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Publisher’s Message The seasons may change, but something that never fades here in North Idaho is our connection to the land—and to each other. In this issue of CdA Magazine, that bond is front and center, whether we’re foraging for wild mushrooms, cruising the lake at dusk or sharing homegrown meals with neighbors who feel more like family.

Our food story is rich with local flavor, reminding us that some of the best dishes don’t originate in a grocery cart, but in the great outdoors. The people you’ll meet are more than chefs; they’re storytellers, and their culinary creations speak of Idaho’s sunshine and rain, of our streams and forests and our shared connections.

That same spirit runs through this whole issue. You’ll meet the Thomas family, modern homesteaders who’ve embraced a simpler, more self-sufficient life in the North Idaho countryside, and discover how their journey is inspiring others to do the same. You’ll ply the waters of Lake Coeur d’Alene on a custom wood boat, and listen to the entertaining stories of longtime mariner Skip Murphy. And stroll the fairways of The Coeur d’Alene Resort Golf Course with the white-clad forecaddies who make golf such a special experience here.

Even in the quiet corners of a tucked-away cabin on the St. Joe River or amid the peaceful woods of Farragut, you’ll sense the heartbeat of a community that cherishes both solitude and togetherness. It’s no surprise that our farmers markets feel like homecomings, uniting growers, makers and families around the simple, sustaining joy of good food and good company.

In these pages, I trust you will discover not only inspiration but also a moment of pause—a chance to remember what truly matters. Whether you’re cooking with ingredients that embody the flavors of our region or volunteering behind the scenes at Ironman, you are an essential part of what makes this community so unique.

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Table of Contents

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Farm Fresh Fare

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Sensational Summer Markets

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Legends of Lake Coeur d’Alene

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Relaxing Getaway to the St. Joe

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Art of the Catch

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House of Hospitality

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Feeling Good at Farragut

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Modern Homesteaders

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Miss Idaho Inspires

102 The Lakeliner 110 Forecaddies of the Floating Green 118 The Man Who Built the Boardwalk 124 Eating Your Medicine 130 Ironman Volunteers

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FOOD

1½ cups Arborio rice 1 quart chicken or vegetable broth 1 cup assorted fresh mushrooms, sliced 1 small onion, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced ½ cup white wine 4 tbsp olive oil ½ cup grated Parmesan 2 tbsp unsalted butter Salt and pepper, to taste Fresh parsley, chopped (for garnish) Extra Parmesan for serving Keep chicken or vegetable broth warm over low heat in a saucepan. Heat 1T of olive oil over medium heat in a separate large pan. Add sliced mushrooms and cook until soft and browned, then set aside. In the same pan, add more olive oil if needed. Add chopped onion and cook until translucent. Add minced garlic and cook for another minute until fragrant. Add the Arborio rice and stir to coat with the oil, onions and garlic. Let rice cook for 1-2 minutes. If using white wine, add it now and stir until mostly absorbed. Begin adding warm broth one ladle at a time, stirring constantly. Wait until liquid is almost fully absorbed before adding more broth. Continue this process, stirring frequently, until the rice is creamy and al dente, about 18-20 minutes. Once rice is cooked, add mushrooms back in. Stir in butter and grated Parmesan. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve warm, garnished with chopped parsley and Parmesan.

“I love the flavors of this dish using our locally grown Panhandle Gourmet Mushrooms.

It’s gluten free and can be modified to be vegetarian or vegan, using white miso paste to replace the cream and vegan parmesan cheese from cashews.” ~Chef Jim Barrett, Beverly’s Restaurant 22

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“Chestnut, Black Pearl Oyster and Blue Oyster are among the mushrooms we provide for Chef Barrett's risotto,” says Spencer Erlendson of Panhandle Gourmet Mushrooms. “They’re a good pairing because they impart an earthy, meaty flavor and texture.”

For Spencer, mushroom hunting and cultivation has been a lifelong interest. Reading Paul Stamets, a pioneer in mushroom cultivation, introduced him to the complexities and challenges of culturing mushrooms and creating an environment where they can thrive consistently. His mushroom lab is a family endeavor, where he works with his children Lena and Jude.

“Both the Black Pearl Oyster and the Blue Oyster have great cholesterol-reducing properties,” he says. “Recent studies of Chestnut mushrooms have shown anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial properties as well as high amounts of fiber.

With mushrooms, it seems the health benefits are endless.”

"Mushrooms are the best thing since sliced bread" ~Julia Child

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2 cups cooked St. Maries Wild Rice 1¼ tsp juniper salt

(mix ¼ tsp crushed juniper berries with 1 tsp salt)

½ cup red beans, cooked ½ cup pinto beans, cooked ½ cup butternut squash, diced to ½ inch ¼ cup corn, fresh or frozen ¼ cup bell peppers (any color), diced ¼ cup poblano pepper, diced 1 tbsp avocado oil Salt and pepper, to taste 1 tbsp fresh mint, chopped 1 tbsp fresh sage, chopped 1 tbsp toasted pumpkin seeds To cook wild rice, use a 4:1 ratio of water to rice. Bring to a boil, add the rice then simmer on medium for 40-50 minutes, covered. When you like the texture, drain the water off, fluff, add salt and let it stand for 5-10 mins. On a baking sheet, toss the butternut squash, bell peppers, poblano pepper and corn with olive oil, juniper salt and a pinch of pepper. Roast at 400°F for 20–25 minutes, or until tender and slightly caramelized.

For the sumac maple vinaigrette, use a small bowl to whisk together 1 tbsp avocado oil, 1 tbsp maple syrup, 1 tsp apple cider vinegar, 1/2 tsp sumac and 1/2 tsp salt or smoked salt. Assemble by layering the wild rice, red beans and pinto beans, then add the roasted vegetable mix on top.

Drizzle on the sumac maple vinaigrette and top with fresh mint, sage and toasted pumpkin seeds.

“Wild rice has a rich depth of flavor, slightly nutty and earthy and really only needs salt and a dash of black pepper to make it shine. It’s also an incredible superfood high in protein and fiber. We pack this dish with essential organic nutrients and flavor it with juniper salt and sumac maple vinaigrette.” ~Shane Clark, Pow’Waw Foods 24

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1 ½ cups very cold unsalted butter, cut into quarter-inch cubes 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp dried rosemary 1 tsp sea salt 10-11 tbsp ice-cold water 1 egg white, whisked with a few drops of water until frothy Goat cheese Apricot preserves Sliced almonds Fresh rosemary, chopped or crushed Fresh thyme Combine butter, flour, rosemary, sugar and salt in a mixing bowl. Mix well with wooden spoon until butter chunks are coated. Add a little water at a time, lightly tossing the mixture until it starts to clump. Press dough into a rough-textured ball. Place dough ball on a lightly floured board and roll into a rectangular shape ¾ inch thick. Fold it into thirds, turn and roll it out again, repeating until ¼ inch thick with butter pockets visible.

Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Remove dough from fridge and allow it to warm to pliability. With an oversized muffin pan, place squares of parchment paper in each cup. Unwrap the dough, lay out on a lightly floured board and cut into strips 1½ inch wide and 4-5 inches long. Layer apricot preserves, crumbled goat cheese, fresh thyme and sliced almonds. Roll into a pinwheel, place each into a muffin cup, brush with egg wash and bake at 400°F for 30 minutes until golden brown. Cool and serve.

“This is my own from-scratch recipe that's pretty versatile, adapts easily with seasonal ingredients and uses our own farm’s goat cheese. I’m sharing my easy recipe for puff pastry, but if you’re short on time a frozen puff pastry sheet sprinkled with rosemary will also work.” ~Sara Marshall, Eagle's Dell Farm 26

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F E AT U R E

Farmers ma rkets celebr community ate , creativity and fresh grown delights

For Natalie Selbe,

a perfect visit to the market includes grabbing a coffee or tea in the morning and wandering around to see all of the vendors’ offerings. She’ll borrow a wagon at the manager's booth to carry her purchases, which might include a variety of fresh produce, some locally raised meat, a beautiful bouquet of flowers, local honey, some homemade baked goods and handmade crafts. She buys lunch from one of the unique food vendors, and sits at the picnic tables to listen to local musicians.

Natalie is the market manager for the Kootenai County Farmers Markets which runs a market in Riverstone and one in Hayden.

The Wednesday market is set on Main Street in Riverstone between some wonderful local brick and mortar stores. There is plenty of free parking and live music every week. The Saturday market is set in the shade of the ponderosa pines on a corner lot in Hayden with free parking nearby. There are about 100 vendors each week and visitors can enjoy live music from the stage.

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Natalie’s Advice

“Arrive early if you want to make sure to get the produce you want. The bread, dairy and baked goods also go quickly.”

“If you’re looking for easy parking, come later in the day when it’s a little less busy.”

Farmers markets provide a place for customers to get fresh, locally grown plants and produce, locally raised meats and dairy, and locally made artisan foods and crafts, she says. It’s a place for buyers to connect directly with their farmers and producers, a family friendly atmosphere and a great place to spend time with friends and family.

“I just love the sights and smells of the market,” Natalie says. “The buzz of the vendors preparing their booths for sales is fun to watch.

There’s excitement in the air before the opening bell, with everyone hoping for the best day and happy to be out in the open air. With only a few exceptions, everything is produced within 100 miles of the market.”

“Every vendor you see is the actual producer of the goods you’re buying.

Ask them about the process. Our farmers love to connect with the customers.”

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you a perfect afternoon at the 5th Street Farmers Market goes something like this: It’s a gorgeous day and the sun sparkles on Lake Coeur d’Alene. There is a pleasant breeze off the water. You stop to listen to the musician on the street corner, and fill your hands with a bouquet of pink and blue flowers. Sip a fresh-made lemonade and savor the sweet and puckery sensation. The street food smells delicious, and you might even have to try some cotton candy for dessert.

“There’s truly something for everyone to enjoy,” she says. “Whether you are on vacation and want to take a memento home, are wanting to scan the bins for vintage repurposed clothing, doing your weekly produce shopping or just want to listen to good tunes and grab a snack, it’s all there.”

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Mackenzie’s Advice

Mackenzie, the marketing coordinator for the Coeur d’Alene Downtown Association, appreciates the supportive platform for farmers and producers to showcase their goods. “It’s a space where community connections are made and visitors can gather, fostering pride and a sense of identity within the community,” she says. “It’s a wonderful midweek pick me up.”

Her ideal experience is meeting up with friends and family at 5th and Lakeside and strolling down one side of the market to Front Street, looking for local goodies that catch her eye. Then she places an order for a brick oven pizza. While her artisanal pizza is cooking they explore the other side of the market and find some sort of refreshment to enjoy. Pizza in hand, they find a place to enjoy the free live music performance. “Supporting our local businesses while shopping the market just makes the experience that much more wholesome,” she says.

“Explore everything! You will see things you can't find anywhere else.”

