today as the

Sherman in honor of its founder. The fort was the area’s first commercial sawmill in 1880. The oldest original building in the state. NORTH IDAHO HISTORY active until 1898 when most of the troops were settlement of Post Falls grew up around the mill. TRAINS AND STEAMBOATS sent to fight in the Spanish American War. Three The dam is now operated by Avista Utilities and is The discovery of gold and silver coincided with of the original fort buildings are still in use on the site of Falls Park, with observation decks open the completion of the Northern Pacific Railroad, what is now the campus of North Idaho College. to the public. The Coeur d’Alenes and much of the second transcontinental rail line in the U.S. By RUSH FOR GOLD AND SILVER northern Idaho had immense stands of white pine 1887 a railroad/steamboat transportation system While Fort Coeur d’Alene was under and met all the conditions for logging, including was constructed to connect the new silver mining construction a veteran prospector named Andrew transcontinental railroads to take the lumber district to the main line of the Northern Pacific Prichard discovered gold on the North Fork of the to market. Many of the towns in northern Idaho Railroad. By 1910, most of the towns in northern Coeur d’Alene River. He and his partners tried to began as logging centers. Idaho were served by at least one of the four major keep the discovery a secret but in the spring of Originally named Westwood, in 1881 railroads that ran through the area. Beginning in 1883 the word got out. Gold in the Coeur d’Alenes! Rathdrum was renamed after a town in Ireland in 1905, an electric railroad ran from Spokane Thousands of prospectors rushed to the gold order to obtain its own post office. It was county to Coeur d’Alene, which made connections to fields, including Wyatt Earp and his brothers. The seat of Kootenai County until 1908. It was the steamboat excursions on Lake Coeur d’Alene. towns of Murray, Prichard and Eagle City sprang end of the Northern Pacific Railroad route to the Spanning 400 feet across Sand Creek in up overnight. Coeur d’Alene Mining district. From here, miners downtown Sandpoint, the Cedar Street Bridge In 1884 some of the prospectors began to turn took a stage to Coeur d’Alene and a steamboat to Public Market is the only marketplace on a their attention to the South Fork of the Coeur Cataldo. In 1886, a branch line to Hauser re-routed bridge in the United States. Built in 1906 as an d’Alene. What they found was not gold, but traffic. Several of Rathdrum’s historic buildings auto and pedestrian bridge, it originally carried silver. The first silver mines, such as the Tiger reflect its prosperous days as the county seat. traffic from downtown to the train depot on the and Poorman, were located along Canyon Creek, Bonners Ferry was named for Edwin Bonner. east bank of Sand Creek. As train travel declined a tributary of the South Fork. The activity around He was the builder of the first ferry boat on the in the following decades the bridge became less these mines gave birth to the towns of Burk, Gem Kootenai River that was used for transportation integral to transportation needs and fell into and Mace. By 1886 more than a dozen silver mines needs of gold prospectors of Wild Horse Creek disrepair. In the early 1980s Scott Glickenhaus, were in operation along the hills and creeks of in British Columbia. The Kootenai River, which a local entrepreneur and world traveler, saw an the South Fork. The town of Mullan came into flows through Bonners Ferry is a fickle patriot. opportunity to create a unique public gathering

existence after the discovery of the Hunter Mine. Originating in Canada, it flows South across the place. His idea, inspired by the Ponte Vecchio in Communities Rich in History The township of Kellogg was established in U.S. border then returns North back into Canada Italy, was to create a marketplace-on-a-bridge 1892 and named after Noah Kellogg (his jackass eventually emptying into is credited with finding the first Galena ore in Kootenay Lake. 1884) founder of The Bunker Hill Mine, known At one time a rough- by residents as “Uncle Bunker.” W.R. Wallace, and-tumble logging town, a cousin of Lew Wallace, the author of Ben Hur, Harrison still sports built a cabin and a store near the mouth of Canyon remnants of its colorful Creek and began to make plans for a town. His past. Historic buildings, town of Wallace became the hub of one on the like the community’s two richest mining districts in the world. churches, weathered TIMBER BOOM saloons and even the city’s cemetery, all stand Following a report made by a U.S. Geological as testament to the Survey in 1898 about the abundant timber hardy souls who built this resources in the Pacific Northwest, several eastern one-time boom town. In lumber companies moved into North Idaho and the early 1900s, Harrison began building their empires. These companies was a main port for the purchased vast amounts of timber lands, built big passenger steamers mills, railroads, logging camps, company stores, that navigated Lake and even town sites. With the logging boom in full Coeur d’Alene. swing by 1910 thousands of people swarmed into PEDIATRICS St. Maries developed northern Idaho as to a gold rush. Coeur d’Alene as a steam-boat stop serving patients at our following locations: grew from a small pioneer town of about 500 to a Coeur d’Alene | Post Falls | Rathdrum and major distribution modern city with a population of more than 7,000. center for raw logs, at Water front towns such as Sandpoint, Harrison, St. the confluence of the St. Maries, Post Falls, Priest River, Bonners Ferry and Maries and St. Joe rivers. Spirit Lake became bustling timber towns. 208.620.5250 It was named by Father Frederick Post came upon a falls in the Spokane Follo U! Pierre DeSmet, who built myHeritageHealth.org

The Guide to North Idaho • www.fyi northidaho.com 5 with a distinctive Northwest flair. Opened in 1983, the bridge features a unique passive solar design, multiple support pilings driven into Sand Creek and massive North Idaho Museums tamarack timbers selectively harvested in Idaho and Montana. Founded in 1910, Plummer was originally the hub of the Union Pacific and Kootenai County Milwaukee Railroads. Timber was one of the primary economic resources, along Brig Museum at Farragut State Park 13550 E Hwy 54, Athol 683-2425 with farms growing on the rich Palouse soil. The railroad allowed logs, lumber and Crane Historical Society Museum grain to be sold throughout the region. 201 Coeur d’Alene Ave, Harrison, www.cranehistoricalsociety.org 689-3111 NORTH IDAHO WATERS Fort Sherman Museum Prior to 1846, Native Americans inhabited the shores of Hayden Lake. Legend has North Idaho College, www.museumni.org/chapel.html 664-3448 it that in 1878 a pioneer named Matt Heyden and another early homesteader, John Hager got into a poker game to see who would name the lake. Heyden won, although Museum of North Idaho time altered the spelling to Hayden Lake. The Hayden Lake Country Club was once 115 Northwest Blvd, Coeur d’Alene, www.museumni.org 664-3448 a recreational stop on the areas electric railroad known as The Bozanta Tavern, Old Kootenai County Jail Museum one of the finest resorts in the Northwest. It is also the site of the first 18-hole golf 802 2nd St, Rathdrum, www.rathdrumhistory.com 687-9333 course in Idaho. Post Falls Historical Society Museum The village of Bayview was the terminus for lake steamers bringing lumber and 101 E 4th Ave, Post Falls, postfallshistoricalsociety.webs.com 773-4681 lime from other points on the lake. After the start of World War II, Farragut Naval Training Center was built just west of Bayview. The second largest training center in Benewah County the country, it processed 293,381 sailors in one 15-month period. After the war the Hughes Home Museum center was decommissioned and given to the state of Idaho for a state park. 538 Main Ave, St Maries, www.stmarieschamber.org/hughes 245-3212 Priest Lake is named from the legend of a priest, ministering to early settlers, who disappeared one winter and was presumed drowned in the cold, clear waters. Bonner & Boundary Counties The lake is also famed for being the site of several early silent movies produced by Bird Aviation Museum & Invention Center Nell Shipman in the 1920s. 3215 Bird Ranch Rd, Sagle, www.birdaviationmuseum.com 255-4321 The city of Sandpoint is named for the extensive sandy beach area that extends Bonner County Historical Society Museum into Lake Pend Oreille near downtown. Lake Pend Oreille (pronounced Pond-O-ray) 611 S Ella Ave, Sandpoint, www.bonnercountyhistory.org 263-2344 is said to have been named by French fur trappers who thought the lake was shaped Boundary County Museum7229 Main St, Bonners Ferry, www. like a large ear. The lake is over 43 miles long, six miles wide and its depth is more

