2021-22 NORTH IDAHO A REA MUSEUMS BONNER COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM CRYSTAL GOLD MINE MUSEUM POST FALLS MUSEUM 611 S Ella Ave, Lakeview Park, Sandpoint 51931 Silver Valley Road, Kellogg 101 E 4th Ave, Post Falls • 208-262-9642 208-263-2344 • www.bonnercountyhistory.org 208-783-4653 • www.goldmine-idaho.com www.postfallsmuseum.weebly.com Open year-round, Tues-Fri 10am-4pm Open Feb 14th through Dec 31st Open Mid April-Mid October First Saturday each month 10am-2pm Winter 10am-4pm. Summer 9am-6pm. Closed Holidays. Hours: Wed-Sat, 10am-4pm, or small groups by appt. (FREE Admission) $14/adults, $8.50/kids ages 4-16, $12/65+ seniors, Admission Fee: FREE, donations accepted. kids ages 3 and under free The Historical Society was established in 1972 to Located at the Old Chapin Drugstore (I-90, Exit 5, next to preserve the heritage of Bonner County. Valuable The historic underground mine walking tour is City Hall). Sharing Post Falls area history, including school artifacts exhibited throughout the museum depict the of an original 1880s gold mine. It is well lit. No and veteran displays, and photographs. climbing. All ages are welcomed. AAA approved. history of the county’s people and events that shaped E-mail: [email protected] No appointment needed. On-site, full-hookup its development. Research center contains a collection parking for RVs, campers and tour buses. of early photographs and an extensive newspaper file. SIERRA SILVER MINE TOUR FARRAGUT STATE PARK MUSEUM 509 Cedar St, Wallace • 208-752-5151 BOUNDARY COUNTY MUSEUM Hwy 54 four miles east of Athol • 208-683-2425 www.silverminetour.org 7229 Main Street, Bonners Ferry 208-267-7720 Located near the entrance to Farragut State Park. Hours: May-October, 10am-2pm, 7 days a week. June, July- www.bonnersferrymuseum.org Open daily 8am-6pm. See web for fees. August, 10am-4pm, 7 days a week. October-April, Friday-Saturday 10am to 4pm Call for year-round open hours. General Admission $16/adults, $14, May-September, Tuesday-Saturday 10am to 4pm The museum, located in the Visitor’s Center building, seniors ages 60 and above, $8.50/children Admission: $2.00 per visitor or $5.00 per family displays some of the history of the Farragut Naval ages 4-16; children 4 and under are free. Base, which was a naval training base during World Boundary County Museum opened in 1975 in the library War II. Also on display are exhibits depicting lifestyles An experienced miner serves as guide on an easy walk building. It features a collection of pioneer artifacts, THINGS TO THINGS TO DO of early residents, nature displays and early park use, through the main drift of an actual underground silver early photographs, turn-of-the-century possessions and including the 1967 Boy Scout World Jamboree. mine. Using exhibits and demonstrations of operating medical tools of early Bonners Ferry physician, Dr. Fry. HUGHES HOUSE MUSEUM mining equipment, learn the historical and modern- CAPTAIN JOHN MULLAN MUSEUM 538 Main Ave , St. Maries • 208-245-3212 day techniques used to mine silver, gold, lead, zinc, 229 Earle Street, Mullan • 208-744-1155 One of the oldest buildings in St. Maries, and copper. During the tour, rock samples may be picked www.mullanmuseum.org the grand log home was built in 1902. up, designating the holder an authentic miner Open June through August, closed holidays and Call for hours. Donations accepted. as certified on the ticket, which is a replica of a mine stock weekends. Monday-Friday 10am to 4pm and by appt. certificate. The 75-minute tour of the underground mine No admission fee, but donations accepted. MUSEUM OF NORTH IDAHO 115 Northwest Blvd, Coeur d’Alene City Park leaves every 1/2 hour daily. Bring a camera and The history of Mullan and the lifestyle of the 19th 208-664-3448 • www.museumni.org a light jacket; mine temp is above 50 degrees F (10 C). On century can be seen in vintage clothing, newspapers and $4/adults, $1/ children, $10/ families. the way to and from the mine, enjoy a narrated tour of historic Wallace aboard a vintage trolley. photographs; logging and mining relics; a still; a working The museum and gift shop are open from the beginning model of a mine shaft with hoist; school, sports, and of April to the end of October, Tues-Sat, 11am to 5pm. STAFF HOUSE MINING AND SMELTING MUSEUM firemen’s memorabilia; and information about the Mullan 820 McKinley Ave, Kellogg • 208-786-4141 Expedition and Captain Mullan who built the Mullan Road Exhibits include stories of logging, steamboats, early mining, Indian culture and the Farragut Naval www.staffhousemuseum.com from 1859-62. Displays include a parlor, child’s bedroom, Training Station. Lifestyle exhibits include an extensive May 30th-Oct 2nd open Wed - Mon, 10am