Leading ladies of the local past
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
When Bonner County Museum curator Heather Upton showed her “Tales From the Wardrobe” exhibit, the elaborate dresses and constricting whalebone corsets that the women of …
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‘Play in peace forever’
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
After months of activity, War Memorial Field is looking particularly tranquil this time of year.
A November weekday morning bears no resemblance to a Saturday …
What’s in a name? (pt. 5)
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
This is the fifth and final installment of a series exploring the origins of where we got some of our placenames from. Last week, we …
What’s in a name? (pt. 4)
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
This is the fourth installment of an ongoing series exploring the origins of where we got some of our placenames from. Last week, we covered …
Movies in the Park: Back for the summer
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Bonner County History Museum is presenting Movies in the Park for the third year this summer. There are plenty of reasons the event persists …
Railroad exhibit shines light on Sandpoint history
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The history of the railroad is a key part of the Sandpoint community.
It’s fitting, then, that the community played a key part in capturing …
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 …
Exhibit celebrates Schweitzer’s early years
By Reader Staff
The Bonner County History Museum is excited to announce its newest exhibit, “The Early Years of Schweitzer,” is now on display at Schweitzer Mountain Resort in Lakeview …
Museum renovates iconic caboose
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Bonner County History Museum is excited to announce that the newly-curated caboose is now open to the public for viewing. The yellow Spokane International …
Historic tours of downtown set to begin
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A project long in the making, the historic tours of downtown Sandpoint begin next week starting Sept. 2.
Running from 10 a.m.-12 p.m., the tours …
Coming up this week! Don’t miss Live Music, the Summer Sampler, the Art Party, Monarch Grind, the Sandpoint Renaissance Faire, and more! See the full list of events in the 