Communities Rich in History in Rich Communities bonnersferrymuseum.org 267-7720 than 1,200 feet. Early trapper, David Thompson who worked for The Hudson Bay Company, charted maps for much of North Idaho. In 1809 he built a trading post east Keyser House Museum 301 Montgomery St, Priest River 448-2721 of Sandpoint near Hope, called the Kullyspel (Kalispel) House which is Idaho’s first Priest Lake Museum structure built by a non-native. 38 W Lakeshore Dr, Priest River, www.plmuseum.org 443-3191 Silver Valley Crystal Gold Mine 51931 Silver Valley Rd, Kellogg, www.goldmine-idaho.com 783-4653 Captain John Mullan Museum - 229 Earl Street, Mullan 744-1155 Oasis Bordello Museum 605 Cedar Street, Wallace, www.facebook.com/oasisbordellomuseum 753-0801 Old Mission State Park One mile E of Cataldo off I-90, www.parksandrecreation.idaho.gov 682-3814 Northern Pacific Railroad Depot Museum 219 6th Street, Wallace, www.npdepot.org 752-0111 Shoshone County Mining & Smelting Museum 820 McKinley Ave, Kellogg www.staffhousemuseum.com 786-4141 Sierra Silver Mine Tour 420 5th Street, Wallace, www.silverminetour.org 752-5151 Silver Capital Arts Mining & Mineral Museum NEW MUSEUM 610 Bank St, Wallace 556-7081 In 2019, the museum was able to move and save the historic J.C. White House, Spragpole Museum 6353 Prichard Creek Rd, Murray 682-3901 relocating this historic home to 8th & Young, where it will serve as the centerpiece for our new museum. MNI’s plans are to expand the space underground for an Wallace Corner Gifts & Museum 525 Cedar Street, Wallace 753-6141

NORTH IDAHO HISTORY IDAHO NORTH exhibit hall, which will provide us with approximately 12,000 square feet and allow Wallace District Mining Museum the museum to serve the community year-round. You can donate to the Building 509 Bank Street, Wallace, www. wallaceminingmuseum.org 556-1592 Fund at www.museumni.org and help us reach this goal. Wardner Memorabilia Museum 525 Main, Wardner 786-2641

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Circling Raven Golf Course The Floating Green

Greens like velvet, fairways shaded by Ponderosa pines and Douglas firs and tees with million-dollar views of mountains and World Class Golf lakes are what’s in store when you tee off at The Highlands in Post Falls is atop a hill The crown jewel of Northwest golf is nestled any of North Idaho’s challenging and scenic overlooking the city and this popular public in the southeast corner of Coeur d’Alene on golf courses. course recently added a new fairway and Lake Coeur d’Alene’s north shore. The Coeur Avondale Golf Club is an exceptionally green. d’Alene Resort Golf Course with the famous scenic course just steps away from Hayden South of Coeur d’Alene on US 95 is the floating green, has played host to PGA touring Lake’s Gold Coast. beautiful Circling Raven Golf Club which Golf pros and was selected by Golf Digest as Silver Mountain’s course, Galena Ridge, Magazine has ranked as one of the Top 100 America’s most beautiful resort golf course. delivers a quintessential mountain golf Courses to Play. Adjacent to the Coeur d’Alene experience offering dramatic elevation FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT: Casino Resort, and owned by the Coeur d’Alene changes, fairways tucked into quiet, wooded FYINORTHIDAHO.COM/PLAY/GOLF Tribe, Circling Raven is a premier mountain golf

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Farragut State Park, Athol - Professional level courses. The Little Black Bear Golf Voted the course offers 9 holes for beginners or those with young children. $5/vehicle/day fee or $10 annual pass. Best Idaho Course Northstar - Holes: 18 DISCatcher l Tee Type: Concrete l Course Length: 4994 — Golf Advisor’s Golfer’s Choice, 2020 Wreckreator - Holes: 18 DISCatcher l Tee Type: Concrete l Course Length: 6239 A.W.O.L. - Holes: 18 DISCatcher l Tee Type: Concrete l Course Length: 6746 Schweitzer Mountain Resort, Sandpoint - Mountain course with some uneven terrain and magnificent views. About 700’ elevation gain to the highest point. 9 hole option stays lower. Holes: 18 Baskets l Tee Type: Natural l Course Length: 5606 l Alternate: 2622 Corbin Park Disc Golf Course, Post Falls - The course is part of a beautiful park along the Spokane River (Riverbend Dr. to Corbin Rd.) Diverse shots, elevation WORLEY, IDAHO changes, a few water hazards, big rocks and lots of trees. Wildlife, picnic tables, CDACASINO.COM softball field, volleyball and horseshoe pits are nearby. Holes: 15 DISCatcher l Tee Type: Concrete l Course Length: 3828 Bluegrass Park - Kiwanis Disc Golf Course, Coeur d'Alene - Laid out in an - There are 21 golf courses in the Idaho Panhandle 11-acre circular park with a picnic shelter and playground in the Coeur d'Alene between Bonners Ferry and St. Maries Place subdivision (Ramsey Rd. and Dalton Ave.) Rolling hills and lots of trees. Holes: 9 Baskets l Tee Type: Natural l Course Length: 2062 Disc Golf - Kootenai County has three award winning courses: The Baldfoot Disc Golf Course - Some concrete tee boxes have been poured, others Coeur d’Alene Resort and Circling Raven, which have been are still dirt until final location is determined. Wooded terrain with a lot of minor elevation changes. Creek in play on some holes. named “most beautiful” and “best” by Golf Digest. Avondale Holes: 18 DISCatcher, Tee Type Concrete, 10076 Baldy Mountain Rd Cherry Hill - Kiwanis Disc Golf Course, Coeur d’Alene - 15-acre course with has consistently been named “Favorite Golf Course in North elevation changes, lots of foliage and trees. Natural obstacles. Idaho” by the North Idaho Business Journal Holes: 18 Baskets l Tee Type: Rubber | Course Length: 4796 Vandal Disc Golf Course, Sandpoint - Open field and wooded shots at the - Within a 50-mile radius of I-90 and US 95 there are University of Idaho’s Agricultural campus. thirteen 18-hole and eight 9-hole courses. Holes: 18 DISCatcher | Tee Type: Gravel | Course Length: 5640 Silver Mountain Disc Golf Course, Kellogg - Located at the Chair 2 basin. Mountain course with beautiful views. Holes: 9 Baskets | Tee Type: Natural

