Located just off of 5th Avenue is Foster’s Crossing. My friend and I had a few hours to spend shopping in town and with Christmas approaching I figured I should start getting prepared for the holiday season. Foster’s Crossing is a great spot to find rare antiques and treasures for that hard-to-shop-for person. I myself am a hard-to-shop-for person and I can always find something that strikes my interest. Foster’s Crossing is also a great stop if you are in the market to decorate you home. There are many shops filled with antique furniture, from Asian inspired items to classic American styles as well. Read the rest of Foster’s Crossing: Antiques and More - Sandpoint »
For some things, you just have to get down on your belly.
Autumn brings some phenomenal changes to the Idaho Panhandle, and it’s easy to get overwhelmed by grand vistas and calendar-worthy sunsets. If you shorten your focal plane just a bit, you’ll zero in on leaves pirouetting to earth and the glow of slanted rays coursing through old oaks, maples, and elms. Read the rest of Mushrooms (And Other Cheap Entertainment) in Sandpoint, Idaho »
On a breezy fall day my family and I decided to take a walk along the shoreline of the lake on the Pend d’ Oreille Bay Trail. We drove past The Seasons, giving a friendly wave to the security guard as we passed (the road is a public right away so there is no reason to stop) and found a gravel parking lot just past the water treatment building. We parked our cars and found several signs pointing to the trail head that runs parallel along the railroad tracks until it dips down near the shoreline. We headed towards the trail and began our walk. Read the rest of Pend d’ Oreille Bay Trail - Sandpoint »
I got a phone call about two weeks before Halloween from my boyfriend asking me what I was doing Halloween weekend. I told him I had no plans which was good because he had just signed us up for the Captain’s Table annual Halloween fishing derby.
The weeks went by and it was time for the derby. We pulled into Garfield Bay around 5am, hoping to beat most of the derby boat traffic. We unloaded the boat at the launch into the lowest water level I had ever seen, so low that we put the boat into the water and walk it over to the dock where we crawled over the bow into the boat. It was pretty awkward but we safely pulled away towards our fishing location. >
Since early spring, we’ve all been working hard in our gardens and orchards to reach the point we finally find ourselves at now: harvest season. Pruning fruit trees while they are still dormant and weeding rows early in the season is all worth it these days, when we find our counters overflowing with ripe tomatoes and lots of fruit.
In this article, I’ll give you a basic introduction to what is called water-bath canning, a method best suited to high acid foods. This includes tomatoes and tomato sauces, jams and pickles. For low-acid foods like green beans or even salmon, you will need to learn about pressure-canner methods. Read the rest of Jam On It »
“Here We Go Bulldogs, Here We Go”, is a familiar chant you will hear around Memorial Field any given Friday night during high school football season. This Friday night was homecoming so my friends and I headed down to the field to catch the game. We arrived a little late since we decided to grab a bite to eat at Dub’s before we went to the game, a popular spot to get some food before the game starts. Read the rest of Sandpoint High School Football - Go Bulldogs! »
What better way to spend a Sunday morning than hiking with those you love? Beckoned by the crispness in the air and the wide blue skies, we headed out this morning to Round Lake State Park. We want to squeeze in as much outdoor time as we can before winter, and an early fall hike seemed just the thing for today. Read the rest of Hiking Trapper’s Trail at Round Lake State Park near Sandpoint Idaho »
Located in the Roosevelt Grove of Ancient Cedars is Granite Falls. My friends and I were taking a leisurely Sunday drive around Priest Lake and stopped here to see the falls. We pulled into the parking lot and campground, finding only one other group there. We got out of the truck and walked to the 1 mile round trip trail. The path was not difficult however it was very rocky and had some steep parts to it. About half way up the mountain is a viewpoint of the falls. The viewpoint provided a good look at the falls, but we decided to continue on to the top viewing point. We reached the top of the falls and found them to be very picturesque. Read the rest of Granite Falls - Priest Lake Idaho »
It had been years since I had been to Priest Lake and this year I had been begging my boyfriend to take me as he is pretty familiar with the lake, since he spent some of his childhood at the lake. He finally caved and we invited a few of our friends and headed over to Priest Lake.
My boyfriend knows I love shoes, so what better place to stop first than the shoe tree. When he told us we were stopping at the shoe tree I had envisioned a funky grown tree in the shape of a shoe. When we pulled into the parking lot I realized I had let my imagination go too far since it was an actual tree with shoes nailed to it. Read the rest of A Shoe Tree, Huckleberries and Elkins Resort - a trip around Priest Lake »
From the chair behind my booth, I had a good view of two kids storming Schweitzer’s climbing tower, a batch of future acrobats taking advantage of the Funtastics tumbling station, and a group of ersatz drunks exhorting each other through the “beer-goggles” course. Sandpoint’s first annual Community Health and Wellness Fair was in full swing, and the turnout looked pretty good.
Several hundred people stepped out of the morning sunlight and strolled through the front doors of the Bonner County Fairgrounds for this event. Aside from us vendors—whose activities ranged from teaching visitors about the perils of methamphetamine abuse to offering opportunities for home-based businesses built around health-related products—educators from Bonner General Hospital, the sheriff’s department, the fire department, and other community organizations offered health screenings, bicycle safety checks, nutritional counseling, ergonomics evaluations, and infant car-seat inspections. Read the rest of Health and Wellness in Sandpoint, Idaho »
Located just off of 5th Avenue is Foster’s Crossing. My friend and I had a few hours to spend shopping in town and with Christmas approaching I figured I should start getting prepared for the holiday season. Foster’s Crossing is a great spot to find rare antiques and treasures for that hard-to-shop-for person. I myself am a hard-to-shop-for person and I can always find something that strikes my interest. Foster’s Crossing is also a great stop if you are in the market to decorate you home. There are many shops filled with antique furniture, from Asian inspired items to classic American styles as well. Read the rest of Foster’s Crossing: Antiques and More - Sandpoint »
