One of the coolest, family-friendly mountain town festivals in the Northwest, the Wallace Huckleberry Festival offers a wide range of activities in celebration of the venerable huckleberry! The festival includes something for just about everyone, with live music, food and other vendors, kids huckleberry contests, a magic show, a 5k fun run, a huckleberry pancake […]
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Get on the water all summer without the hassle and cost of boat ownership. Hayden Lake is a seven-mile long, two-mile wide North Idaho gem of crystal-clear water. Unfortunately, if you don’t own a boat, opportunities for enjoying this beautiful lake are limited. Enter the Carefree Boat Club of North Idaho. A membership to this
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Other than your backyard, dogs are encouraged to be off-leash at designated dog park areas. There are several dog parks in Spokane, like High Bridge Dog Park and Riverside Dog Park. (See Spokanecity.org/parks/dogs for more.) Atlas Mill Park along the Spokane River in Coeur d’Alene has a beautiful off-leash beach dog park where they can
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In many outdoor spaces, leashes are the law, but some people still ignore it Lou and Mary Haymond were walking on a trail in the Plese Flats area at Riverside State Park when an off-leash dog charged them from more than 150 feet away. Lou moved in front of Mary as it snarled and lunged
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Fittingly, this story begins with a bike ride. Husband and wife shop owners John Bowman and Beven Rich were living in Michigan when Beven went on a 7-week-long charity ride (called The Big Ride), which took her through Idaho en route from Seattle to Washington, DC. She was hooked. The couple had been itching to
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Cover photo courtesy of Axel Imagery The Pend Oreille Rowing and Paddling Association (PORPA) is gearing up for another season of on-water events. The club for rowing and other non-motorized water sports is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a club row July 13 from Thama Shores to Riley Creek at LaClede, Idaho. Rowers will gather,
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Cover photo courtesy of Amy McCaffree Emerson was my first companion. An all-white Siberian husky—a dog breed I specifically chose for its high energy and athletic endurance—Emerson came into my life at a pivotal time. I was 24 years old, recovering from heartbreak, and had read that having a pet decreased stress and one’s risk
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Out There Membership “Out There Venture” celebrates its 20th year of publication with the September-October 2024 print edition, and one of the ways the publication is celebrating this landmark is by launching an Out There Membership option for readers, businesses, and organizations. Membership will provide perks for members and help make the print publication more resilient for years to come. Scroll down to see
By Eric Deady Cover photo courtesy of Sue Craigmile If you are bikepacking curious, mark your calendar for Friday, May 17 at 6 p.m. for a bikepacking for beginners seminar at Two Wheeler bike shop in Hayden, Idaho. Topics will include bike choice, how to carry gear, mapping and route finding, and more. The following
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