“Bring a reusable bag to carry home your purchases.”

“Try at least one food vendor, and don't forget a drink too. Boba, lemonade or tea are exquisite, especially when you’re walking around on a hot sunny day.”

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Laura Denning’s vision

of a great market is this: “You might smell toasty New York style bagels, made-to-order sourdough pizza, hot brisket sandwiches or sizzling smashburgers.

Live music fills the air. Sip a coffee or a local draft beer and chat with vendors. You might find baby goats, rabbits and even alpacas. If it's an especially lovely day, you might even take a nap in an Adirondack chair under the shade of a tree.”

As manager of Lake Village Farmers Market, Laura helped launch the newest market in town. “We’re a true one-stop, local grocery shop. You can consistently find locally raised meat, raw milk, dairy products, fresh eggs, organic produce, sourdough, specialty foods and non-toxic body products. Each week features different artists, crafters and handmade items for your home.”

She believes food has the power to bring communities and families closer together, and says farmers markets revive the traditions around preparing and sharing food. “Each plant, each animal, each meal that we consume has the power to carry love, cooperation and health,” she says.

“I love going to farmers markets because I get to see how other people's passions manifest into small businesses,” Laura says. “My ideal day at a market starts with a locally made beer and tasting samples from some of the food vendors. I let my kids pick out a handmade treat. I run into some friends I haven't seen for a while, and we get to catch up while we eat lunch. I leave with something I didn't know I needed, along with locally raised meat, fresh organic produce and a new recipe idea.”

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Laura’s Advice

“Talk to everyone. Don't feel like you need to buy something in order to get valuable information. As vendors, we love talking about what we do, how we do it and offering advice. You will be making friends and useful contacts before you know it.”

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The Sunken Treasure In the fall of 1889, the steamship Kootenai pushed a barge slowly up through the frigid waters of Lake Coeur d’Alene with a valuable prize: hundreds of tons of silver ore. As the crew settled for the night, engineer Fred Wilson on watch noticed the barge riding low on the port side. He alerted the captain, who made a desperate dash for shore. But just 300 feet from safety, the barge lurched and toppled its precious cargo into the depths somewhere near McDonald’s Point.

The promise of treasure called to the daring. The owners summoned a seasoned diver who surfaced with unwelcome news: The precious ore lay entombed at a depth of 60 to 100 feet, recovery cost far outweighing its worth.

Fred Wilson, certain of the treasure’s location, joined forces with a partner, cobbled together a makeshift log raft as a dive platform and ventured down into the cold unknown. They found a series of tantalizing clues, and yet the elusive ore remained out of reach.

In 1951, journalist Clement Wilkins reignited interest in the mystery, but recovery plans stalled when a diver landed in jail. A Seattle dive team searched in 1985, but with silt obscuring the site and no markers to guide them, the silver ore lies hidden to this day.

The Titanic In the rollicking years from 1878 to 1938, Lake Coeur d'Alene became a hub of steamboat commerce, unmatched west of Michigan. The queen of the fleet was the mighty Georgie Oakes—a luxurious stern-wheeler dubbed the "Titanic of Coeur d'Alene." Nearly 150 feet long, she transported up to a thousand passengers, entertaining guests with staterooms and a restaurant.

But as the roar of the automobile signaled an era of change, the charm of steamboat travel began to fade. One by one, the lake’s historic vessels vanished into Viking-style water burials, shadows slipping beneath the waves.

On the Fourth of July in 1927, the Georgie Oakes met her dramatic end—set ablaze, her flames reaching for the sky as many spectators wept for her fate and the memories they had made on her decks. As her smoldering remains sank away, a piece of history was lost forever, leaving behind only whispers of her glory.

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Murder for Hire Jared McFarland has spent hours beneath Lake Coeur d’Alene. “I love the history,” he says. “I’d dive the wreck, go to the museum and figure out the details of what happened.”

In Mica Bay near the scout camp, he happened upon a construction crane with Chase Marine painted on the side. The story he unearthed is a strange and fascinating tale right out of a crime novel.

Newspapers say the marine company was at the heart of a bitter dispute. The company owner decided he’d had enough and hired a hit man to kill his rival.

He contacted a former employee, a man with a rough past, and offered him $10,000 to commit the murder. “He gives him money, a gun and a homemade silencer,” Jared says. “Then the guy he tried to hire goes to his parole officer and tells him about it. The FBI told him, go ahead and go through with it and we’ll put a wire on you.” The hit man, wearing a recording device, showed the owner a picture of the man lying in a pool of blood. In reality the photo had been doctored by the FBI. “He had never even had a speeding ticket,” Jared says. “Due to his age and lack of a record, I believe they put him in house arrest at his place overlooking the lake. What a story!”

Jared, a realtor with Century 21, has a family history in North Idaho that dates back to the Silver Valley gold rush in 1882. “They took a steamer to Cataldo and then to Fort Sherman in 1884 and built a house on Sherman Avenue,” he says. “They built the McFarland House in the early 1900s as a stablery to put up horses.”

He’s dived on the wrecks off Tubbs Hill and Stephens Point, and said there are many small boats underneath 11th St Marina where there used to be a boatyard, and one under the bridge at The Coeur d’Alene Resort Floating Boardwalk. He’s swum through the wreckage of the Idaho and the Seeweewana steamships. “It’s surprising how big they are when you get up close,” he says.

“How amazing to know that was the hub of transportation, and how essential those boats were.”

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The Slot Machines At 14, Ron Hotchkiss made a bold investment with $25 he'd earned mowing lawns: He bought secondhand diving gear. Driven by adventure, he scoured the depths of Lake Coeur d'Alene, searching for lost coins that would pay enough to fill his air tank, immersing himself in the thrill of discovery.

Years later, after rising to the rank of police lieutenant, he continued to dive, uncovering the lake's secrets with each descent. In 1983, he found an antique carbide light, a relic of Coeur d'Alene’s steamboat era. Antiques Roadshow confirmed its worth at around $1,000, and he proudly hung it in his living room.

One day, he pulled a prosthetic arm from the depths and, with determination, reunited it with its rightful owner.

He also discovered 25 rusty slot machines, remnants of an illegal gambling barge dumped in the mid-1950s. Among them, he restored a 1934 Castle Front and a 1935 Watling Rol-A-Tor, resurrecting the stories they held.

In his beloved waters of North Idaho, Hotchkiss became more than a diver; he was a keeper of lost tales and hidden treasures, exploring the depths where history lay in silence.

The Model A In the winter of 1936, a 1929 Model A Ford plunged through the ice of Lake Coeur d'Alene, disappearing without a trace into its depths for 47 years. The legend of the vanished car took a turn in 1983 when Tom Butterfield, an antique car enthusiast from Coeur d'Alene, learned of its rediscovery by diver Tom Michalski.

Butterfield seized the opportunity, purchasing the submerged relic for $500. To everyone’s astonishment, the engine roared back to life just two hours after recovery. With a new battery, the horn blared, and the clutch, brakes, and one headlight flickered to life—signs of durability and simplicity in the cars of that era.

Determined to restore the car in time for the upcoming Fourth of July parade, Butterfield raced against the clock. As whispers of the Model A's mysterious past spread, anticipation grew—what stories would it tell when it finally reclaimed its place in the sunlight?

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River Follow the St. Joe River to a simpler place and time

Not far away, there is a green canyon where water flows from the mountains, wild and free. Where the sounds of the city fade to the music of a river rushing over stones. Where time slows to the number of heartbeats it takes for a trout to rise, disappear, then rise again.

The Prescription is Simple.

Just keep heading up the St. Joe River until you feel the stress begin to melt away. Enjoy the views along the St. Joe Scenic Byway, which follows the winding St. Joe upriver from St. Maries. You might stop and stretch your legs at the Marble Creek Historical Site, with artifacts of early 1900s logging and a replica logging flume.

Sooner or later you’ll arrive in Avery, Idaho, population 25, a tiny town with an interesting past, where loggers wrangled big timber, railroad engines steamed and survivors escaped the Big Burn of 1910. Today, it’s a place of deep peace that beckons you to stay.

Luckily you can, thanks to the charming Cabins by the Joe, where log cabins await with flower boxes on the front porches, bright white front doors and pine-walled interiors.

“The river has great wisdom and whispers its secrets to the hearts of men.” ̃ Mark Twain

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In 2010, Kelly and Jody Linden stayed at the cabins with her family as guests.

When they returned a year later the business was for sale and they decided to buy it. Jody always had an interest in running a small motel. “We knew there was a significant amount of work required to get the cabins up and running with limited resources,” Kelly says. “We were lucky to have help from a local resident while we got our feet under us.”

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The allure of the place is hard to let go.

“As our initial business partners, my parents provided a constant source of motivation and wisdom,” Jody says. “And I’m convinced the excitement of running a business helped my dad in the later years of his life.”

They’ve made so many upgrades and improvements since they bought the place that it would take a long evening by a campfire to go through them all. And they have one of the few full hookup RV sites on the St. Joe River. They run the place remotely and pay regular visits.

“We’ve been so fortunate to find wonderful camp hosts who love the area and want to keep the property clean and appealing,” Jody says.

“Many of our camp hosts stay for multiple seasons as the allure of the place is hard to let go after just one.”

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For such a small town, there’s surprisingly plenty to do. Visitors enjoy the Avery Milwaukee Railroad Station with its restored train car, and they grab a pizza and beverage at TFPs and an ice cream cone at the Avery Fly Shop. They explore unlimited miles on off-road-vehicles in the hills surrounding the area, fly-fish for nice trout in the St. Joe River, hike to one of the many lakes and peaks, have a biking adventure on the Route of the Hiawatha trail or hunt the St. Joe National Forest which backs up against the property.

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Flowing Wild and Free The St. Joe River features crystal clear water and offers outstanding scenery, excellent catch and release fishing and plenty of wildlife. It was designated as a National Wild and Scenic River in 1978, specifically the segment above the confluence of the North Fork of the river to St. Joe Lake.

Outstanding scenery is characterized by a steep “V” shaped canyon with moss-and-fern-covered cliffs to the water’s edge, views of timber covered slopes interspersed with grassy or brush covered openings and crystal clear water with numerous pools, riffles and small falls.

The St. Joe River provides an outstanding diversity of recreational opportunities, including whitewater rafting, floating and fishing. Hunting and fishing is some of the best in the state, and the geology and natural scenery provides excellent sightseeing and wildlife viewing opportunities.

Good access along a paved road takes visitors through the recreation river corridor with eight developed campgrounds and numerous dispersed sites and to the doorstop of the wild river section where a trail parallels the river for 17 miles to the headwaters at St. Joe Lake. Trails originate from the recreational segment providing for both non-motorized and single-track motorcycle opportunities. Miles of loop trails provide great opportunities for overnight stock riding and backpacking trips in a primitive setting.

