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Snowshoeing around Sandpoint
I have always wanted to try snowshoeing and this year was going to be the year that I tried it. I started shopping around for a set of shoes and remembered my dad had an extra pair. I suggested to him to let me have the extra pair and I could try the...
Sunday Solutions - Schweitzer Mountain Resort
Every Sunday,minus a few holidays, Schweitzer Mountain Resort offers an AWESOME deal called “Sunday Solutions”. The solution is $20 half day lift tickets. My friends and I were ready to go skiing and take advantage of the Sunday Solution....
Snowmobiling at Priest Lake
I read my horoscope for the day and it said “do not let fear get in the way of trying new things today”. Ironically the day I read this was the day my boyfriend had asked me to go snowmobiling with him and his family....
Testing again
just testing How did you get there?: How often does this take place?: What ammenities are there?: Are there any costs or fees?: Any websites associated with this To-Do?: What should I bring?: This post was submitted by admin....
Sandpoint High School Football - Go Bulldogs!
“Here We Go Bulldogs, Here We Go”, is a familiar chant you will hear around Memorial Field any given Friday night during highschool football season. It was Friday night and homecoming so my friends and I headed down to the field to catch the gam...
Hiking Trapper’s Trail at Round Lake State Park near Sandpoint Idaho
After strapping on our hiking shoes and filling up our water backpack, we headed south out of Sandpoint about 8 miles to Dufort Road. We turned right (west) onto Dufort and went about 2 miles to the entrance of the park on the left (the route there ...
The Long Bridge Swim - Sandpoint ID
Beauty abounds in Sandpoint as I think we are all aware of; but during the summer months often times we focus in on what we feel embodies that beauty: the lake. Pend Oreille Lake offers many refreshing activities when the mercury is rising outside. F...
The Long Bridge Swim, Sandpoint, Idaho, August 2, 2008
It has been said that nothing is as strong as the heart of a volunteer. Nowhere could this have been more evident than at Sandpoint’s 14th annual Long Bridge Swim. If not for the many people who organized, oversaw, directed and managed this event (...
Camping at Priest Lake - Idaho
Camping in North Idaho is such a perfectly easy thing no matter where you are, it seems like you are minutes away from great camping. We decided to get out of town and we quickly landed on Priest Lake. Less than 50 miles from Sandpoint this seemed li...
Hydroplane Races Oldtown Idaho / Newport Washington
If you can race it, I will watch it. Needless to say when I was traveling to Spokane on a Saturday as we passed through Oldtown and Newport I looked down the Pend Oreille river and saw mini hydroplanes, I was beside myself. I knew they had a yearl...
Sandpoint Soccer
Late May through early June, you can watch controlled chaos unfold, all in the name of sports and sportsmanship. They start ‘em young here in Sandpoint when it comes to international sporting events. Of course, I am talking about Sandpoint Youth so...
Something for Everyone at Travers Park, Sandpoint ID
This is often what runs through my mind as I stroll with my young daughter through Travers Park, because at this park you can do exactly all those things! This park is a fantastic resource located right in town, yet it’s a large park (almost 25 acr...
Snow Creek Falls - Hiking in Naples Idaho
My friend at work had gone to Snow Creek Falls the weekend before and told me how amazing it was. Due to the warm weather and the extreme snow pack, the falls were flowing heavy this year, which gave an amazing site for us to view....
Dover City Beach: More Than Meets the Eye
I was expecting to find just a bit of grassy area and a sandy beach, but Dover City Beach is so much more than that -- there is a really cool trail system that meanders through wetlands, perfect for pointing out water fowl for my young Audobon....
Bridging Communities: The Dover Trail
This trail is great for biking, walking, jogging, roller-blading, snowshoeing, Nordic skiing, sledding…just about everything non-motorized. It’s open to all users, and of course, it’s free. This is a great trail for so many reasons: the re-us...
Schweitzer Mountain Resort Tropical Daze
My friends and I attended Schweitzer’s last day open for the winter season this year, otherwise known as Tropical Daze. I was pretty excited about the festivities that were going to take place, a downhill dummy derby, the slush pond and music on th...
Yoke’s Outrageous Air Show at Schweitzer Mountain Resort
Each year Yoke’s grocery stores and Schweitzer team up to bring the Outrageous Air Show to Sandpoint for Friday and Saturday night shows one weekend a year, usually at the end of February. The events start around 6pm in the village of Schweitzer Mo...
The Outback Inn at Schweitzer Mountain Resort
The Outback Inn is found on the backside of the Schweitzer Mountain Resort by chair 5, otherwise known as Stella. As one of the few structures left at Schweitzer that has not been recently remodeled, The Outback gives patrons a step back in time, wit...
Funtastics Indoor Playground
I don’t mind the snow. In fact, I kinda like it, and sometimes I think I could live with snow year-round. But, I’ll admit, this winter is getting a little long in the tooth. It would be nice to take my 1-1/2 year old daughter to the park. I know ...
Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!
Now that the first snow has fallen on Sandpoint, the boats have been put away, the boxes in the closet marked "Winter" pulled out and dusted off, most of us start anticipating the ski season at our local snowy playground, Schweitzer Mountain Resort. ...
Snow fun like shoveling
Forecasted snow brings squeals of delight from children and adults. Giddy with excitement, we prepare to participate in our favorite winter time activity: snow shoveling. There are a few things you'll need to enjoy your time spent outdoors shovelin...
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