VISITOR'S GUIDE THAT MOMENT gritman.org BETWEEN MAKING A GRADE AND MAKING AN IMPACT. Exceptional care that’s close to home. It starts with an idea. Then grows into a bigger idea. At Idaho’s premier research university, the contagiousness of • 24/7 Emergency Services possibility leads to doing more, seeing more and learning • QuickCARE walk-in clinic more. And with over 300 academic programs to choose • Advanced diagnostic imaging from, your breakthrough is just around the corner. • Comprehensive surgical and hospital services UIDAHO.EDU/AROUND-THE-CORNER • Regional network of primary care clinics MOSCOW • POTLATCH • KENDRICK • TROY 2019 | 2020 Downtown Moscow State Highway 8 Pullman, WA State Highway 8 3rd Street 120 Perimeter Drive Perimeter N Student Activity Fields Line Street Line Home Street Home Stadium Drive 124 Paradise Creek Street Perimeter Drive 106 35 116 Street Asbury 48 61 3 93 34 Farm Road 65 36 112 6th Street Downtown 6th Street Moscow 6th Street 6th Street 66 26 9 PerimeterDrive 2 43 20 75 87 6th Street Extension 108 51 33 Elm Street 4 Street Ash 32 Deakin Avenue Deakin Rayburn Street Rayburn 42 56 68 86 113 52 46 7th Street 62 40 30 81 74 72 21 10 114 96 71 Narrow Street 89 Stadium Drive 19 29 91 79 17 41 73 27 83 Idaho Avenue Extension Idaho Avenue 60 Idaho Avenue 14 44 54 69 80 39 118 58 117 12 Downtown 103 College Avenue Moscow Elm Street 63 Street Ash 22 Perimeter Drive 78 Avenue Deakin Student Activity 13 Stadium Drive Fields University Avenue 121 ASUI Kibbie Dome 15 Activity Center 122 28 101 70 49 16 38 45 123 59 57 24 94 Sweet Avenue Avenue Deakin 107 Railroad Street 25 11 77 Old Pullman Road 110 55 1 5 Tennis Perimeter Drive Courts 82 Rayburn Street Blake Avenue 64 23 Campus Drive Deakin Avenue Deakin Nez Perce Drive Sweet Avenue 119 115 Tennis Courts 31 90 76 85 18 47 92 125 105 67 100 111 98 50 8 37 109 53 6 104 Nez Perce Drive 97 84 99 Highway 95 Blake Avenue 7 102 Boise Taylor Avenue Taylor Avenue VISITOR'S GUIDE WELCOME TO MOSCOW! WE ARE GLAD YOU ARE HERE. The community of Moscow invites you CHAMBER STAFF to experience what we have to offer. The Jenny Ford, Executive Director city features a plethora of urban amenities Kendra Ewing, Events & including music festivals, art exhibitions, Communications Coordinator cutting-edge restaurants, boutiques, book Stephanie Allen, Member Services & stores, coffee shops as well as being the Programs Coordinator home of the University of Idaho. Hike, bike, Saffron Brooks, Erin Dutton & Laura golf, relax – you can do it all in Moscow. Richmond, Receptionists If you would like visitor information, a restaurant recommendation, or directions FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US! THAT visit the Moscow Chamber of Commerce Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center. and Visitors Center Our downtown gathering spot is called 411 South Main St. • (208) 882-1800 gritman.org Friendship Square – a perfect illustration [email protected] MOMENT of who we’ve always been. We know you BETWEEN will love it here! MAKING A GRADE AND MAKING AN IMPACT. Exceptional care MOSCOW CHAMBER that’s close to home. photo courtesy of Ryan Zimmer Photography OF COMMERCE It starts with an idea. Then grows into a bigger idea. At Idaho’s premier research university, the contagiousness of • 24/7 Emergency Services possibility leads to doing more, seeing more and learning • QuickCARE walk-in clinic more. And with over 300 academic programs to choose • Advanced diagnostic imaging from, your breakthrough is just around the corner. • Comprehensive surgical and hospital services UIDAHO.EDU/AROUND-THE-CORNER • Regional network of primary care clinics MOSCOW • POTLATCH • KENDRICK • TROY 2019 | 2020 Moscow, Idaho | 1 MOSCOW HAPPENINGS TABLE OF CONTENTS For events and information, visit: In The Beginning 6 Retail Therapy 47 moscowchamber.com/events/calendar/ Information 9 or visitmoscowid.com or inland360.com. Vintage Treasures 49 Cultivating The Palouse 10 Catch A Flick 51 Be Our Guest 11 Move Your Body 52 11. Hotels & Motels 52. Get Outdoors 12. Bed & Breakfast 56. Local Parks 57. Biking, Walking, and Hiking Trails Grab A Bite 15 58. Golf 59. Recreation Taste Local Treasures 24 59. Gyms 24. Bars 59. Yoga & Martial Arts 25. Wineries and Breweries 26. Winery & Brewery Tours Visit Our Neighbors 60 27. Local Treats Have Some Time? 63 Getting Around 29 64. 30 for $30 Fix It 31 On Campus 66 Where Great Minds Meet 32 66. The University of Idaho 66. Athletics 33. Meeting and Event Venues 67. Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival 68. Arboretum and Botanical Garden Enlighten Your Senses 36 68. Prichard Art Gallery and Store 69. New Saint Andrews College Just For Kids! 41 photo courtesy of Erica Wagner Worship While You’re Here 71 Come Together Downtown 44 Advertising Directory 73 photo courtesy of Erica Wagner 18 II 04 9M 2 | Moscow, Idaho Moscow, Idaho | 3 photo courtesy of Erica Wagner photo courtesy of Erica Wagner photo courtesy of Erica Wagner 4 | Moscow, Idaho Moscow, Idaho | 5 IN THE BEGINNING photo courtesy of the University of Idaho website: lib.uidaho.edu photo courtesy of the Latah County Historical Society Palouse most likely comes from the The Palouse region has since become name of the major village of the Palouse known for growing wheat and legumes Indians. The name is the Sehaptin and is home to small towns with a rich (Indian) word for the village, “palus” history and charm. Pullman, Washington which means “something sticking down and Moscow, Idaho are the main hub in the water.” The village was located communities. at the con uence of the Palouse and Settlers arrived in 1871, to homestead Snake Rivers, and the something or buy the abundant government-owned sticking down in the water was a prairie grasslands so valuable for large rock. The Palouse believed the farming. Originally Moscow was named rock to be a solidi ed heart of Beaver “Paradise Valley” however there was who played an important role in their already a town with that name in Idaho religious beliefs. Territory. Moscow’s name was chosen photo courtesy of the Latah County Historical Society Issac Stevens, the rst territorial This is the place simply to drive leisurely governor of Washington, penned the along the gently curving highways, rst written description of the Palouse sprinkled with antique shops and country, while surveying for railroad wineries, with easy access to hiking and placement in the early 1850’s. Today, biking and above all, photography. If you mesmerizing beauty and a sweeping ever needed to stop the world and relax, landscape of rolling hills and plateaus this is the place for it. greet visitors to this distinctive region The land was originally occupied by north of the Snake River in Southeast the Palus tribe, renowned as expert Washington and North Central Idaho. equestrians. The source of the word, Daily Shuttle Service Between Moscow/ Pullman/Colfax and Spokane Airport $38 One Way Reservation at www.wheatlandexpress.com 6 | Moscow, Idaho Moscow, Idaho | 7 IN THE BEGINNING INFORMATION IN THE BEGINNING List of Resources for Climate Moscow, ID: Temperature Range in Fire Department: .......................... 911 Degrees Fahrenheit Fire Department ...............................................High/Low Business Line: ............ 208-882-2831 January ......................................35/23 Police Department: ...................... 911 February ....................................41/26 Police Department March .........................................49/31 Business Line: ............ 208-882-2677 April ............................................57/35 City of Moscow:.......... 208-883-7000 May ............................................66/40 Moscow Chamber June ...........................................73/45 of Commerce: ............ 208-882-1800 July .............................................82/48 Moscow Job August .......................................84/48 photo courtesy of the Latah County Historical Society Service: ........................208-882-7571 September ................................ 74/43 October ......................................60/36 by Postmaster Samuel Neff because followed by the creation of Latah County Partnership for Economic Prosperity ................... 208-883-7921 November ..................................43/29 it reminded him of his hometown of in 1888 with Moscow as the county December .................................35/23 Moscow, PA In 1875, the city’s rst seat. In 1889 Moscow was chosen as Latah County Courthouse:................ 208-882-8580 store was opened on what is now Main the site for a land-grant institution, the Precipitation (per year) Street. The arrival of the Oregon Railway University of Idaho, which propelled the Latah County Department of Motor Vehicles: ...... 208-883-7211 Rainfall ........................................23.6" and Navigation Company’s line in 1885 city into a trading and population center Snowfall .......................................49.5" sparked a typical railroad boom town. for the county. Idaho achieved statehood Moscow-Latah County Moscow was incorporated in 1887 in 1890. Public Library: ............ 208-882-3925 Area Statistics Moscow School Moscow elevation.............. 2,579 feet District: ....................... 208-892-1139 above sea level Gritman Moscow area ...............6.85 sq. miles Medical Center: ..........208-882-4511 Latah County area .....1,077 sq. miles PACT EMS: ...................855-PACT-EMS Latitude .......................... N46°43’54" INSPIRATION Housing Longitude .....................W116°59’50"