There are numerous small, rustic campgrounds along the shores of the roaded portion of the river (39.7 miles) and a trail along the entire wild portion (26.6 miles) to its headwaters at St. Joe Lake. The river was originally named the St. Joseph by Father Pierre-Jean Desmet, a Catholic priest who established a mission nearby.

The variety and quality of habitat in the St. Joe drainage supports a high diversity of wildlife, including elk, deer, moose, bear, coyote, furbearers, hawks, bald eagles, wolves and mountain goats. rivers.gov

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The river attracts all kinds of wildlife right in front of the cabins, including moose in the water, bald eagles swooping in to catch a fish and—if you look closely—signs where beavers have been.

What’s a perfect day on the St. Joe? “Waking up in the early morning and landing a 14-inch trout right in front of our cabins,” Kelly says.

“Then grabbing a cup of coffee and heading back down to watch the river go by. Once the caffeine kicks in, heading out for that side-by-side ride you organized the night before, maybe a three or four-hour ride, just enough to get tired and then return to town for a meal and refreshing beverage. Coming back to the cabins, getting that campfire by the river going and settling in for some storytelling.

Finally, retiring to your nice comfy bed for a wonderful night's rest.”

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Catch of the

Story by Ralph Bartholdt

Bringing streamside memories to vivid life Greg Ford was introduced to fishing on the dock at Fernan

Lake. He and his cousin pedaled their bicycles along paved streets carrying fishing poles and plunked bait into a glassy lake. Ford caught a trout that was longer than his forearm.

Driven by a desire to broaden their fish-catching resumes, the youngsters later on ventured to Avondale and Hayden lakes. If the experience was an awakening for a boy, its repercussions lay dormant until many years later.

As a teenager, Greg discovered fly fishing, casting bug imitations on many of North Idaho’s rivers and streams. He graduated from high school, joined the Army and didn’t reconnect with the initial impulse, the creative surge and newness of catching fish, until his return from two deployments in Iraq.

“To fish is to hope.

Each cast a new beginning, each retrieve a new promise.” ~M.K. Soni

He left the Army as a staff

sergeant 12 years after joining, settled back into civilian life in Coeur d’Alene and found himself spending a lot of time in fly shops. “I didn’t really have anything else to do,” he says.

But he saw newness in the water, and in the fish he caught, a certain sparkle and color, a vibrancy that he may have missed those years ago as a kid with a fly rod. Greg used money from the GI Bill to attend a taxidermy school where he reconnected with a creative impulse by reproducing glistening, river-wet fish from mold castings and paint.

At his Gone Fishing Artistries, Ford focuses on the fish that have become his new direction.

“I’ve always had a passion for fishing,” he says. He just wasn’t aware how much pleasure he would glean from making fish.

Being a fishing guide at Orvis Northwest Outfitters allows Ford to pursue one passion while building up a visual repertoire for his other passion— reproducing fish in his Coeur d’Alene studio. His studio is a garage behind his house that the fish share with a Harley Davidson motorcycle and piles of driftwood, pine and rough-sided cedar.

It’s what he uses to build the habitats his wall-hanging fish swim through, and it adds to the imaginative quality of the art.

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He starts with a plaster mold,

adding glass eyes along with replica fins and gills. Each fish gets its own unique markings and coloration, which takes a technician’s touch and an artist’s eye. “I can’t even tell you how many layers of paint go into it,” Greg says. “There’s a lot of depth to a fish’s coloration. Each one is different.”

He uses lacquers to help re-create the gleam of a live fish, and heats and blends the lacquers and paints until he’s satisfied with the results. Ideally, his clients send him photos and measurements of the fish, but if not, he still knows how to make the magic happen. One of his favorite parts has become recreating the fish’s native habitat.

“It makes for a more interesting and valuable mount when the replica is surrounded by habitat,” he says. “I really enjoy finding the driftwood and other materials that go into it.”

“Fishing is not an escape from life, but often a deeper immersion into it . .” ~Harry Middleton

And just like fishing a remote stretch of river far from the fray, getting lost in the task of reading water and examining bug hatches, painting a fish is an immersive experience. “There are so many layers to it,” he says.

He brings out the shapes of their scales, the nuances of their native waters and inspires anyone who sees it to relive the excitement of the catch.

“Replicating fish is a great way to commemorate your biggest fish but also a way to remember a favorite trip, a favorite type of fish, or even just an appreciation of the art,” he says.

This Army vet is grateful to be living a life in the outdoors and paying homage to the fish he loves.

“I get excited just talking about it,” he says. “I get to guide people, I get to teach people to fish and I get to paint fish.”

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FINER LIVING

House of Hospitality A beloved cabin on a private point and a tugboat to get there. How neat is that?

Story by David Kilmer Photography by Quicksilver Studios

When a guest is lucky enough to stop in for sunset hour, Rick is the consummate host. A magnificently arranged platter of seafood, fresh fruits and good cheeses are offered. Fine wine is poured. A tour of his cabin reveals the details that make his place such a unique part of Lake Coeur d’Alene, and confirm the enviable lifestyle he has created here.

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arly in the morning, a vintage green-andwhite tug departs the western shores of Lake Coeur d’Alene and chugs toward The Coeur d’Alene Resort, where the skipper docks his boat with practiced skill. After all, he’s probably done this, oh, at least 10,000 times by now. This is the morning commute of Rick Powers, the hotel’s longtime director of food and beverage, who helped open The Resort in 1986 and has played a key role in its success ever since.

At workday’s end, after ensuring that things are shipshape among the fleet of restaurants he runs, Rick departs for his return voyage home. His cabin, which he built in 1995 on a rock outcropping with no road access, is a special place; his year-round home, his pride and joy.

Rick purchased the land in 1989, after a lengthy search for waterfront property with realtor John Beutler. “Every day off we would boat to different places around the lake, and nothing was quite right,” he says. “One day John brought me over to Pete and Anne Reinhart, who were selling their property next door. We got along great, and Pete said, ‘It’s really fun to be able to pick your neighbor.

We vote for you.’”

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“We started with a fairly simple 20 x 60-foot structure,” Rick says. “The architect RG Nelson was a great friend and over the years we worked on many projects together.

I was honored that he and his son Kol agreed to create this home. RG thought like an artist, and designed it for the angles of the sun and maximum views.”

The late RG Nelson is known for designing The Coeur d’Alene Resort, the Hagadone Corporation building and other iconic structures. For Rick’s dream cabin, the architect created a bridge suspension that supports the house above the ground. The idea was to use just four pads of cement for footing, since cement pouring equipment was so costly to bring across the lake by boat. The double A-frame suspension was shaped, unintentionally, into a pattern some have mistaken for two Stars of David, and frequently ask whether Rick is of Jewish faith or heritage. “No,” Rick confirms with a smile.

“That was simply the way RG designed it.”

”Give them the budget and get out of their way.”

RG provided a turnkey interior, choosing furniture, appliances, cabinetry and artwork, and even the towels and sheets. “I wanted his design all the way through, and I planned to be surprised when the house was complete,” Rick says. “Before RG began the interior design, he asked if I had any thoughts, and all I said was, ‘I want it to be modern inside, positioned to take advantage of the views and I really like cobalt blue tile.”

At the reveal party, Rick was delighted to walk in and discover copper countertops, elegant furnishings, hotelquality bedding that matched the towels, a candy dish filled in the living room and even groceries in the fridge.

“I loved everything,” he says. “At some point in the evening, I whispered to RG, ‘Where’s the cobalt blue tile?’ He opened a closet door and in the middle of the carpeted floor was one square of cobalt blue tile. The moral of the story is that if you hire an artist to design and decorate your house, give them the budget and get out of their way.”

A life in fine dining Rick’s career began at Farrell's Ice Cream Parlor Restaurant in Portland, Oregon when he was just 15 years old. By the time he was a high school senior, he ran the highest volume Farrell’s in the country, with 250 employees. He worked for Charlie’s Wonderful Restaurant Company, opening restaurants around the country, and was responsible for Patsy Clark’s in Spokane, a remarkable setting in a 12,000-squarefoot mansion built in 1897 and designed by Kirkland Cutter.

Before The Coeur d’Alene Resort was opened in 1986, Rick was handpicked by Duane Hagadone and Jerry Jaeger to create the finest culinary experience possible. They sent him around America to fine dining establishments to bring back the best concepts, then improve on them with an extra signature touch.

He started with Beverly’s, Dockside, Whispers and the Shore Lounge, along with room service and the conference center at The Coeur d’Alene Resort. Then he opened the Springs Restaurant at the Kootenai River Inn, The Beachouse, the restaurants at Silver Mountain Ski Resort, Mulligans at The Coeur d’Alene Inn and Conference Center, the restaurant which is now Tito’s and Bonsai Bistro. He was instrumental in the company’s purchase of Cedars Floating Restaurant.

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His Coeur d’Alene career had an interesting interlude in 2009 when he took on the challenge of managing partner of Tadich Grill Development Co. Located in the heart of San Francisco’s financial district and built in 1849 during the Gold Rush, Tadich Grill is the third-oldest continuously run restaurant in America and the oldest restaurant in California.

“That restaurant holds a lot of memories,” Rick says. “My father was a partner at Coopers & Lybrand, a workaholic just like me, and when I was very young he would let us come down on the streetcar and have lunch with him every Saturday and we would go to Tadich Grill.”

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Rick opened a new Tadich Grill in Washington, D.C., four blocks from the White House. “I had two apartments, one in San Francisco that was 240 square feet and $2,700 per month, and one in D.C. that was 300 square feet and $3,000 per month, and I would work two weeks in Washington and two weeks in San Francisco and my only days off were commuting on a plane.”

Then Duane Hagadone called him one day, and said, "You’re always welcome back. Just let me know when you want to come home.” And so Rick returned to Coeur d’Alene in 2016. “You don’t know what you have until you leave,” he says. “It was just great to come back.”

He enjoys helping design new experiences, and is excited about The Resort’s latest project: the new Sherman Tower including a café and lounge, as well as a downtown restaurant called Azul which will feature wood-fired steak and seafood with modern Mexican cuisine on the main floor and a more casual taqueria on the rooftop deck.

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Designing a lake life Along the way, Rick decided to expand his house.

Once again, he approached RG and Kol and they designed a large deck out over the rocks, an upstairs master bedroom and bath and a second-floor deck. There would also be an open loft overlooking the living room.

Central to the home’s entrance is a fully restored 1976 Kawasaki 900 motorcycle, every bit of chrome polished and gleaming. Each bathroom has a ceramic art piece by local legend Harold Balaz. More personal touches include a still life of daisies that belonged to Rick’s father, reframed and hung as a tribute. There’s also Rick’s second-degree black belt certificate in Kenpo karate, as well as his Hall of Fame award from DiRōNA, the Distinguished Restaurants of North America.

The home itself feels like a rare piece of art. Glass walls frame the lake on one side of the house, and the forest on the other, immersing the viewer in calm.