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1. Coeur d’Alene is a French name given to the Schee-Schu-Umsh Indians during early Neider Ave fur trading days describing their sharp trading practices. They were known to have hearts (coeur) as sharp as the point of an awl (alene). The premier souvenir of Coeur d’Alene, Dine & Shop “Heart Like an Awl™” is an original Cheryl Burchell Goldsmiths design. Specializing in local gemstones and gifts, plus they deliver. 1524 Northwest Blvd, 208.676.1645. 1112 12 yourgoldsmith.com < 2. A locally owned & operated ice cream cafe, Abi’s Ice Cream serves premium hand- 4 crafted, small-batch ice cream, sorbets, shakes, espressos and baked goods that are made- Hazel Ave on-site daily. Located a just north of Sherman Avenue at 112 N. 4th St. 208.930.0699, abisicecream.com 3. Coeur d’ Alene’s premier cider house, Coeur d’Alene Cider Company has 16 rotating 11 ciders (and beer!) on draft, bottle shop, and food. Tons of games, outdoor patio, and family 6 friendly. Located just east of downtown at 1327 E Sherman Ave. 208.704.2160 1 4. ZiSpa - Zi Spa is a 6,000 square-foot oasis that offers an escape from the rigors of everyday life. . 859 North Lakewood Drive, Suite 302 (third floor). 208.765.9400. zispas. com 9 5. Celebrate your Irish Heritage. All Things Irish, at 315 Sherman Avenue, Parking Garage carries all the Irish and Celtic products you’ve come to expect, imported from Ireland and selected especially for their quality and appeal. 208.6670131, 5 2 all-thingsirish.com

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The Guide to North Idaho • www.fyi northidaho.com 11 Floating Boardwalk What to SEE & DO Get Above it All Seaplane rides and parasail adventures, seasonally, located at Independence Point near City Park in downtown Coeur d’Alene. Be Amused! Silverwood Theme Park silverwoodthemepark.com. Triple Play Family Fun Park 3play.com Attractions Silverwood is a family owned business that began in 1987 as a showcase for their family’s vintage trains, planes, cars and exotic animals. Go Underground Walk the Boardwalk Visit Sierra Silver Mine Tour in Historic The Boardwalk at The Coeur d’Alene Resort Wallace, www.silverminetour.org, or Crystal Pick Huckleberries rims the hotel’s marina and at 12 feet wide and Gold Mine in Kellogg (the only authentic The mountains of the Coeur d’Alenes are 3,300 feet long, it is recognized as the world’s gold mine in the Northwest). www.goldmine- known for this round, purple berry native to longest floating boardwalk. idaho.com North Idaho. www.fs.usda.gov/ipnf Zip it in the Trees Ghost Stories Pan for Gold Looking for an adrenaline rush while in Hop aboard the Sierra Silver Trolley in Visit Murray, ID, North Idaho’s living ghost North Idaho? Tree to Tree Adventure Park, Historic Wallace for a truly unique history town. Enjoy lunch in the shadow of Molly Silver Silver Streak Zipline Tours, Timberline lesson that retraces the historical events of b’Damn at the Sprag Pole Inn & Museum. Adventures, and Schweitzer Mountain. Wallace and the ghost town of Burke, Idaho. Visit Eagle City Park, site of the first gold rush www.silverminetour.org to the Coeur d’Alenes. 699-8128 or 682-4661

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Skate Parks 30 campsites, most among pine trees. (Take facilities and a place to swim. (Highway 57 - turn Skateboarding your thing? GO: Coeur d’Alene East Point road from Highway 97). Big Hank east on to Nordman.) Skatepark (CDASK8PRK) near downtown C Campground has 30 campsites. Fish, canoe Sam Owen Campground (Lake Pend Oreille) d’A, Millinneum Skatepark in Post Falls, or and inner tube in the nearby Coeur d’Alene River. has 80 camp units, fishing, swimming and boating. Rathdrum Skatepark. 2nd Nature indoor (Located on River Road 208, 19 miles north of The campground has sheltered picnic areas and Skatepark and Traver’s Park Skatepark near Prichard.) includes a boat ramp. (15 miles east of Sandpoint Sandpoint. In Bonners Ferry, riders can ride at the Beaver Creek Campground is located on on Highway 200. Turn South West down a fairgrounds. Priest Lake and has a portage. The campground county road and travel 2 miles.) Huckleberry has 40 campsites, swimming and a trail head. Campground has 30 individual campsites and 3 Camp Out (Highway 57 - east at Nordman, 12 miles down group campsites. It has electricity, toilets, water Nestled among nature in one of North Idaho’s paved road.) Reeder Bay is also located on Priest and a trailer dump site. (Located on St. Joe River many campgrounds. Some area favorites Lake 39 miles north of Priest River. This Forest Road 29 miles east of St. Maries.) The 4,000-acre include; Bell Bay Campground located on Lake Service campground has 24 campsites, handicap Farragut State Park has 246 total campsites Coeur d’Alene featuring a large picnic area and Attractions

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including the Gilmore Campground with water and 50 amp electricity (Take Highway 54 east.) For information on United States Forest Service campgrounds call 1-877- 444-6777, Bureau of Land Management campgrounds call 769-5000 or to reserve a campsite, www.reserveusa.com. Horse Rides, Hay Rides & Sleigh Rides There’s no better way to catch the true flavor of the West than from the back of a horse. A variety of rides are offered throughout North Idaho. They range from gentle mountain trails for beginners to authentic trail boss guided evening rides complete with western suppers. Red Horse Mountain Guest Ranch (20 minutes from Coeur

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Chimney Rock is a dramatic tower of high-quality granite. Carved out by converging glaciers, it was left to stand alone as a solitary “lightning rod.”

