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Delectable Pies

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Lookout Ski School

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Running Glacier Park

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A Night in Train Car 306

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Adventures in Wine Tasting

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A Lofty Home at Gozzer

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The Trim Wizard

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Afield with the Mountaineers

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The Soul of Cedars

104 Ascent of Harrison Peak 112 Breathing is Life 118 Warriors of a Peaceful Tribe 130 Leadman Adventure Race

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FOOD

Delectable

Pies

Sharee Moss Founder, Birdie’s Pie Shop

Sharee loves the camaraderie and joy that comes from sharing pie. “You rarely see people eating pie and crying at the same time," she says. Her bakery honors the beloved Grandma Birdie, legendary for her blue-ribbon pies at fair competitions near and far.

Pumpkin Cream Cheese

Mix the cream cheese, adding powdered sugar slowly. Scrape down sides to avoid any cream cheese clumps. Then add pumpkin

½ cup pumpkin purée ¼ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice Pinch of salt 16 ounces cream cheese 1 cup powdered sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

purée, vanilla extract and spices until blended. Fold in your favorite batch

of homemade whipped

cream. Add this filling to a crumb crust or pastry crust of your choice.

Easy as Pie!

Lessons in

Baking

& Life Grandma Birdie,

as everyone in the community knew her, was a fixture of Sharee’s whole childhood.

“You could walk to her house after school, no matter what kind of a crazy day you had, she would feed you a slice of pie and all was right with the world again,” Sharee says. “She was always giving to someone else, whether it was through her garden bounty or her kitchen.”

Birdie began baking in order to feed her family; she actually dropped out of school in the 8th grade and started selling her pies to local restaurants to put food on the table.

“She had the most loving hands, and this ability to make and create magical things. Even if there weren’t words said, you knew that she loved you through her kind actions.”

"We make sure people feel like they are family.”

Grandma Birdie’s specialty was her apple pie. And her ginger snaps. Sharee can still smell and taste them in her memory’s eye.

“She taught me that it doesn’t have to be perfect, it just needs to be made fresh, and with love.”

Birdie passed away in 2005 after experiencing a fall and declining health, but her values live on.

“At our bakery, we really want people to come in and feel like they’re walking into Grandma Birdie’s kitchen,” Sharee says.

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FOOD

Huckleberry Blueberry 1 double 9-inch pie crust

Add the cooled pie filling to the

3 cups blueberries

pastry-lined pie pan and place

3 cups huckleberries

your lattice topping over it. Crimp

1 cup sugar

the edges and brush the top with

¼ cup cornstarch

egg wash (1 egg and 1 teaspoon

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice Pinch of salt

water, beaten thoroughly with a fork). Place pie on a parchment paper-lined cookie sheet and bake

Place berries, sugar, cornstarch

for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to

and salt in a sauce pan and

350°F℉ and bake for another 35-40

simmer until thickened, stirring

minutes until the crust is golden

constantly. Cool and add lemon

brown and the fruit is bubbling.

juice. Preheat the oven to 425°F℉.

Cool thoroughly before serving.

Suzannah Wincentsen Manager, The Pie Safe Bakery & Kitchen

Suzannah started baking when she was 10 years old. With the help of her younger brother, she operated a small weekend bakery at age 14. She has been the manager of The Pie Safe Bakery in Deary, Idaho for the past five years.

"Serve this pie fresh or warm it for five minutes in the oven with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream."

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FOOD

Banana Cream 9-inch graham cracker pie shell 2½ cups whole milk ½ cup granulated sugar 3 tablespoons cornstarch Combine milk, sugar, salt, cornstarch and yolks in a

¼ teaspoon salt

saucepan, bring to a simmer and cook over low heat

3 large egg yolks

until thick and smooth. Remove from heat and add in

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

butter and vanilla. While this custard is cooling, slice the

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

bananas and put them in a cooled pie shell, then pour a small amount of cool caramel sauce over the bananas.