Rick appreciates the privacy of having no road. “It’s like you’re on an island,” he says. “I have my own little sanctuary over here, a true retreat. Casco Bay is a tight-knit community. I even get calls if someone pulls into my slip when I’m not home.”

Living here, with only his boat for access, means he lives in a more deliberate way. “Everyone says, you bring all your groceries across the lake? Your laundry? Yes I do!”

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Commuting by boat Rick purchased his tugboat from Fred Finney, the owner of Finney Boat Works. It’s a vintage workboat, built of steel in 1953 to push logs to the mills. One stormy night, Rick found out exactly how tough the boat really is.

“I came across the lake around midnight and tied up my tugboat,” he says. “Next morning, I poured myself a cup of coffee and looked out and my boat was gone. I went looking all over with my other boat and couldn’t find it.

So I pulled into my slip and called Brooks Seaplane. ‘Can you do me a favor?’ I said. ‘My boat blew away last night.’

‘How can I help?’ the pilot asked. ‘Come here with your seaplane, we’ll fly around until we find it. You land, I’ll step onto the boat and bring it home,’ I said. So he pulled up to my slip. The propeller stopped. And he said, ‘Green deck, white body, green roof?’ And he pointed down.

‘It’s right there.’ My boat had sunk at the dock. I’d had the door of the engine compartment open, and several gallons of water had come in with each wave. And so I called Fred Finney and said, ‘Am I in trouble? How bad is it going to be?’ And he said, ‘There’s no electronics, you’ll be fine.’ They put airbags on it to raise it up, pumped it out, changed the fluids and I was back in business.”

no stoplights, no traffic, only fifteen minutes of uninterrupted nautical bliss Thanks to his charming boat, Rick has an enviably novel commute. Every workday, when the job is done, whether rain, shine, sleet or snow, he walks down the boardwalk from his office to his dock, steps into the cozy tug and feels the faithful diesel engine come to life. He points the bow out under the Boardwalk bridge and puts The Coeur d’Alene Resort in his wake, a place where his name is now a part of the storied landmark’s legacy.

He wears a satisfied smile as he peers out across the water. Ahead there are no stoplights, no traffic, only fifteen minutes of uninterrupted nautical bliss, navigating unhurriedly across one of the most beautiful lakes in the world. And through the windows of his craft he sees the warm glow of his cabin windows beckoning him home. It doesn’t get much better than that.

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PROFILE

Farragut is My Happy Place

By Kiersten Johnson

The memories are still as vivid as can be.

I run delightedly into the water, dunking my head, feeling cool relief on a hot August day. I come up for air and open my eyes. Mountains tower above and sunlight dances around me. My mom calls from shore. “Look,” she says. “There’s a mountain goat across the lake!” Sure enough, I spy the goat, a white dot on the cliff. This is one of my first cherished encounters with Farragut State Park. Luckily, there would be many more.

Growing up, I had the good fortune to spend weekends at Farragut throughout the summers. My parents would pack up the family and pitch camp in what felt like an entirely new and wild place, even though it wasn’t far from our home in Coeur d’Alene. I loved Beaver Bay, tucked away in a hidden corner of Lake Pend Oreille, and all the swimming we did there.

Even at the age of five, I was awestruck by the natural beauty and by how peaceful and untouched everything was out here. I was amazed that this little cove existed at all. This place had everything I adored, I thought, as I floated happily on my back. The green forests, so much water, and those mountains. It was like nature had crafted this little cove just for me.

It got me thinking. If such an area existed just 30 minutes or so from my suburban neighborhood, there must be places all over the earth that held this kind of magic. Curiosity sparked within me. There was so much to the world I did not know, and I was determined to find out as much as I could.

Fast forward a few summers to when my parents deemed my sister and me old enough to enjoy Farragut’s Junior Ranger program without fear of us whining, crying or throwing huge tantrums—at least, not too often. I wasn’t an overly social kid, and sometimes it was hard to sit still for too long, but even so, I had lots of fun. I learned about all the different kinds of local animal tracks. They even had clay imprints of some. As a kid I always wondered how they’d individually caught each animal to get their prints, and it wasn’t until years later that I found out that’s not how they do it at all.

From animal tracks to Smokey Bear lessons to outdoor activities, I loved every bit of it. The Junior Ranger pin I earned became my most prized possession that summer. I even kept it in my memento box throughout the years and pinned it to my first high school backpack.

As the years went on, my time at “When humans are exposed to Farragut began to look a little the phytoncides from trees during different. Instead a walk through the woods, our of splashing in the water all immunity improves and our day and eating mood is elevated.” s’mores in the evening by the fire with my family, I was driving with friends, feet up on the dashboard, chasing after a rare meteor shower. My princess sleeping bag became a pile of blankets in a truck bed. The juice boxes turned into Arizona Iced Teas.

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There were a few years toward the end of high school and the beginning of college that I didn’t visit Farragut as much. I was always off at some sort of club basketball tournament, whether it was mine or my sister’s, or I was busy with schoolwork and student life.

I did a college project on the phytoncides found in the forests, and learned something fascinating.

Phytoncides are essential oils put out by the tree to protect itself from disease, but they also double as wonderful boosters to our own immune systems.

When humans are exposed to these compounds during a walk through the woods, our immunity improves and our mood is elevated. It’s the science behind the concept of forest bathing, also known as shinrin-yoku, a Japanese practice that involves spending time in the forest to improve health and wellbeing. No wonder I always felt so good at Farragut.

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As a college junior, I was reunited with this wondrous place that I’d missed so much. For my degree in recreation and tourism management, I needed an internship, and Farragut beckoned.

There I was, driving up into those woods again, this time not as a camper or swimmer, but as a proud and bonafide staff member.

On the first day of my internship, I made another vivid memory as I drove through the park entrance in mid-September just as the sun was rising. I’d camped at Farragut, seen countless sunsets there, and stargazed there so many times. But arriving at this beautiful hour of the day, with my newly acquired title of intern, was one of those natural highs I hope I never forget.

I cried soft tears of joy in my car that morning. No matter how busy I’d become in life, I was back where I belonged. I was in my favorite place, doing what I loved, and that itself felt like a job well done.

How Farragut got its name Farragut State Park was the former site of Farragut Naval Training Station, a major training base of the U.S. Navy during World War II. The base was named after David Farragut, the first admiral in the U.S. Navy and the leading naval officer during the Civil War. Ground was broken in March 1942, and

by September the base had a population of 55,000, making it the largest city in Idaho and the second-largest naval training center in the world.

During the 30 months the base was open, 293,381 sailors received basic training here. The last recruit graduated in March 1945 and the facility was

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decommissioned in June 1946. It was also used as a prisoner of war camp where nearly 900 Germans worked as gardeners and maintenance men.

The park adjoins the deep waters of Lake Pend Oreille, where the Navy maintains a submarine research center at Bayview. The land was transferred to the state of Idaho in 1949 and became a state park in 1965.

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For these homesteaders, a simple quest to live off the land has become a richly rewarding lifestyle

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amily dinner at the Thomas household is a special thing, a time of cozy togetherness after a day’s work is done. As they pass steaming dishes of hearty food around, they have the satisfaction of knowing exactly where this food came from. It was raised and grown by their very own hands here on their own farm, and preserved, prepared, grilled and baked from scratch in this very kitchen.

For Carolyn, looking around the table at all those happy, healthy faces, it’s a dream come true; a journey that hasn’t always been easy, but which she says has been worth every bit of work along the way.

She and her husband, Josh, began living off the land as a way of knowing where their food came from. Along the way, they became an inspiration to others. Known as the Homesteading Family, they share their experience through a delightfully down-home show called the Pantry Chat. It’s a lighthearted treasure trove of useful information, with Carolyn and Josh (and sometimes their kids) addressing various things they’ve learned, including how to choose the right property, how to build a good barn, which herbs to grow in which season, storing food, emergency preparation, staying organized, feeding the animals and how to avoid burnout.

“This life has always been in our hearts,” Carolyn says. “We always had a vegetable garden, even when we lived in the suburbs of L.A. We were desperate for some kind of outdoor life and so I filled our little balcony with plants and a few parakeets. As soon as we were able, we moved back to the countryside where both of us were from. We began gardening and making our own food from scratch because it’s what we knew.”

When their first child had a medical issue, the doctor told Carolyn he would receive two shots for a vaccine. Then the nurse came in and gave him three shots. “That night we went home and our son had a vaccine reaction,” she says. “We found out they had no medical record of a third shot. That was an eye-opening moment for us. We were so trained to trust the experts that we didn’t even question it. It was a big wakeup call to get out of the passenger seat and into the driver’s seat, and pay more attention to what was going on.”

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hey decided to eat healthier food, which led to other practices, too. They learned about toxins in food and water, and the effects of screen time and popular culture on growing minds. “We started to become very intentional about what we ate and what we participated in,” Carolyn says. “We set a different family culture based around spiritual health, physical health and relationship health and we started living differently.”

As their family grew, there were more practical considerations as well. “If we wanted to feed everybody great quality food we would need to raise it ourselves, or there was no way we could afford it,” Josh says. “We didn’t even know to call it homesteading back then. We just started to do what we could to have a healthier lifestyle and to do it more cheaply.”

Today, they live on 40 acres north of Bonners Ferry.

Ten of their 11 children still live at home, and Carolyn’s parents stay on the property in the summers. “We have a very full and busy household,” Carolyn says. “We are blessed to be surrounded by the people we love.”

The ultimate dream, she says, was a healthy life in the country where relationships would matter most. Where they could work side by side with their children and teach them to take care of themselves and the people around them. “As a schoolteacher before we started having children, I saw how many students were capable in advanced mathematics but didn’t have the skills to do anything practical in life,” Carolyn says. “We wanted a lifestyle that was a little more connected, a little simpler and lived in time with the seasons.”

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irst they focused on becoming proficient in the kitchen: Learning how to make bread, how to make meals from scratch and where to find fresh vegetables and high-quality meats. Then they learned how to garden effectively, how to take that food and turn it into high quality meals and also how to preserve it for long-term storage.

Today they raise most of their own vegetables, dairy and meat, quite an achievement. “It’s a big step from depending on the grocery store and convenience food,” Carolyn says. “We have learned every step of the way.

We’ve had to find out what was practical and not practical.”

Back when they started, they couldn’t just hop on YouTube and grab a quick tutorial. They had to learn by trial and error. They also had to figure out how to make homesteading compatible with a modern lifestyle. “While we do homeschool the kids, we’re also really involved in the community,” she says. “We work, we do all these different things and the kids have all these activities, so we’re really busy with modern life. We’ve learned how to integrate it all.”

They’ve discovered that these shared goals, along with the hard work and occasional adversity, bring the family close together in a way they never could have imagined. “Whether that’s a day of processing chickens, or being out in the hunting stand together, it really creates this special bond,” Josh says.

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typical day on the farm starts early.