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Bike or Hike #294 is a popular and highly used trail in the area. Fabulous Fish Stories Our Faves: North Idaho Centennial Trail, Strong Creek Mountain Bike Trail is one of the Waters from this region have yielded one-third Tubbs Hill, Mineral Ridge Trail, Q’emiln Trail in must-see rides in the area. Spirit Lake-Larch of the state’s record fish, and Idaho is the only Post Falls, and the Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes - a Mountain is a 7.1 mile loop trail that takes you inland western state with ocean-run salmon. rail-to-trail conversion which has 72 miles of paved high enough for panoramic views of historic Spirit Lake Coeur d’Alene is known for its large path www.friendsofcdatrails.org. The Pulaski Lake. kokanee and chinook salmon. Large and small Trail is a two-mile interpretive trail that tells the Go Off-Road! mouth bass, northern pike, rainbow trout, and story of 1910 Ranger Edward Pulaski. Canfield North Idaho has some of the best off-road mackinaw are also plentiful. Rainbow and lake Mountain Trail System features more than 32 ATV and motorbike riding opportunities in the trout, small and large mouth bass, and lake miles of paths and dirt roads, The Route of the country. There are nearly 4,000 miles of trails/ whitefish are plentiful on Lake Pend Oreille. Hiawatha route is best known for the long, dark St. roads to ride in the Idaho Panhandle. Info: Back Shoshone County has world class blue ribbon Paul or “Taft Tunnel.” Coeur d’Alene River Trail Country ATV backcountryatv.org, North Idaho fishing streams such as the North Fork of the #20 for backpacking with outstanding 200-300 ATV Club northidahoatv.org, High Mountain Coeur d’Alene, St. Joe and Clear Water Rivers. foot rock formations including Steamboat Rocks ATV Club highmountainatv.org and Gem State There are approximately 50 alpine lakes-many with cutthroat, rainbow and brook trout. and Catherdral Rocks. Farragut State Park ATV Association of Idaho gemstateatv.org. features two bike trails - The Shoreline Trail and Parks, Trails, Wildlife Parks, Trails, the Northside Loop. Priest Lake Lakeshore Trail

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21,621,000 acres 21,621,000 program calledAccess Yes! waterfowl common elk, moose,deer, bear black and mountain lion. two-thirds public land and a new Fish and land and public Game Fish a new two-thirds land every year. private Canadawhile geese and ducks the most are mergansers, coots, blue, spruce, ruffed grouse, are a few of the upland game of birds a few available, are ( acres pheasant and chukar quail, Grouse, sheep. bighorn abundant. is hunting County hunting in thehunting in west. North In Idaho, 2.7 million and mountain lion, anddeer, black bear, grizzly and terrain. the goodof cover puddle ducksboth and divers, and quality goose 48 states, Idaho offers the best and most varied moose, caribou, woodland mule and white-tailed be among to elks thebest bull trophy for because hunting. Duckwaterfowl populations include Hunter’s Paradise Hunter’s The Guide to North Idaho • On the Water Get WET McEuen Park and Bluegrass Park both have splash pads free for public use Memorial Weekend - Labor Day. www.cdaid.org/parks. For a little more water park action, visit Silver Rapids Indoor Water Park at Silver Mountain (www.silvermt.com or 800-204- Harrison, Idaho 6428), Silverwood Theme Park’s Boulder Beach at Farragut State Park, and City Beach by the hour at Independence Point in Coeur Beach Water Park. (683-3400 or www. d’Alene or the city beach in Sandpoint plus silverwoodthemepark.com), or Raptor Reef in Sandpoint. On the east side of Priest Lake, both Indian Creek and Lionhead have day use numerous water sports rentals. indoor water park at Triple Play in Hayden, ID. If vacationing on the waterfront is (762-7529 or www.3play.com). areas, or enjoy a dip in one of Heyburn State Lake Coeur d’Alene Park’s three lakes. more your speed, Coeur d’Alene Property Management has four season getaway Cruise or Live Aboard rentals featuring houses and cabins on Lake Take a summer cruise on Lake Coeur The average temperature of Lake Coeur d’Alene is 67° Coeur d’Alene, Hayden Lake, Spirit Lake and at the end of June and rises to 72° in August. d’Alene, Lake Pend Oreille, Spokane River or Twin Lakes. 765-0777 or www.cdaprop.net. St. Joe River. Daily, dinner, brunch and charter The Our Gem Coeur d’Alene Lake cruises are available. Lake Coeur d’Alene Collaborative is a team of committed and Water Holes Cruises 765-4000, Lake Pend Oreille Cruises passionate professionals working to preserve North Idaho is abundant with swimming 255-LAKE. lake health and protect water quality by beaches and water holes: Independence Water Rentals promoting community awareness of local Point Park at Coeur d’Alene’s City Beach, The Boardwalk Marina, 415-5600, water resources through education, outreach Hayden Lake’s Honeysuckle Beach, Q’emiln Sandpoint Boat & RV Rentals in Ponderay, and stewardship. www.uidaho.edu/cda/

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20 www.fyi northidaho.com • The Guide to North Idaho Ride White Water Both the Moyie and St. Joe rivers offer raft-bashing fun in spectacular forested canyons. Near the Idaho/ Montana border, the Alberton Gorge of the Clark Fork is a summer favorite with warm water and intermediate rapids. including adventures on the Salmon, Snake and Lochsa rivers. Visit: Coeur d’Alene Adventures, the Spokane River, Kayak off North Idaho College Beach (NIC Outdoor Pursuits, 769-7890.), A little farther south, Killgore Adventures in Hell’s Canyon offers a Wild River Tour (www.killgoreadventures.com or 800-469-8757). Float the Rivers Float down the upper Coeur d’Alene River in a raft or canoe, or the North Fork of the Coeur d’Alene River is a family adventure for even the most inexperienced or novice floaters. Fall for the Rock Visit: Post Falls Dam, Albeni Falls (all-ban-e) located near Priest River (437-3133 or www.corpslakes.us. Moyie River Bridge, one of the highest in Idaho, Myrtle Creek Falls, Copper Creek Falls. Dive for Steamboats Join local divers in exploring the wreckage of the early-day steamers that rest beneath the waters of Lake Coeur d’Alene. Guided tours take you to the site of the Georgie Oaks, a stern wheeler with a 100-ton capacity that carried passengers and freight until 1917, or The Idaho, one of the largest steamers on the lake with twin side wheels and a capacity of 1,000 passengers. Divers West 664-0751 and Tom’s Diving 664-0852 are full service dive shops in Coeur d’Alene. On the Pend Oreille The Pend Oreille River is a fickle patriot. It begins at the west of Lake Pend Oreille near Sandpoint in Bonner County. Receiving the Priest River from the north it then flows into southern Pend Oreille County in northeastern Washington at Newport. In Washington the Pend Oreille River turns north, flowing along the eastern side of the Selkirk Mountains. It flows roughly parallel to the Idaho border for nearly 50 miles, through the Colville National Forest and Metaline Falls. The river crosses the international border into southeastern British Columbia, looping west for about 15 miles and joining the Columbia from the east, approximately two miles north of the Canadian border.

