Mad About Science: Crater Lake
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
There are some things in life that just have to be experienced. Pictures on the internet can’t properly convey the indescribable majesty of some natural …
Tagged: travel
Emily Articulated: Notes from Norway — Same same, but different
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
There’s something unique about traveling in a place where things are similar enough to be familiar, but different enough to make you latch onto its …
Emily Articulated: Norway
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
Steam ripples off my coffee mug, fogging the glass of the large window in front of me. I use my shirt sleeve to wipe my …
The Sandpoint Eater: The edible journey
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
The last month has been a whirlwind of travel. I’ve been preparing for these trips for what has felt like a lifetime (in COVID years, …
Packed for Portugal
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
On paper, Cindy Marx is retiring. In reality, she is launching on a grand adventure.
Marx will work her last day as executive director of …
The art of nothingness
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
There is an art to doing nothing. In this workaday world dominated by how many items we can cram into our daily lives, some might …
The Sandpoint Eater: Chaos and angst
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
Separating fear and fiction from facts has become an enormous task in these crazy times. For me, being in the travel business has brought another …
The Sandpoint Eater: A year of food
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
Standing tall on the counter in my kitchen is a brand-spanking-new, commercial mixer (a gift from all my children). The new mixer replaced my Kitchen …
The Sandpoint Eater: A day with Darina
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
I’ve circled this island so many times, anxiously peering out the window as the airplane dips and banks, offering me a glimpse of the variegated …
Wasteland Weekend: Four days of Halloween with Mad Max fanatics
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Contributor
A lot of questions go through your mind when a strange woman is about to spit wine in your face. Chief among them: Why did …
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 