There are the shared morning chores, getting the baby up and dressed, tending to the sourdough starter, milking the cow. They all take a little break while she and Josh get to sit down over coffee and plan the complexities of their day. Then the whole family sits down to a hot homemade breakfast every morning where they visit, do their family devotion and talk about what they’re doing for the day. They do some tidying, cooking and baking and then get into the real work of the day. During the school year that’s homeschooling, and during the growing season it’s a homesteading project. Carolyn and the kids work together while Josh goes to work as a contractor and entrepreneur. After lunch, Carolyn sits down and answers emails and works on some of her Homesteading Family projects, whether that’s filming a video, answering questions from viewers or writing a book. “Usually we try to wrap up by 3:30 in the afternoon for some free time,” she says.

“In the summertime we often go down to the swimming hole at the river. In the wintertime we are working on projects including sewing,

knitting, reading or writing. Many of the children play instruments, and so we have a lot of music in our home.” Then come the evening chores: milking the cow, working in the vegetable garden, feeding the livestock and preparing dinner. Each family member has a role that helps the family succeed. Then they sit down for dinner. “Oftentimes we have guests,” Carolyn says. “And we just enjoy that time together. We take turns cleaning up the kitchen, having fellowship time, visiting and playing games. Then we all like to go to bed on the early side. We are all readers, so we’re happy to snuggle in and have a last few minutes of reading before sleep.”

Those beaming smiles at the dinner table say it all. The original vision has succeeded in leaps and bounds, a country lifestyle dreamed and achieved.

“Homesteading creates character,” Carolyn says. “You learn responsibility, patience and cooperation, kindness and gentleness.

Watching our children grow up to be responsible and capable but also kind gives me incredible joy. It tells me we are on the right path.”

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The Crazy Plant Lady

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sther Munroe’s first garden was 3,000 square feet, and she filled every nook and cranny with vegetables, herbs and flowers. She spent long hours tending the soil and would return home covered from head to toe in dirt with a big smile on her face. The garden felt like a paradise. So Esther's Eden it became. Though the garden has moved and evolved over the years, her passion for plants remains so strong that friends and family affectionately call her the Crazy Plant Lady.

She studied to become a certified herbalist, and today she teaches people how to grow and prepare plants for medicinal purposes. Her home-run business, Esther’s Eden, offers classes and makes several herbal products including salves, body butters and lip balms sourced from local ingredients.

“Homesteaders care deeply about the land and consumption of products,” she says. “They are creators. They are producers.

They don’t like waste. And you don’t have to actually own land to be a homesteader. It’s a mindset. Homemade things are luxurious yet incredibly practical and that’s exactly how our products are.”

Esther grew up in the small town of Careywood, which at the time was farming country, with no internet and no cell phones.

She spent the majority of her childhood outside playing in the woods, fields, creeks and barns, and the garden became one of her favorite places. Today, as a single mother of three children, she runs her business and her homestead and homeschools the kids.

Esther's Advice “A healthy lifestyle is created one small step, one small decision, one small habit change at a time. If your goal is an overall healthy lifestyle you must define what that means to you. Don’t try to change too much at one time, and soon you will see you’ve in fact reached that lifestyle you were aiming for.”

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“I love the seasonal rhythm that the garden overlays into every part of my life,” she says. “The restful season of winter, the busyness of planting time, the lull that takes place as summer arrives until the frenzied harvest season. The seasons typically bear the same fruits yet I never tire of them. There is a peace that comes from the mundane daily chores. Most days the tasks are the same yet somehow no two days are alike. The smells, sights and sounds of the homestead are comforting.

Making herbal remedies in my 1970s hand-hewn log cabin is like being transported back in time to a simpler way of life. It is a privilege to be able to share the products I make and teach others the lessons I’ve learned.”

Mary's Advice “When you plant your garden, get to know the soil and climate that you have.

The first year, keep a journal so that you know the next year what did and did not work. Start small by growing herbs on the windowsill.

As for a beginner gardener the easy stuff is lettuce, spinach, radish and herbs as well as peas and beets. Just direct sow them and they should do well as long as you water them and tend to the weeds.”

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ary Lee and her family live off the grid in the St. Maries area, where she homeschools her two kids.

They raise animals and grow some of their food in a greenhouse. Their only tie is a landline so they can have internet for her business, Heirlooms Evermore.

This seed company offers purely non-GMO, open pollinated, heirloom seeds that are tried and true for the northern climates with a short growing season. “We have a simple selection so that it is easy to find what you are looking for and you don't have to try and choose from 50 different types of each vegetable,” she says.

Homesteaders choose her seeds because of the ability to be able to harvest seeds from the produce that they grow.

They also know the seeds will produce well because they are open pollinated. They have been meticulously curated over time to be the best seeds possible.

“What I enjoy most about what I do is getting to meet our customers and to know that we are helping families grow their own food and be more self-sufficient,” Mary says. “This has become my passion as it has helped me feel a little closer to my grandpa who used to have a beautiful garden and he would always grow more than he and grandma needed so that there were always left overs for the community.”

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PROFILE

leading others Kaitlyn Widmyer, the latest Miss Idaho to wear the crown, hails from the very heart of Coeur d’Alene. Growing up in this city’s vibrant downtown district, she developed a deep appreciation for community, creativity and leadership. Now, she infuses this latest role with a determination to challenge stereotypes, uplift women and redefine leadership on and off of the stage.

Crowned Miss Idaho in the summer of 2024, Kaitlyn describes herself as a “true Sorensen downtown kid” who spent her childhood at Sanders Beach and engaged in local events. Her family runs businesses downtown, and so she was immersed in the entrepreneurial spirit from a young age.

From finance to fashion Kaitlyn is a woman of many talents, balancing creativity and business acumen. She works at Marmalade, a boutique with locations in Coeur d’Alene, New York, Savannah and Spokane. Her influence extends beyond fashion; she also serves as creative director for the Made With Kindness foundation, a non-profit dedicated to empowering women.

Although she majored in finance, Kaitlyn ultimately pursued a more creative path, but stays engaged in money matters by keeping up with financial news and managing her own investments.

More recently, she says, “I’ve been really into making my home as non-toxic and holistic as possible, starting with pure ingredients in the kitchen.”

Surprise path to pageantry “Pageantry wasn’t always on my radar, but I was at a transitional point in my life when my director found me on Facebook,” she says. Unlike many who grew up dreaming of the stage, she did not envision herself in this world. But when the opportunity arose, she accepted the challenge by throwing herself into the experience, determined to grow and succeed.

“It was one of the most intense learning curves I’ve ever tackled,” she says of her Miss Idaho journey. “But it prepared me more as a young professional than any other experience so far.”

Through pageantry, she honed essential skills in public speaking, media and self-representation. For her, this competition was not about a crown but about pushing to become the best version of herself.

Encouraging other women “Being Miss Idaho is about more than representing a state,” Kaitlyn says. “It’s about changing the narrative of what people think it is.” Although Idaho is known for its farmland and rural life, she also wants the world to see the resilient and innovative women who come from here.

“I’ve had so many girls tell me, ‘I never thought I could do that,’” she says. “The most rewarding part of this journey is showing them they absolutely can.”

On the subject of leadership, she says, “A strong leader has a mix of kindness and authority. And kindness is not only about being nice but being wise and direct, and making decisions that uplift others.”

She has a keen eye for transformation, excelling in taking abstract ideas and turning them into tangible realities. “I’d say my talent is vision—seeing potential in people, ideas and businesses before they fully take shape.”

A testament to her visionary approach is Coeur d’Alene Fashion Week. When Kaitlyn imagined a large-scale fashion

event in North Idaho, it seemed unlikely. Yet knowing there was a creative community hungry for something bigger, she took action anyway. The event provides a platform for artists and injects a fresh energy with the idea that “fashion belongs everywhere—not just in big cities.” Kaitlyn worked to bring together designers, boutiques and local artists to take what started as a vision and turn it into a reality.

Transformative trip to Paris Kaitlyn’s passion for fashion grew further after a pivotal trip to Paris, where she witnessed the industry’s full spectrum, “from the legendary figures to the unnamed craftsmen who bring couture to life.” Her most surreal experience was meeting Karl Lagerfeld at Colette, a store that she says “defined an era of fashion.”

What impacted her just as much was visiting design houses and warehouses where the artisans handcraft the details that make couture come alive. Seeing Fashion Week from behind the scenes deepened her appreciation for fashion as a true art form.

Kaitlyn created a memorable pageant appearance with a surprise twist which paid homage to Marilyn Monroe. The movie star was famous for an ad campaign showing she could make even a potato sack look good. True to form, Kaitlyn strode onto stage in her potato sack, then pulled it off to reveal the classic white dress beneath. It was a stunning moment that was cleverly designed and flawlessly achieved.

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The first time Sherry and Tim Lenarz laid eyes on Lakeliner was on Lake Coeur d’Alene back in 2007. “We loved the unique design of the boat, how quiet the motor was and the beautiful American flag flying in the wind,” Sherry says. “Tim thought it was one of the classiest boats he’d ever seen.”

Lakeliner is a custom craft designed by Rann Haight and launched in 2003 by Coeur Custom, intended as a lake launch with a design reminiscent of working craft of the early 1900s.

“She’s designed to maximize space and comfort, and to be pleasing to both sight and feel all the while maintaining superb comfort whether she is carrying two or ten passengers,” Tim says. “I remember standing next to the Lakeliner, imagining how incredible it would be to own this unique boat.”

Over time, they’d become wonderful friends with the Haight family after meeting as volunteers for the Coeur d’Alene Library Foundation.

“We discovered we had a shared love of Springer Spaniels, good wine, good food and boats,” Sherry says. “One night while having dinner at our house Rann mentioned that they were toying with the idea of selling Lakeliner as they didn’t have enough space for both of their boats and their car. We jumped at the opportunity and the rest is history.”

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The name Lakeliner seemed perfect, and they kept it. “Although our friends call it the Love Boat whenever they see Sherry and I cruising the shoreline,” Tim says.

The couple love their evening “winedown” cruise, which was especially cherished back when Sherry was working long hours and sitting in an office most of the day. “I would get home around five o’ clock, and Tim would have the boat ready along with our wine, and out we went,” she says. “We would be on the lake for two or three hours each night. We enjoyed going over to The Coeur d’Alene Resort or The Floating Green for dinner and cruising home.”

They have trailered Lakeliner to Lake Pend Oreille and Priest Lake and the boat never fails to draw a small crowd.

Tim says, “We hear questions like,

‘What kind of boat is it?’ ‘It’s so quiet, is it electric?’ ‘What type of wood is that?’

And sooner or later someone will say, ‘Man, that boat sure has a cute butt!’”