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The Guide to North Idaho • www.fyi northidaho.com 25 Winter Fun Snowmobile The Silver Valley has thousands of miles of snowmobile trails in Kellogg & Wallace www.silvervalleychamber.com. Boundary County has over 100 miles of marked and groomed trails. Two major areas include Roman Nose in the Selkirk Mountains and Canuck Basin in the Purcell Mountains. from the Idaho State Department of Parks & Contact the Bonners Ferry Ranger District for Ski or Board maps and information. 267-5561 North Idaho gives winter sport enthusiasts Recreation. Call 769-1511 or www.idahoparks.org. More trails can be found at Schweitzer Mountain every opportunity to experience Idaho’s winter The Centennial Trail, which runs from the east in Sandpoint www.schweitzer.com, & Priest Lake beauty at developed ski resorts and a network end of Lake Coeur d’Alene to Spokane, through 443-3191 or www.priestlake.org. Winter Fun of groomed trails. Downhill skiers and boarders Post Falls is a favorite for local enthusiasts. Over can challenge Idaho’s legendary powder at Silver 8 miles of trails are ready for exploration at Sled the Hills

Mountain Resort (home of the world’s longest Schweitzer Mountain Resort who also hosts two The local sledding hills of yesteryear are still single stage gondola) in Kellogg. part of the fabric of North Idaho small town life. fun Nordic races annually - the Cougar Gulch Silver Mountain also has a Some are maintained by local parks departments, tubing hill and indoor water 10K/5K and the Great Scott 10k/5k. Each winter some are just part of the neighborhood. Here are park that are popular with the Priest Lake Golf Course becomes The Nordic some local favorites: the whole family. Schweitzer Sports Center at Priest Lake offering some of Coeur d’Alene - Cherry Hill Park, The Coeur Mountain Resort, one of the finest groomed trails in the area. d’Alene Public Golf Course, Post Falls - Black the premier winter resorts in The Idaho State Parks Passport is $10/ Bay Park, Silver Mountain’s Snow Tubing Park, the Northwest overlooking the year for Idaho residents at the time of vehicle and Kellogg City Park. In the Sandpoint area, visit town of Sandpoint and Lake registration. Nonresidents may purchase a pass Schweitzer Mountain , Great Northern Park Pend Oreille, is famous for its and Hickory Street Park for younger children. massive bowls and breathtaking for $40. The pass allows admittance to all 30 views. Lookout Pass Ski Area Idaho State Parks for a year as well as savings Snow Shoe (the best learning hill in the on camping. Passports may be purchased at any Centennial Trail, Silver Beach and Tubbs Hill Northwest and a phenomenal County DMV Office in Idaho or online through the in Coeur d’Alene are ideal for snow shoeing. In value for beginners) is on the Idaho Department of Transportation. www.itd. Post Falls, Falls Park has family friendly trails and Montana-Idaho border idaho.gov/dmv scenic overlook platforms to best view the wide near Wallace. Its ‘sack The Park N’ Ski Pass is $25 annually or $7.50 open gates of the dam at the Spokane River Falls. lunch’ style and home- town hospitality for a 3-day permit and allows you to park and ski Ice Skating make this the local at 17 Park N’ Ski sites across the state. Annual Smaller lakes, such as Fernan, Twin Lakes area family favorite. permits are also good at Park N’ Ski areas in and Spirit Lake are likely to freeze solid enough for skating. In Bonners Ferry, try Mirror Lake or Cross country skiing Oregon due to a reciprocity agreement. Passes Dawson Lake. In Sandpoint, Sand Creek, just

THE GREAT OUTDOORSTHE GREAT i s a great way to enjoy the can be purchased at regional offices of the Idaho below the Cedar Street Bridge, is popular with the beautiful outdoors at a leisurely Department of Parks and Recreation, as well as pace. A wide variety of terrain awaits, including locals. Ice skate all year at Frontier Ice Arena on most cross country ski shops statewide. a well-maintained trail system at Farragut Seltice in Coeur d’Alene. www.frontiericearena.org State Park. A catalog of Nordic trails is available

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Journey to the North Pole Cruise Schweitzer Mountain -Tim Eberly Idaho Panhandle National Forest Winter Holidays & Carnivals Mush Mush Schweitzer Lights Up the Night during the For over forty years the US Pacific Coast Winter Carnival - The mountain is the scene of In 2007, Good Morning America broadcast live from the Championship Sled Dog Race has been held a continuous party with the annual Torchlight Coeur d’Alene Resort during the holidays showcasing the in February at the US Forest Service Airport in lighting displays and festival. Priest Lake. Each year 75 to 100 teams from Parade and fireworks display. After the parade, around the country and as far away as Alaska head over to the City Beach for the annual and Canada gather on the west side of the lake bonfire at the Beach House. Winter Bites, The Senior Social, Kids Day, for the competition. The event features both mid (formerly known as “the Taste of Sandpoint”) Festival Fashion Show and the sell-out Festival distance and sprint classes. www.iesda.org brings some of Sandpoint’s finest restaurants of Trees Gala all revolve around dozens of all under one roof at the Cedar Street Bridge spectacularly decorated Christmas trees. Held at Coming winter 2021/22! to showcase their finest taste treats while art, the Coeur d’Alene Resort, the Festival of Trees is a Coeur d’Alene on Ice will open in McEuen Park music and drama tantalize your senses. Other fund raiser for the Kootenai Health Foundation. in downtown Cd’A. In partnership with the City of events include favorites such as the very hot 666-TREE Cd’A the commercially operated ice rink will be Cirque de Sandpoint,”the K9 Keg Pull, and the The first Saturday in December visitors to St. open early November to January 2022. It will offer Chocolate Extravaganza, as well as additional Maries can enjoy games for children, pictures an LED lighted ice rink, skate rentals, a concession ski & board events at Schweitzer Mountain. with Santa, hay rides and a lighted Christmas area and warming stations in the outdoor setting Holidays In North Idaho Parade on Main Street with a Holiday Craft just South of Avista Pavilion. Rink hours and Beginning on Thanksgiving weekend, the Bazaar at the Eagles Lodge. 245-3563 or www. pricing TBD. FunWinter Coeur d’Alene Resort lights up the lake with over stmarieschamber.org a million sparkling lights. Throughout the holiday Priest River youngsters enjoy the annual season you can experience America’s largest Children’s Christmas Party on Main Street. floating holiday light show on the boardwalk at Complete with entertainment, carolers and a visit the resort. Cruise boats take you on Lake Coeur from Santa, this chamber of commerce sponsored d’Alene to view animated light displays and event is guaranteed fun for all! 448-2721 holiday scenes along the shoreline including a What Winterfest would be complete without journey to the North Pole to visit Santa himself. Santa in the Park and a Christmas Tree Lighting? Other events include breakfast with Santa, Harrison City Park is filled with holiday spirit the Sunday brunches with Dickens Carolers and first Sunday of December as revelers celebrate the Mrs. Claus, Santa Cruises for the young and old, season. The crowning of Little Miss and Master and a downtown Christmas lighting ceremony, Snowflake highlights the Wallace Yuletide fireworks shows and lighted parade. www. Celebration held the first Saturday of December. cdadowntown.com A Christmas Cookie bake-off, carolers, photos The Friday after Thanksgiving Day begins with Santa and a Winter Walk through brightly Kootenai Health’s fabulous Festival of Trees with lit neighborhoods rounds out this festive day. four days of events for all ages. 753-7151.

