Winter paddleboarding
By Ed Ohlweiler
Reader Contributor
When winter temperatures get into the 40s, I find myself excitedly wiggling into a wetsuit; which, despite being thin (the wetsuit, not me), proves surprisingly …
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Feeling thankful for the Fall Folk Festival
By Ed Ohlweiler
Reader Contributor
My wife Pam and I have been attending the Fall Folk Festival for 15-20 years now (let’s just say “umpteen” years for argument’s sake); and, …
The extraordinary and brief life of Bob Marshall
By Ed Ohlweiler
Reader Contributor
Just who was this luminary comet of a man? This figure whose heart failed at the young age of 38 and yet at different times …
Everything you need to know about ultrasports (part 1)
By Ed Ohlweiler
Reader Contributor
Growing up in the ‘80s, it seemed Ironman triathlons were king. We watched them on TV, talked about them in school and had our favorite …
Shedding light on Helen Keller
By Ed Ohlweiler
Reader Contributor
Let’s imagine that Helen Keller were not deaf and blind. Let’s forget temporarily that infamous defining moment around the well pump with Anne Sullivan, all …
The colorful history of the Tour de France
By Ed Ohlweiler
Reader Contributor
Perhaps you developed an appreciation of the Tour de France, as I did, while watching Greg LeMond and Lance Armstrong dominate what was historically a …
Sister Madonna Buder: Spokane’s ‘Iron Nun’
By Ed Ohlweiler
Reader Contributor
To those of you who’ve attended Catholic school, the words “Iron Nun” may conjure up strong images, but certainly not a picture of the sweet, …
Junoon: The biggest band you’ve never heard of
By Ed Ohlweiler
Reader Contributor
There are questions we will never know the answers to: Why is there suffering in the world, why does Hawaii have interstate highways, and what …
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 