Married for 32 years, Tim and Sherry moved to Coeur d’Alene in 2002 from Santa Ynez, California where they had a small ranch. They came across Coeur d’Alene while on vacation and decided they might spend a few days here. On their second day in town, they bought a home with a boat slip and a beautiful view of the lake and a month later, moved to Coeur d’Alene and have never looked back. “We love everything about Coeur d’Alene, especially the community and the people,” Sherry says.

What makes Lakeliner the ultimate boat for them? “We weren’t looking for a twin engine monster to go 60 miles per hour with a thunderous exhaust that makes people turn and look from two miles away,” Tim says. “This boat meets all our needs. It’s extremely quiet and provides a smooth ride. It offers ample space and is economical, as there have been occasions when we would only go through one or two tanks of gas for the entire summer.”

Asked to picture the ideal day on Lakeliner, Sherry shares this: “It’s a picture-perfect early September midweek day in Coeur d’Alene.

Cloudless sky, 74 degrees and just a whisper of a breeze. We leave our dock around four o’clock and take a quick spin over to Arrowhead. We round the point and almost immediately slow to just a couple of miles per hour. We cruise by and admire all the beautiful wood boats from Gozzer then just hug the shoreline all the way through the back of the bay just past the old gas station. We shut the boat down and spend an hour just chatting, watching osprey dive for their dinner and sipping a nice red wine. After that we generally continue along the south shore and head out toward Beauty Bay. About that time, we are generally getting a little hungry so we head over to The Floating Green for a nice dinner.

After that, it’s a very slow putt back to our dock and we’re home again.”

“Our friends call it the Love Boat whenever they see us cruising the shoreline.”

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Guiding a legendary golf experience They are debonair icons of the sport, these white-clad forecaddies, keeping tradition alive as some of the last complimentary resort caddies remaining in America. With their winning smiles, keen eyes and superior course IQ, they deliver each Guest a special day of golf. Along the way, they make some unforgettable memories of their own.

" y p p a h "C During 27 years at The Coeur d’Alene Resort, Jason ‘Chappy’ Chapman has caddied more than 5,000 rounds of golf.

He’s had countless memorable rounds with Guests, but one in particular comes to mind. “I once looped for a gentleman with a golfing handicap of about 20, meaning that he would normally score in the low 90s or so, and he was celebrating his 80th birthday with his family by playing The Resort which had always been on his bucket list,” Jason says. “After a few exciting birdies and a great overall score on the front nine, we realized it would be possible for him to shoot his age, a milestone achievement in golf, if he had a really nice back nine. So we went for it. I kept encouraging him to get that 80 on his 80th and he got it, on the exact number, with a beautiful chip-in on 18 to close out the round, no less.”

Jason has caddied for more than 100 well-known celebrities over the years, including David Justice, Fred McGriff and Grant Fuhr as well as hockey coach Doug Weight. “As part of a benefit for the Special Olympics, I also had the pleasure of caddying for Harmon Killebrew and Dick Fosbury, two world-class athletes from Idaho who are no longer with us,” he says.

He has the rare distinction of having witnessed a hole-in-one on every par three on the course, with the last one taking place just last season while looking into the setting sun at the famous Floating Green. The chances for a hole-in-one for a regular golfer playing a par three are about one in 12,000.

So at a destination like The Resort and a golf hole like the Floating Green, it’s definitely cause for celebration. “It’s pure joy from the golfer and group every time,” he says.

Jason’s usual introduction when they reach the tee box overlooking the Floating Green? “Welcome to the Signature Hole of the Northwest, Hole No. 14 on the Dream 18 best holes in America.” Guests agree with a chuckle and smile.

They know a good score here is particularly satisfying.

“A well-played Number 14 resulting in an excellent score for the hole and round? Wow, what an experience that is,” he says. “It’s a jubilation, a triumph.”

Jason is an avid traveler and sports enthusiast, which creates instant connections with his Guests. Once on a boat tour in Norway, he met a couple he had caddied for at The Resort.

They recognized him in his distinctive caddy cap with the Floating Green logo, the one he wears everywhere.

He appreciates the new experiences each new day brings, framed within the comfort of what’s familiar. “I like the exercise and fresh air, the positive social aspect and the challenge of being on a mission and performing it consistently and confidently,” he says. “Just knowing that you're a part of something special and being around others who feel the same.

The journey has been most splendid and I thank everyone for making it so.”

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A former college athlete who played football at the University of Montana, Nash was looking for a summer job when he began caddying at The Resort. As a big golf fan, he figured it would be an enjoyable way to stay active and make some money.

“One of the best parts of caddying is getting to meet new people every day from all over the country and even some from other parts of the world,” he says. “My other favorite part is working with some really great people at a beautiful golf course.”

His most memorable round was when he was lucky enough to caddie for his dad and stepmom. They were playing in a scramble tournament his dad’s company was a part of and Nash says it was a lot of fun to show them around the course. “One of the coolest things is caddying for people from out of the country,” he says. “I caddied for four gentlemen from Australia last summer and they were awesome guys. They were all low handicaps and they were

some of the funniest people I’ve ever met. It’s always cool to talk to people from different cultures and backgrounds so that was a lot of fun.”

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“The reason that I love this job is because everyone I work with is amazing,” Nash says. “It's such a fun environment to be a part of that it almost doesn't feel like work. I love that I get to work on my feet and help our Guests enjoy their round at one of the most beautiful golf courses in the world.”

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In six seasons of memorable rounds, some of Sam Dement’s finest have been caddying for Blair O'Neal, former LPGA player and sportscaster on The Golf Channel. Every year The Coeur d’Alene Resort hosts some of the biggest names in sports for The Showcase, a celebrity tournament to benefit the Community Cancer Foundation, and that’s where they were paired.

“She inspired me to level up my caddying,” Sam says. “The lessons I learned from her ways of thinking and maneuvering a golf course will always stick with me. We were able to build a great relationship that has lasted through the years.” Sam also caddied for NHL player Tyler Johnson and former NFL player Marcus Allen.

She’s witnessed a couple hole-in-ones, and says the excitement in the group is always electric and never gets old. “Everybody is always jumping around, yelling and having the best time throughout the rest of the round,” she says.

And then there’s the 14th hole at the Floating Green, a challenge that golfers tend to fear and anticipate in equal measure. “The Floating Green is always a very high energy experience,” Sam says. “There are lots of nerves, and everyone is excited and in great spirits.” This is where most golfers want her help documenting their shot with plenty of photos and videos.

“One thing everyone shares afterward is the feeling of wanting to return to play the hole again, whether that be for redemption or just to have the experience again,” she says.

She feels an incredible sense of community among fellow caddies and the golf course staff. “I’ve met my best friends through the caddie program.

As one of a few female caddies, everyone around me has always made it very clear and proven their support and commitment to my safety and well being. I couldn't ask for more love and care.”

Sam grew up in Coeur d'Alene and her family still lives in the area. She’s been golfing since she was 14 and played four years for the golf team at the College of Idaho in Caldwell.

During the off-season she loves to travel and spend time with family. She’s a huge Taylor Swift fan, and she and her sister traveled all the way to Paris to see the Eras tour for Sam’s birthday.

“I enjoy getting to meet and serve new people every day who are excited to play this golf course,” she says. “I get to work outside on the most beautiful course with views of the lake every day, and help create fun and memorable experiences for my Guests in the sport I love.”

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PROFILE

Story by Devin Weeks

From the deck of his Boothe Park home, Skip Murphy has a view of his handiwork and his family's fingerprints across the waves and along the shorelines of Lake Coeur d'Alene.

“One of the reasons why I bought this house is I can sit here and see almost all the things that I built,” he says. “There’s Arrow Point, Gozzer Ranch, the Panhandle Yacht Club.”

Murphy, 77, retired recently from his role as the owner of Murphy Marine Construction. The Murphy family’s local influence stretches back to the 1890s when Skip's grandfather, Loren J. Murphy, first arrived in North Idaho and worked as a steamboat captain on Lake Coeur d’Alene.

Skip’s late father, Fred Murphy, was a legendary tugboat captain who was well-loved by business partners and community members alike.

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Upon his retirement, Skip sold Murphy Marine to the Hagadone Marine Group.

The Murphys have long had working relationships with Hagadone properties, especially Hagadone Marine. “I can’t think of anybody else that would do it any better,” Skip says.

Seven-day workweeks and long hours were spent crafting one of Coeur d'Alene’s most iconic landmarks.

“We’d get up in the dark and go to work, and come home in the dark,” Skip says.

“Never home in the daylight.”

the tugboats and break up all the ice we could and try to wash it out of there. It was nasty.”

In the 1980s, Murphy Marine was commissioned by Duane Hagadone to build The Coeur d'Alene Resort Boardwalk Marina, a real crowning achievement. Skip and his late brother, Loren Murphy, conducted the lion's share of work on the 3,300-foot-long wooden wonder that would come to be known as the world's longest floating boardwalk. “Dad was fully retired at the time,” Skip says. “My brother and I built that marina.”

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Workers weren't the only people the Murphys rescued over the years. One winter, Skip saved the day for a group of youngsters who unintentionally found themselves on an ice floe. “The kids were out playing hooky or something. They got out on the lake on a big cake of ice, and it broke loose and was drifting up the lake with these kids on it,” he says. “I saw them from Casco Bay, so I hopped in the tugboat and went out there and scooped them up, took them to shore and dropped them off with the rescue guys that were pacing around on the beach out there.”

The winter of 1984-85, when the boardwalk was constructed, was a harsh one. “It was built in what I consider one of the worst winters we’ve had in a hundred years. It was awful,” Skip says.

“The lake froze over early and thawed out late. Of course, we had a time restraint.

They wanted it done at a certain time for opening.”

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A MINUTE OF MY LIFE HERE.”

Construction took place at the Murphy Construction yard at Casco Bay. All the materials showed up in Coeur d’Alene, so Skip and his crew dumped logs in at Third Street and made them into bundles to tow along channels from The Resort to the shop. Assembled pieces were floated back across the lake. This could only happen after tugboats cleared paths through the frozen surface.

“You could see the ice around everything,” Skip says. “You had to chip ice out just to move a log. Every morning we’d get out

And not without incident. “Every once in a while, somebody’d fall in, and we’d have to dig him out and take him in by the stove and thaw him out,” he says.

When he looks at the boardwalk and thinks of how much his family has contributed to Coeur d'Alene, he’s “proud as can be.”

Skip was only eight years old when he started working on boats with his dad.

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“I could run the tugboats and do all that stuff,” he says. “I just never found any way to step off. This is what life was.”

He recalled going on two-week summer adventures aboard his dad’s marine pile driver. “It had enough room in the back that you could put bunks in it,” he says.

His dad would load up about 60 pilings on the pile driver and sell them to people who flagged them down.

“I like all the people on the lake. That’s where Dad came in. He was a real people person,” Skip says. “He loved people and he’d stop and talk with them. When he was up the lake driving pilings, the last job, you tie up the rig there and sleep there that night, and they’d usually have a big beach party or something while the circus was in town, so to speak. We’d go up one side of the lake and down the other, and just lived on the boat while we were doing it. I wouldn’t trade a minute of my life here.”