Annual average precipitation in Coeur d’Alene is 25.9” with average snowfall measuring 52.2”. Winter 2007/2008 set records with 172.9” of snow, beating the record set in 1915/1916 by more than 4 feet! Winter 2008/2009 came close with 145.6” The first real snow of the season often falls on or near Thanksgiving Day. WINTER WEATHER January’s average low temperature in Coeur d’Alene is 23 degrees above zero.

The Guide to North Idaho • www.fyi northidaho.com 27 Car d’Lane Lawnmower Races Julyamsh Timberfest 24-25 • Silver Hoops 3 on 3 basketball tournament, Current Event Status Updates: January Kellogg 1 • Polar Bear Plunge, Sanders Beach Coeur d’Alene 30-31 • TimberDay/LawnMower Races, Priest River & Honeysuckle Beach, Hayden1 • Hangover 29-8/8 • FESTIVAL at SANDPOINT (see ad on next This represents traditional dates that these page) Handicap Fun Run, Cd’A events occurred. Also see our “Annual 30-8/1 • Downtown Cd’A StreetFair, Art on the Green TBA • WinterFest, National Wife Carrying Contest, Events” page for pictures. August Lookout Pass 4 • Post Falls Annual Community Picnic, Q’emiln Park February June 7 • Coeur d’Alene Triathlon TBA • Sandpoint Winter Carnival 11 •Family Day in the Park (Last day of school annually) 7 • Ales for the Trail Microbrews Festival • WinterFest Celebration, Priest Lake 16-20 • Gyro Days & Lead Creek Derby, Wallace 7 • Long Bridge Swim, Sandpoint Spring 18-19 • Car d’Lane, cdadowntown.com 8 • Schweitzer Huckleberry Festival and Color Fun Run • Silver Mountain Spring Carnival • Post Falls Sprint Triathlon 17 • Big Back Inn on Maine, mower street drags, • Home and Garden Show, Cd’A Spirit Lake TBD • Accordion Jubilee, Wallace • Memorial Weekend Race the Joe, Jet Boat Races, 24 • Annual Hills Open Golf Tourney, Priest Lake 15 • Coeur d’Alene Crossing Open Water Swim St. Maries July 15 • Feast of the Assumption, Mission of the Sacred • Lost in the 50’s classic cars, Sandpoint Heart, Cataldo 3 • Kiddie Parade, cdadowntown.com • Dog d’Lane, dog parade/event, Cd’A • Statehood Day Parade, Wallace TBD • Boundary County Fair, Bonners Ferry • Wine Extravaganza, Downtown Cd’A 4 • 4th of July Parade & Fireworks, cdadowntown.com 17-18 • Huckleberry Festival, Wallace & 5K Walk/Run Annual Events • Kootenai River Days, Bonners Ferry • Coeur d’Alene Marathon, Cd’A • Silver Valley Independence Day Celebration, 20 • Spokane to Sandpoint Overnight Running Relay, • Depot Days and Car Show, Wallace spokanetosandpoint.com Kellogg • Wine, Stein and Dine, Post Falls 20-29 • North Idaho State Fair 5-8 •Idaho State Draft Horse International Show and • Coeur d’Alene Blues Festival competition, Bonner County Fairgrounds September 8 • Hayden Triathlon 1-3 • Priest Lake Dry Rot Boat Show, Parade & Party 9-10 • Post Falls Day Farmer’s Markets 1-3 • Annual Fall Fest, Schweitzer Mountain 9-10 • Annual Wallace Blues Festival (canceled - local • Coeur d’Alene Downtown Farmer’s Market, hosted music) 1-3 • Under the Freeway Flea Market, Wallace Wednesdays 4-7pm, May - Oct, 5th St & Sherman 17-18 • Annual Schweitzer Mountain trail run, music 3-6 • Paul Bunyan Days, St. Maries Ave, www.cdadowntown.com festival and winefest 11 • Chafe150 Gran Fondo bike ride, Sandpoint • Kootenai County Farmer’s Market, Saturdays • Old Time Picnic, 63rd. Harrison 9am-1:30pm, May - Oct, Hwy 95 & Prairie Ave, www. 23-25 TBD • Annual Kootenai River bike Ride, Bonners Ferry kootenaicountyfarmersmarket.com 23-24 • Hayden Days 17-18 • Oktoberfest, cdadowntown.com • Rathdrum Farmer’s Market, 2nd & 4th Saturdays 9am - 3pm, May - Aug, City Park on Hwy 53 18 • Coeur d’Fondo • Sandpoint Farmer’s Market, Wednesdays 3-5:30 pm, 18-19 • Bike MS, Silver Mountain Saturdays 9am-1pm, May - Oct, Farmin Park, www. TBD • Komen Race for the Cure sandpointfarmersmarket.com • Bonners Ferry Farmer’s Market, Saturdays October 8am-1pm, Apr - Oct, City Parking Lot, 16 • Hayden Lake Marathon, Hayden Lake www.bonnersferryfarmersmarket.org 16 • FallFest and ApplePalooza, Coeur d’Alene TBD • Trail of Terror Half Marathon, Athol November 26 • Lighting Ceremony, cdadowntown.com

CALENDAR OF EVENTS CALENDAR 26-28 • Festival of Trees, Coeur d’Alene December 5-13 • Yuletide Lighting Festival, Wallace