to 6pm kitchen, barbershop and tool room, among others. photograph collection, Forest Service lookout, an old- Admission Fee - nominal charge. Closed Tues. time kitchen, logging equipment and mineral samples. COEUR D'ALENE'S OLD MISSION STATE PARK Opened in 1986 in the former Bunker Hill Staff House, the Off I-90 near Cataldo, Exit 39 • 208-682-3814 NORTHERN PACIFIC DEPOT 1906 vintage building was constructed for Stanley A. Mission Church and Parish House 219 6th St, Wallace • 208-752-0111 Easton and served as his residence for 20 years. Easton was April-Sept 9am-5pm; Oct-March 10am to 3pm. Visitor www.NPDepot.org a Bunker Hill top executive from 1902-1958. The museum Center 10am to 3pm Sat-Sun. $5.00 per car. The historic depot was relocated due to the currently features 14 rooms of exhibits, along with five construction of I-90 through Wallace in 1986. Built in 1853 by Jesuit missionaries and local Indians, the outside pads for larger mining and smelting equipment It has been restored among other vintage mission is the oldest standing building in Idaho. In 1962, buildings on Sixth Street. Open Apr-Oct. displays, and the huge 1899 Nordberg air compressor that it became a State Park and is now called Coeur d'Alene's powered tools and equipment during operations in the Old Mission State Park. Both the Cataldo Mission and the President Theodore Roosevelt paid an official visit to Bunker Hill Mine for nearly 60 years. Parish House have been restored. An Interpretive/Visitor Wallace in 1903 and arrived via the train. The depot was center explains the history of the missionaries and area bustling with passenger and freight train activity from WALLACE DISTRICT MINING MUSEUM Indians through video and Sacred Encounters Exhibit. 1891 to 1941. It was in the limelight again in 1997, when a 509 Bank St, Wallace • 208-556-1592 portion of the movie “Dante's Peak” was filmed in Wallace. wallaceminingmuseum.org CRANE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM Open all year. Fri-Mon & Wed 10am-3pm 201 S Coeur d'Alene Ave, Harrison • 208-689-3111 OLD KOOTENAI COUNTY JAIL MUSEUM www.cranehistoricalsociety.org 7940 W 2nd St, Rathdrum • 208-625-0014 Check website for hours and days open Open weekends from Memorial Day to Labor www.rathdrumhistory.com Day noon to 4pm. Donations accepted. Open on the summer weekends, 12pm-5pm Admission Fee: $3/adults, $1/children, $7/familes. Special Call to request tours outside those times. Group Rates - see website or call. The museum is housed in the first residence built in Harrison in 1891 by S.W. Crane, who first settled The jail was built in 1892, when Rathdrum was the Displays include artifacts from earliest mining in the Kootenai County seat. Coeur d'Alene was voted to be there with his sons William, Edwin and Addison Crane. district up to the present, plus many additional items the county seat in 1908. The brick building could not be Displays include three scale models of historic steamers, of general interest and of a historical nature. Historic an old mill whistle, the original Harrison jail, old local moved, but the eight metal cells were taken from the jail. The jail was restored to its original state in 2010, and is photographs and reference materials help highlight the photos and other numerous artifacts from local dates now used as a museum to house many items of historic collection. Choice of videos, one on history of the area and and events, including 1920s-1940s school yearbooks interest; such as pictures, interviews, and historic artifacts. and the 1910 Census Book. Available for purchase are one on mining and processing included in admission fee. mementos such as calendars containing old local photos The Rathdrum/Westwood Historical Socieety is always on 16 and informational booklets about the general area. the lookout for more items of interest as well as volunteers. 2021-22 NORTH IDAHO P OINTS OF INTEREST ANHEUSERBUSCH ELK MOUNTAIN HOP FARM COEUR D'ALENE GARDEN CLUB KAYAKING/SEA KAYAKING/RIVER RAFTING www.cdagardenclub.com ROW Adventures Inc • 418 E CdA Ave World's largest hop farm at 1,700 acres. North on Highway 208-770-2517 • www.rowadventurcenter.com 95 to State Route 1, left on Copeland Rd to Westside Rd, The 2017 Garden Tour, sponsored by the CdA Garden Local guided sea kayak tours and river then south for view overlooking fields and processing plant. Club, is Sunday July 15th. There are six beautiful rafting from mild to wild. and unique gardens to wander through, some large ART ON THE GREEN and some small, with plenty of gardening ideas Kayak Coeur d'Alene • 311 E CdA Ave www.artonthegreencda.com to take home. Live music in each garden. Tickets 208-676-153 • www.kayakcoeurdalene.com available in early June at home garden centers.