Skip says Craig Brosenne, president of Hagadone Marine Group, had the right idea to buy him out when he did. “I thought it was about time, because I’m 77 years old, and have hardly ever taken a vacation,” Skip says. “I thought, ‘This is a good time to retire.’ So I retired.”

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“WE’D GET UP IN THE DARK AND GO TO WORK, AND COME HOME IN THE DARK.” Brosenne says Murphy Marine has been a cornerstone of the marine industry on Lake Coeur d’Alene for decades and that Skip and his wife, Sue, have built an incredible legacy. “Our relationship with them has always been one of mutual respect and collaboration,” Brosenne says.

He says Skip Murphy’s expertise and dedication have been invaluable to the growth of the industry, and his contributions have left an indelible mark. “As we move forward, we are committed to honoring and continuing the exceptional legacy that Skip has established,” Brosenne says.

Hagadone Marine’s acquisition of Murphy Marine was not just a business move, Brosenne says.

“It is a testament to the deep, enduring relationship between Hagadone Marine Group and the Murphys,” he says. “We look forward to building on the strong foundation Skip and Sue have laid and to continuing to serve our community with the same passion and excellence.”

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H E A LT H

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When Mikyah Owens peers into her pantry, she is opening a medicine chest.

The ingredients this nutritionist puts on her family’s dinner table are strategically designed to banish inflammation, improve digestion, increase energy and fight disease.

It might be fermented red pepper paste to lower blood pressure, turmeric for heart health and anti-cancer properties and ginger for antimicrobial, antioxidant and anti-allergic effects.

“My own food relationship was very complicated in my earlier years,” she says. “I didn't know what to eat. I struggled with body image and had a lot of digestion issues.

It made me want to further my practical knowledge in the topic of nutrition in order to relieve my own symptoms.”

Her mother was always very interested in health and was an inspiration in Mikyah choosing to become a registered dietitian nutritionist. “After completing my education I was able to make more confident decisions on how to properly fuel my body, treat digestion issues and regain my overall health,” she says. “Food can be a powerful medicine.”

She started her career in community nutrition by teaching classes for the University of Idaho, then became a clinical dietitian at Shriners and Sacred Heart hospitals. She now has her own practice in Coeur d’Alene and contracts with Coeur d’Alene Primary Care, seeing a variety of patients in an outpatient setting.

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Mikyah appreciates seeing her clients become healthier through the food they choose to eat.

“It’s wonderful to watch someone grow in their knowledge over time, feel better and reduce symptoms,” she says. “I’ve had people come in who were binging on cookies and I’ve seen them reduce their cravings and their inflammation in a couple months of hard work. It’s so rewarding to see people take charge of their health, change their prognoses and feel better. Seeing quality of life improve is my biggest inspiration to continue to do what I do.”

Many of our most common diseases are rooted in inflammation, Mikyah says, and adds that teaching people how to eat an anti-inflammatory diet is a crucial part of nutrition therapy and disease prevention. Some of the conditions that can be directly helped by nutrition intervention include diabetes mellitus, gastroparesis, GERD with or without esophagitis, gastric ulcer, peptic ulcer, alcoholic gastritis, Crohn’s, ulcerative colitis, diverticulosis, constipation, functional diarrhea, fatty liver disease, metabolic syndrome, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipidemia, PCOS and food allergies.

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Functional Foods to try Fermented red pepper paste like Gochujang for lowering diastolic and systolic blood pressure Turmeric for a plethora of health benefits including anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, cardioprotective, anticancer properties and many more.

MCTs, or medium-chain triglycerides for more energy and greater fat loss.

Ginger for anti-inflammatory effects as well as antimicrobial, antioxidant and anti-allergic properties and as cancer prevention.

“Try making a delicious tea known as golden milk, using turmeric, MCT oil, ginger and whatever milk you prefer. It has many health benefits and is great to sip on during a cold winter's night.

Different curries are also good ways to incorporate these ingredients.”

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Other non-inflammatory conditions where nutrition therapy can help with effective treatment are anorexia nervosa, being underweight, bulimia nervosa and malnutrition. In these cases, the nutritionist has specific interventions to restore optimal health, mostly by ensuring that the client’s energy needs are met and healthy nutrients are sufficient.

In Mikyah’s own kitchen, some of her favorite go-tos are leafy greens, and she suggests using them as a bed beneath any entree. She also advocates using nut butter. “It’s a delicious snack to have with fruit or veggies and a good source of fat,” she says. She also loves experimenting with different spices to add flavor and depth to different dishes.

“Nutrition is not about an all-or-nothing mindset, but rather an abundance mindset,” she says. “Find whole foods you love and make them taste good rather than focusing on what you have to include in your diet or the foods you feel like you should eliminate.”

She and her husband have a young boy, and together they enjoy exploring the Pacific Northwest and dreaming up delicious new meals daily.

“You can change your future through nutrition and lifestyle, and it’s incredibly empowering,” she says. “Don’t be afraid to experiment with new recipes to incorporate functional foods into your diet. Keep trying until you find one you like.”

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COMMUNITY

Volunteers for the

WIN Hard-working, high-fiving volunteers are the life and soul of Ironman Coeur d’Alene.

Here are a few of the stories behind their good deeds.

“My advice? Volunteer somewhere, anywhere.”

— Mamie

Mamie Johnson “Why am I an Ironman volunteer? Well, I’m the type of person who just can’t sit back when I see a need,” Mamie says. “And I enjoy greeting returning racers and first timers and welcoming each one to Coeur d’Alene.”

This is Mamie’s 20th year of volunteering for Ironman Coeur d’Alene. Over the years she’s worked in many areas including body marking, crowd control and pre-race registration. “I finally switched to the desk job so I could sit down,” she says. “At age 83 I don’t know how much longer I can continue.”

Her most meaningful experience was the year she worked crowd control at the swim portion of the event. “That day there were two swimmers still in the water with time running out,” she says. “It was incredible to see all the people on shore shouting encouragement to give them that last burst of energy to finish. Unfortunately they weren't able to make it but I saw how much it mattered to those racers.”

She’s active in the community throughout the year, helping with the Post Falls Food Bank and the AmeriCorps Senior Companion program. She has walked Bloomsday the past six years using her walker. She has three daughters, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

“My advice? Volunteer somewhere, anywhere,” Mamie says.

“You will make many new friends and reap many rewards, including your health.”

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“There’s a real excitement in the air where everyone is watching and cheering.”

— Wyatt

Wyatt Cowen As captain of the swim-to-bike transition point, Wyatt helps make sure the athletes have a safe and controlled crossing from the beach to the bike staging area.

“This is where thousands of spectators are watching and trying to get to their next viewing point,” he says. “It’s a wild place to be. It’s incredible to see so many athletes compete. The water is the one place where you can see all the athletes from one viewing location.”

He is also a member of the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office Volunteer Search and Rescue, Kootenai County Mountain Rescue and Bonner County Sheriff's Office Volunteer Search and Rescue. In the winter he is a volunteer groomer for Shoshone County’s snowmobile trail system.

He works as a materials manager at Timberline Helicopters in Sandpoint. Whenever he can, he is off in the woods ATVing, snowmobiling, camping and boating.

“I’d encourage anyone to come out and support your community and these athletes who worked so hard training for this event,” Wyatt says. “There’s a real excitement in the air where everyone is watching and cheering on their loved ones. It’s just an all-around fun day.”

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“It’s so inspiring you’ll want to be there all day.”

— Debi

Debi and Dan Pierce Nearly 20 years ago, Debi and Dan happened to volunteer for Ironman just to see what it was all about. “We agreed it was one of the most rewarding things we’d ever done,” Debi says. “The participants were so appreciative and grateful and it kind of got us hooked.”

As the longtime captains of the run aid station on the east side of Tubbs Hill, they are known for creating a festive atmosphere to spur the runners on and keep volunteers coming back. One year they all dressed as superheroes.

Many times there have been bagpipers playing.

“We’re the last aid station before they cross the finish line,” she says. “They need that station the most. Time and again, the athletes thank us for being here. I’ve gotten so many hugs. Who cares if they were sweaty?”

Together, they also volunteer for the Coeur d’Alene Marathon and the 4th of July parade. They met 30 years ago at Kellys at Stateline and have three grown children who have also volunteered. “Our daughter brought her cheer squad down. Our son served in Iraq and crowds make him nervous, so he barbecues for the volunteers instead.”

“Jump in there, do it, volunteer,” Debi says. “You’ll think you’re going for just a couple hours, but it’s so inspiring you’ll want to be there all day. Wear good shoes!”

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ALL HIS LIFE, HE HAS SEEN THE WORLD DIFFERENTLY THAN THE REST OF US DO. Chris Grubb is colorblind, and so his vision differs, not just in reds and greens, but ultimately across the entire color spectrum. “My visual perception depends more on shapes and values, light and dark, rather than hues,” he says. “There is no doubt that color blindness guided me to sculpture.”

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He also appreciates life’s inevitable imperfections and celebrates them in his work, taking particular direction from what he calls the “broken nose theory” of Auguste Rodin.

“He initiated the idea of realism in sculpture when his contemporaries were creating commissioned portraits that were boastful if not vainglorious,” Chris says.“If a man had a broken nose, Rodin sculpted a broken nose, to the vexation of his clients.”

“My work is not solely about beauty but is intended to be a message, delivered through my unique perspective and hopefully, with ever-increasing technical skill.”

Chris creates figurative sculptures, each with its own story and injected with symbolism. He finds himself particularly intrigued by realism juxtaposed against modern, abstract or even absurd interactions and environments.

A structural engineer who has owned his own firm for years, he was inspired by the artistic talents of his mother and grandmother, and by a seminal family trip to Europe to see the classic sculptures when he was 12.

“My hope is that my sculptures teach me and my viewers something about the human condition; our nature, our potential, our strengths and our faults,” he says.

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Within the figurative sculpture arts, he admires a wide variety of aesthetics from impressionism to abstract to free sketches. But his work is unusually technical, made with numerous measurements and defined by smooth textures and micro-details.

“I make up for a lack of talent with a strong work ethic,” he says. “This is not the sculptor I've chosen to be but it is the sculptor I am and cannot, despite great efforts, deny.”

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In his view, the visual arts connect us in intangible and transcendent ways. “They allow us to give and to receive that which may be inexpressible by other means,” he says.

“A work of art is not finished until it is observed by someone other than the creator and it is not until an observer truly connects in an ineffable manner that the work is complete.”

He credits North Idaho and its supportive artistic community for helping give birth to him as a sculptor, specifically Emerge CdA and the guidance and mentorship of Terry Lee, Cheryl Metcalf and Sarah Thompson-Moore.

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Emerging This life-sized bronze was commissioned by a private donor and now rests in a courtyard on the campus of Girls Preparatory School in Tennessee.