28 www.fyi northidaho.com • The Guide to North Idaho Tree LightingWooden & Boat Fireworks Show ArtWalk Art on the Green Theater & Music FREE Summer Concerts Throughout North Idaho there are many occasions to watch a great play Sherman Square Park, Harrison City Park or listen to rousing music. From the Lake City Playhouse in Coeur d’Alene to Coeur d’Alene Saturdays, 2-5pm, May-Sept the Pearl Theater in Bonners Ferry or the Sixth Street Melodrama in Wallace Tuesdays, 6-8:30pm, July -August Sandpoint Summer the communities of the panhandle provide many cultural opportunities. Visit Spirit Lake Summer Sounds at Park Place fyinorthidaho.com for a complete and updated calendar of North Idaho events. Concert Series Saturdays, 4-6 pm, May-August Arts Venues Saturdays, 5-7pm, June-August Riverstone Park Concert Series Coeur d’Alene City Park THE ARTS THE • Cd’A Casino, Worley. • Lake City Playhouse, 1320 E. Garden Thursdays, 6-8:00 pm, July-August Sundays, 1-4 pm, July-August 800-523-2464 or cdacasino.com Avenue in Coeur d’Alene, 667-7529 or Rathdrum City Park Hayden City Park • Cd’A Symphony Orchestra, Schuler lakecityplayhouse.org Auditorium on the North Idaho College • Opera Coeur d’Alene. Various locations. Fridays, 6-8:30 pm, July-August Thursdays, 6-8:30 pm, June-August Campus. 765-3833 or 800-325-SEAT or 664-2827 or operacda.org cdasymphony.org • Panida Theatre, 300 N. 1st Avenue in • Cd’A Summer Theatre, Coeur d’Alene Sandpoint. 263-9191 or panida.org Kroc Community Center, 1765 W. • Pearl Theater, 7160 Ash St. in Bonners ArtWalks and Art Tours Golf Course Road. 800-4-CDA-TIX or Ferry. 610-2846 or thepearltheater.org ArtWalk Downtown Sandpoint - June - September Exhibits by local and regional cdasummertheatre.org • Schweitzer Mountain, Sandpoint, • Festival at Sandpoint, Memorial Field 263-9555 or schweitzer.com artists in 42 locations. Outdoor sculptures also on display. www.artinsandpoint.org alongside Lake Pend Oreille. 265-4554 • Sixth Street Melodrama, 212 Sixth or festivalatsandpoint.com Street, Wallace. 877-SIXTHST or ArtWalk Downtown Coeur d’Alene - Second Friday of each month from April - sixthstreetmelodrama.com December, 5-8pm. Galleries host opening receptions with opportunity to meet the TheaterArt, & Music artists. Music, wine tasting and see newly arrived art. www.cdadowntown.com

AT SANDPOINT Artists Studio Tour of North Idaho - August, 10am-4pm. See incredible scenery and art demonstrations while visiting actual Artist Studios in the greater Sandpoint area. Download a tour map at www.arttourdrive.org.

CDA Artist Studio Tour - June 9, 10, 10am-4pm. Visit local artists at work in & 20 around the Cd’A area. artsandculturecda.org 2 1 JULY 29 - AUG 8 St. Paul & the Broken Bones JUL 29 Jake Owen JUL 30 Shakey Graves JUL 31 Keb’ Mo’ & Band AUG 1 Gladys Knight AUG 5 Young the Giant AUG 6 REO Speedwagon AUG 7 Family Matinee AUG 8 Grand Finale feat. Spokane Symphony and Whitney Kaufman Visit festivalatsandpoint.com to buy tickets and view the rest of the lineup! Riverstone Park Free Concert Series

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There’s no better way to experience the wonders of North Idaho than from the open road, by car or seated on two wheels. Locals and visitors alike share the road to take in the great outdoors and scenic attractions along the way. Some favorite day trips are color coded by headline to the map: Cruise ‘round Lake Coeur d’Alene Drive the Byways Head east on Interstate 90, following the shores of Lake Coeur d’Alene. The highway rises above it all as you cross Veteran’s Memorial Centennial Bridge before dropping down to Blue Creek Bay. Take Hwy 97 at Wolf Lodge and travel south. This area in winter is famous for viewing bald eagles. Drive along the rugged shore of the lake past the Mineral Ridge Scenic Area (with a nature trail, picnic area and rest stops). The road winds around several bays and after crossing the Coeur d’Alene River you come to the community of Harrison and the junction of Highway 3. Grab a great burger at One Shot Charlie’s and dessert at The Creamery before continuing on to St. Maries and the St. Joe River or turn on Highway 3 and enter the valley of the Coeur d’Alene River where you’ll discover the Chain Lakes area. Highway 3 rejoins Interstate 90 at Rose Lake for the return trip west to Coeur d’Alene. Circle Hayden Lake From Coeur d’Alene head north on Highway 95 to Lancaster Road, turn eastbound and travel approximately 25 scenic miles around Hayden Lake. Lower Hayden Lake Rd. intersects with Honeysuckle which will take you back to Highway 95. Enjoy the View in Bayview North of Coeur d’Alene on Hwy 95 at the small town of Athol is the junction of Hwy 54. East on Hwy 54 is the town of Bayview and Farragut State Park. The second largest State Park in Idaho, located on Lake Pend Oreille, it’s on the site of a former U.S. Naval Training Center opened during World War II. The Navy still operates an Acoustical Research Center at Bayview. This beautiful area has lots to see and do... mountain biking, cross country skiing, camping, picnicking, swimming, boating

THE GREAT OUTDOORSTHE GREAT and wildlife watching, including majestic mountain goats on the steep cliffs above Lake Pend Oreille.

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Settler’s Grove Giant Cedars Coeur d’Alene See the Silver Valley Starting in Sandpoint, the route goes through dozens of charming Start your day early and from Coeur d’Alene head east on I-90 around rural towns. You’ll travel through glacial valleys, along 100-mile long Lake Coeur d’Alene and over 4th of July Pass. Just past the Cataldo lakes surrounded by 7,000 foot peaks. The region is home for endangered species such as the woodland caribou and grizzly bear as well as the white Mission take Kingston Exit 43 and travel north. Follow the Coeur d’Alene sturgeon in the Kootenai River. Deer, elk and moose are prevalent. River road for 26 scenic miles to Murray and experience yesteryear at Activities along the route include golf, skiing, fishing, and Wildlife the Sprag Pole Museum and Inn. Museum admission is free. Continue Refuges. There are hiking trails throughout the Panhandle National Forest east back to I-90 and Historic Wallace where every downtown building and Colville National Forest as well as hundreds of miles of groomed is on the National Register of Historic Places. Take a Sierra Silver Mine snowmobile trails. tour and see the famous Oasis Bordello. On I-90 westbound, side trip to Other attractions along this route are the worlds longest free ferry ride Kellogg for a gondola ride to the top of Silver Mountain. (45 min), a brewery tour, a gold mine tour, hot springs, a mining ghost See the sunset over Lake Coeur d’Alene as you return from this full day town, a historical Russian village tour, award winning museums, a house drive. made of glass embalming bottles tour, nationally recognized small arts Northern Sights... communities with world class shopping and rails to trail cycling paths. Pend Oreille River/Priest Lake For longer stays there are five Super Side Trip Loops that depart from From Sandpoint head west on Highway 2 following the scenic route along the main route varying in length from 50 miles to 110 miles. All roadways are the Pend Oreille River. At Priest River you can turn north on Highway two-lane paved with pull-outs and periodic passing lanes. (888)823-2626 or