Chris now repays the favor by participating on the board at Emerge, participating in the Coeur d'Alene Arts and Culture Alliance and encouraging other local artists by attending their openings and shows.

The sculpture is intended to portray a soul in transition; one that still exhibits playfulness and innocence but is developing strength, confidence, purpose and a dream of her future. She is two spirits and feels the pull of both. One spirit wants to remain as a child where she feels safe and free while she spins on her toes, barefoot in the grass. The other spirit yearns to explore, to touch a bit of fear but conquer and to stand tall and steady in the turbulence of the world through which she walks. It won't be until years beyond the age depicted in this sculpture that she will discover one spirit need not yield to the other. With her childlike heart and youthful exuberance, she will be a force the world must recognize, and she will lead others up the slopes she climbs.

“I create art because I must,” he says. “Perhaps it’s because my generation was raised to believe that a man must above all else be dutiful, productive and rather stoic that my artistic expression centers around conveying and evoking emotions.The highest compliment I could receive is for an observer to pause in front of one of my figure sculptures and say, ‘I know exactly how she feels.’”

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Dining Guide BEVERLY’S RESTAURANT

SWEET LOU’S RESTAURANT AND TAP HOUSE

Beverly’s, The Coeur d’Alene Resort’s signature restaurant, overlooks the lake from the seventh floor, with fine dining in an atmosphere of casual elegance.

Praised as one of America’s top restaurants, the newly renovated Beverly’s offers innovative cuisine using the freshest locally sourced ingredients by season.

Reservations suggested.

Open every day, 11am to 10pm Terrific traditional and regional fare.

Serving hand-cut steaks, freshly ground burgers, wild salmon and smoked ribs.

Family-friendly environment.

601 E Front Ave., CDA (208) 667-1170 477272 US 95, Ponderay (208) 263-1381 6915 E. Athol Crossings Road, Athol (208) 561-9496 sweetlousidaho.com

The Coeur d’Alene Resort 115 S 2nd St., 7th floor Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814 (208) 763-3950 beverlyscda.com

CAPONE’S PUB & GRILL

Capone’s is the sports bar and beer Mecca of Coeur d’Alene, Hayden, Post Falls and now the Ponderosa Golf Course. An extreme selection of craft beer (41 on tap), excellent food, and the best pizza in town and a full liquor bar, Capone’s is THE place to be for any sporting event, party or night out.

751 N 4th St. Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814 (208) 667-4843 Also in: Post Falls, Hayden & Ponderosa Golf Course caponespub.com

THAI BAMBOO Considered one of Coeur d’Alene’s finest restaurants, Thai Bamboo has served millions of Thai and Asian dish entrées to the greater Spokane & CdA community since opening in 2001. Enjoy our award winning food, amazing decor and top shelf service. Come step inside and be transported to a beautiful, exotic, and tasty place.

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Floating Green Restaurant

THE FLOATING GREEN Coeur d’Alene Resort Golf Course, this restaurant makes a fabulous dining experience for any meal of the day. Northwest-inspired cuisine and traditional fare with full bar service and an excellent wine selection.

The Cd’A Resort Golf Course 900 S Floating Green Dr. Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814 (208) 765-4000 floatinggreenrestaurant.com

THE PENTAGON BISTRO & MARTINI BAR

One of Liberty Lake’s most popular restaurants serves delicious appetizers, steaks, seafood, pasta and of course our politically incorrect handcrafted martinis!

You’ll love The Pentagon Bistro, our fun outdoor patio and friendly service as much as the locals do! Open Sunday through Thursday 11am until 10pm and Fridays and Saturdays 11am until 11pm.

(208) 667-5300 2010 N 4th Street Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814 thaibamboorestaurant.com

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All Fired Up and Kickin Ash The Relic is a unique barbecue Quonset hut. For starters enjoy smoked steelhead, moose turds or a jumbo shrimp cocktail. All items are smoke fresh daily. Our meats are cooked low, slow and served naked with your choice of house-made sauces. Pair your meal with one of our exclusive wines. You are sure to leave feeling like part of The Relic family... See You Tomorrow.

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Neapolitan Style Pizzeria in Riverstone.

Wood fired pizzas, salads and the best meatballs in town. CDA’s only 100% Italian wine list. Six draft beers and 5 TVs with NFL Sunday Ticket for the sports fanatic in a casual Italian farmhouse setting. Expansive bar, plus seating at the garage door overlooking our large patio area for outside dining.

2385 N Old Mill Loop Coeur d’Alene, ID (208) 758-7997 vicinopizza.com

Dining Guide WHISPERS A waterfront lounge with a cool vibe, Whispers is the place where the bar staff put a superb twist on the classic shaker martini. Get cozy and enjoy a drink indoors or bask in scenic lake views on our outdoor patio.

The Coeur d’Alene Resort 115 S 2nd Street Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814 (208) 765-4000 cdaresort.com

TAPHOUSE UNCHAINED Lunch, dinner and 24 craft beers and ciders on tap. This unique cycling-themed bar is the ideal sports watching-location. Build a 6 pack to-go with our extensive Bottle Shoppe collection featuring 250 bottles from over 100 breweries.

210 E Sherman Ave. Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814 (208) 765-4000 cdataphouse.com

JEREMIAH JOHNSON BREWING COMPANY

We are a Montana based craft beer brand with a taproom in Midtown!

Since 2019, we’ve been dedicated to bringing people together over fine craft beer and upscale pub grub. Enjoy a rotating selection of our award winning beer in a warm, inviting atmosphere.

Join us for Happy Hour and experience where “Montana Meets Midtown.”

We can’t wait to welcome you!

826 N 4th Street Coeur d’Alene, ID (208) 966-4145 jjbrew.com

THE WHITE HOUSE GRILL

Where locals have been going to celebrate all occasions while enjoying tasty food and drinks since 1996! It’s Mediterranean food at its best with great prices, friendly faces and a great environment! Open Sunday through Thursday 11am until 10pm and Fridays and Saturdays 11am until 11pm.

“You Love Garlic, We Love You!”

702 N Spokane Street Post Falls, ID 83854 (208) 777-9672 whitehousegrill.com

TITO’S ITALIAN GRILL & WINE SHOP

Our fresh menu features Italian cooking with a Mediterranean twist.

We are downtown Coeur d’Alene’s original Italian restaurant, with indoor and outdoor seating on Sherman Ave., private dining area, locally sourced fresh pasta, brick oven pizza and fully stocked bar and premium wine collection in our wine shop.

210 E Sherman Ave. Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814 (208) 667-2782 titoscda.com

THE CEDARS FLOATING RESTAURANT A Coeur d’Alene landmark that is rich in tradition. Enjoy this unique award-winning floating restaurant with 360˚ views of Lake Coeur d’Alene.

Entrees include a large selection of fresh seafood, aged steaks, prime rib and pasta specialties. Located only a few minutes from downtown.

1514 S Marina Dr. Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814 (208) 664-2922 cedarsfloatingrestaurant.com

BAKERY BY THE LAKE From hand-crafted espresso drinks to some of the finest pastries in town, come see why Bakery by the Lake has been voted Best Bakery in North Idaho by the readers of the Inlander for past 7 years.

PARKSIDE · DOWNTOWN 601 E. Front Ave., Suite 104 Coeur d’Alene, ID · (208) 415-0681 EAST · FERNAN LAKE VILLAGE 315 Coeur d’Alene Drive Coeur d’Alene, ID · (208) 500-2424

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DOCKSIDE

Celebrate your North Idaho getaway at The Coeur d’Alene Resort’s family restaurant, open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner at the water’s edge.

Dockside is known for their legendary Gooey Desserts, 18-foot salad bar and stunning views of the Boardwalk and Marina.

The Coeur d’Alene Resort 115 S 2nd St. Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814 (208) 765-4000 docksidecda.com cdamagazine.com

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Dining Guide KOOTENAI RIVER INN Great Food and Great Service

The Springs Restaurant & Lounge is known for the best steaks and seafood in the region, and you’ll see why when you try our mouth-watering recipes for yourself. Whether for breakfast, lunch or dinner, sample the best our area has to offer while you enjoy riverside views and the wildlife of North Idaho.

7169 Plaza Street Bonners Ferry, Idaho 83805 (208) 267-8511 kootenairiverinn.com

MULLIGAN’S BAR & GRILLE

Mulligan’s Bar and Grille features home-style comfort food and is open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

They offer signature dishes such as Mulligan’s legendary omelets, home-style chicken fried steak, premier steaks and seafood and a garden-fresh salad bar.

506 W Appleway Ave. Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814 (208) 765-3200 cdainn.com/mulligans

CICCARELLI’S We specialize in wood fired pizzas and house-made desserts. Enjoy a glass of wine or choose one of the Pacific Northwest beers we carry.

Dine in with your friends and family or call ahead for pick up orders. We are open Tuesday through Saturday 3 to 9.

1045 Tea Olive Ln. #104 Coeur d’Alene, ID (208) 966-4100 ciccarellispizza.com

SODALOVE Sodalove is your one-stop shop for creative, delicious, custom-crafted sodas. We also offer fresh, soft pretzels and delicious cookies, perfect for satisfying your sweet and salty cravings.

“Located at both CDA and Post Falls Super1 locations” mysodalove.com

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VINE & OLIVE EATERY AND WINE BAR Located in the heart of Riverstone offering European inspired menu executed with NW flair in a warm, inviting atmosphere and industrial chic decor. Dynamic Northwest wine list with interesting imports and 8 local taps. Beautiful private room seats 12 and is home to our floor to ceiling wine club bins. Covered patio seating in the summertime.

2037 N Main St., Coeur d’Alene, ID (208) 758-7770 • vineandolivecda.com

MACKENZIE RIVER PIZZA, GRILL & PUB PIZZA. BEER. GOOD.

Dine In, Carry Out, or Order Online

405 W Canfield Ave. Coeur d’Alene, ID (208) 772-5111 mackenzieriverpizza.com

THE OVAL OFFICE BISTRO & MARTINI BAR

When you ask locals where to have cocktails and delicious small plates... they will tell you Oval Office Bistro! When you ask them where they go for awesome steaks and so much more... they will point to Oval Office! Open Sunday through Thursday 11am until 11pm and Fridays and Saturdays 11am until 11:59pm. And don’t forget, we love late diners and have a great happy hour!

620 N Spokane Street Post Falls, ID 83854 (208) 777-2102 whitehousegrill.com

CRICKET’S Restaurant & Oyster Bar

Indoor and outdoor seating with a full food menu and the largest liquor selection in downtown Coeur d’Alene!

First opened in 1985, Cricket’s has stood the test of time. Maybe it’s because Cricket’s is the only game in town for oysters, or maybe it’s their vast menu that spans from build–your–own pizzas to steaks and sandwiches. Whatever it is, it’s working. Happy Hour from 4pm–7pm.

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