57 (use same route for return trip) and visit Priest Lake, a popular summer www.selkirkloop.org. Byways the Drive resort area known as one of the most pristine lakes in the world. With miles of snowmobile and cross country ski trails, it is also a worthwhile winter trip. Optional route - at Priest River you can proceed west to Oldtown, Idaho. Just west of Priest River is Albeni Falls hydroelectric dam and visitors center. Continue west, turn south at Oldtown onto Hwy 41. The two lane road proceeds through forested areas and the communities of Blanchard and Spirit Lake. Beautiful golf courses in Blanchard (Stoneridge) and Twin Lakes (south of Spirit Lake) have on-premise restaurants. Just south of Spirit Lake, the junction of Hwy 54 allows you to return to north to Sandpoint or south to Coeur d’Alene via Hwy 95. Or continue south on Hwy 41 and go through historic Rathdrum and on to I-90. Experience the Tradition Today Scenic Route to Coeur d’Alene Casino Embark on one of our cultural tours to learn East on I-90 over 4th of July Pass to Exit 34. The White Pine Scenic about the language, stories and traditions of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe all while being surrounded Byway goes south through Rose Lake to St. Maries. Then west on state by the stunning beauty and serenity of our Route 5 through Heyburn State Park (some nice rest areas for wading or premier resort. fishing) on Lake Chatcolet. Continue on to Plummer and stop at Bobbi’s Bar, located in a 100+ year old building and the site of the town’s unofficial BOOK YOUR TOUR TODAY. logging memorabilia museum. Head north on Hwy 95 to The Coeur d’Alene Visit cdacasino.com or the Casino Box Office for tickets and information on Casino Resort. 24-hour gaming, restaurants and major events. About 120 all upcoming Cultural Tours. miles. International Selkirk Loop Named the “West’s Best New Scenic Drive” by Sunset Magazine the WORLEY, IDAHO 1 800-523-2464 International Selkirk Loop is a 280-mile scenic drive traversing through North Idaho, Eastern Washington and Southern British Columbia.

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QUALITY OF LIFE OF QUALITY Benewah County and its most populated (timberplus.org) have been responsible for the taxed at a higher rate, 7 to 11%. Corporate state (2,402) city, St. Maries, experienced strong relocation of a wide range of companies, as well tax is 8 percent of net taxable income. Motor growth from 2004-2008. The rural lifestyle as supporting the growth of local industry. vehicle taxes are levied on cars and trucks and great hunting and fishing opportunities on a sliding scale, depending on vehicle year. drew many people to move there. From 2000 Commercial vehicles are charged by gross to 2010 the county population grew 1.2% weight up to 16,000 pounds. In 1992 the last red light on Hwy 95 between Seattle and though the recession caused a population Boston, located in Wallace, was taken out when the overpass Fitness Culture decline from 2008-2010 & has remained static. was completed. The wise leadership at the time had the entire town placed on the national historic registry which relocated North Idaho has developed a culture of fitness Benewah County’s economy remains heavily the freeway project around and over it. that’s keeping with the variety of sports and dependent on forest products. recreation opportunities available through all Boundary County’s scenery, recreational seasons. Hiking, cycling, climbing, swimming, opportunities, quality of life and expanding job With a citizen legislature; business has skiing and golf are all conducive to a healthy market drew many new residents from 2010 to the opportunity for input in the legislative lifestyle. Multiple annual athletic events, 2017, when the county’s population grew 8.%. process. The Coeur d’Alene Chamber of including the annual Ironman Coeur d’Alene About 90% of the county is forested, so most Commerce and other local chambers have Triathlon, multiple triathlons, Hoopfest, and of the population lives in the Kootenai River a commitment to advocate for the business more are inspiring the average North Idahoan Valley, where Bonners Ferry has a population of community in matters of local and state to embrace active outdoor fitness goals. 2,848. Timber and agriculture are the county’s regulations. During Work & Play mainstays. Anheuser-Busch grows hops at Elk the legislative session PET BOARDING - DAY CARE - GROOMING - SUPPLIES Mountain Farms, and several ornamental tree weekly townhall nurseries and Christmas tree farms flourish. meetings are held Shoshone County, after devastating mine to keep citizens and Every dog deserves the best nutrition and smelter closures in the 1980s saw the business informed. population fall. Increasingly, some Silver Valley It’s because of such We can help. towns have become bedroom communities efforts that Idaho has a of the Coeur d’Alene area. From 2000-2010, positive reputation with the population declined 7%, but slowed commerce and industry, the decrease from 2010-2017 to -2%. With for being “business the expansion of Silver Mountain Resort friendly.” in Shoshone County’s largest city, Kellogg Taxes (2,120), increasing tourism and its short The state of Idaho commute to Coeur D’Alene, housing availability collects a state income has diminished rapidly in 2020/21. The three tax and a sales tax of richest silver mines in the United States are in 6%. The Idaho sales Shoshone County. and use tax has been in Working Well effect since 1965. Sales Civic and business leaders work hard to tax applies to the sale, ensure North Idaho residents will have good- rental, lease of tangible paying jobs to support their families. Area personal property and industry recruitment organizations such as some services. Food is The Coeur d’Alene Area Economic Development taxed but prescription Corporation (cdaedc.org), the Silver Valley drugs are not. Hotel, www.nwpetresort.com - (208) 292-4394 Economic Development Corporation motel and campground 1717 Northwest Blvd, Coeur d’Alene (silvervalleyedc.com), and TimberPlus accommodations are

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Free Ride Health & Wellness original medical clinic gave way to the eventual The transit systems in Benewah and Kootenai Expert medical care is one reason the North Marimn Health Campus. October 2012, Phase County are a cooperative agreement between Idaho area is a premier relocation destination. In 4 added 50,000 square foot, state-of-the-art, the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, Kootenai County Coeur d’Alene. Kootenai Health is part of the expanded medical facility, equipped with the and Kootenai Health in conjunction with local Mayo Clinic Network, and as of 2016, Kootenai latest technology to enhance the continued jurisdictions; working together to provide Clinic had 180 providers across 22 specialties provision of medical, dental, pharmacy, lab, transportation services to Benewah and The 24-bed Northwest Specialty Hospital x-ray and counseling services. In addition, the Kootenai County residents. in Post Falls offers orthopedic, ENT, general medical center provides community health and Citylink operates four routes, 16 hours a and plastic surgeons, GYN, gastric, neurology wellness services, to tribal members and rural day, seven days a week, including holidays. The and pain management specialists. An attached residents in all surrounding communities. More: interconnecting network comprises over 150 medical center features specialists in physical marimnhealth.org stops, spread across 200 miles of road, and therapy and an expanded Premier Urgent Bonner General Hospital in Sandpoint transports an average of 50,000 passengers Care for general medical treatment and minor serves most of Bonner and Boundary counties per month. emergency care. along with Boundary Community Hospital Most Citylink buses are equipped with The collaboration between The Coeur in Bonners Ferry. Sandpoint also has an urgent seating for 33 people and bicycle racks. To d’Alene Tribe and the City of Plummer is care center downtown. The Silver Valley is well accommodate the needs of North Idaho believed to be the first joint venture in the United provided for by the Shoshone Medical Center patrons, all buses are fitted with wheelchair States between a tribe and city municipality in Kellogg as well as the SMC Health and lifts. idahocitylink.com for the purpose of providing health care for all Wellness Center. The Benewah Community Work & Play Work residents. Opening its doors in June 1990, the Hospital is in St. Maries. 15 MINUTES. TWICE A WEEK. . . INVESTIN BEAUTIFUL Your Commitment Our Program NORTH IDAHO!

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