3-4 bananas, very ripe

Pour lukewarm custard over that to fill the pie shell,

Whipped cream

cover with plastic and refrigerate for 4 hours. Top with whipped cream and serve.

Caramel sauce

Emma Bensen

“Top with

Bakery sous chef Hagadone Hospitality At age 8, Emma Bensen begged her mom for an Easy-Bake oven.

Right after high school she went off to Le Cordon Bleu culinary school.

A

favorite

childhood

memory

is coming home to the smell of cinnamon rolls her dad would bake.

more caramel sauce just before serving to add even more delicious flavor.”

F E AT U R E

HOOKED ON

LOOKOUT At this iconic Idaho resort, winter sports are a family affair By the time November rolls around, skiers across North Idaho are yearning for snow.

One place in particular always seems to get it early. Lookout Pass, along the ragged crest of the Bitterroot Range, is legendary for its first snows.

Thanks to the combined good fortunes of topography and meteorology, Lookout Pass benefits from something called orographic lifting. This happens when an air mass is forced to lift up over the terrain. As the air rises, it cools, which creates clouds and, in lucky Lookout’s case, the gift of snow.

Early Scandinavian settlers realized this mountain’s potential, and yearning for their home country’s ski culture, made their own version here. These determined powder pioneers boldly hopped on freight trains to gain

access to the slopes. By 1935 Lookout Pass was the place to ski, and soon sported a rope tow made of abandoned car parts and a pirated highway maintenance shed nicknamed the “Buzzard’s Roost” Today, the Lehosit family are some of the latest to discover this bountiful winter playground.

When parents Mike and Camille moved to North Idaho from a small town near Boise, they made skiing a family priority.

“We realized that not only is skiing a way of life in North Idaho, it also helps with the long and dark winters,” Camille says. “Lookout’s reputation as a friendly ski mountain, not to mention the fabulous snow, as well as it feeling accessible to a whole family of beginning skiers is what sold us on making Lookout ‘our’ mountain.”

Their kids Lydia, Creighton, Lucy and Sadie have all learned to ski or snowboard at Lookout.

“Everyone has been professional and knowledgeable, but most importantly so encouraging,” she says. “As a brand new skier, I so admired the various ones who were willing to teach me and cheer me on. I’m no spring chicken.”

“Just jump in and go for it! It may feel overwhelming at first, especially with little ones, but everyone at Lookout is helpful and wants to see you succeed.”

- Camille Winter brings a shared bond of packing up the car with skis and boards, bringing cozy blankets for the drive, getting excited about the fresh snow as their car climbs into the mountains.

“I treasure our family skiing playlist, our conversations on the chairlift, snacks and lunch in the lodge, meeting all the other lovely families at the mountain,” Camille says.

“There’s the beauty of snow on pines against a bluebird sky feeding our souls. It’s all woven together as the Lookout experience.”

“There are no bad days when you’re skiing Lookout,” agrees Abby Matalavage, the resort’s snow sports director. “We have great instructors who really love what they do. And the easy access of I-90 and the beginner lift makes this a great place to get started.”

Abby has been teaching skiing since she was 12 years old.

Snowsports are in her blood.

“I love helping people overcome challenges on the mountain,” she says. “It's great to see people build confidence and reach their goals. I really try to build lifelong skills with students so they can ski forever.”

The Lehosit family: Lucy, Mike, Sadie, Lydia, Creighton and Camille.

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the history of

lookout 1935 - 1936

The Idaho Ski Club is born. A few ardent ski pioneers built a rope tow powered by the engine from an abandoned car they found on the old Yellowstone Highway, which is now I-90. They used a highway maintenance shed on Lookout Pass as a warming hut.

1941

Lookout’s historic lodge is built. The U.S. Forest Service commissioned the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) to build the original phase of the expanded lodge still in use today, the second-oldest ski lodge in the Pacific Northwest next to the Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood in Oregon.

1950s

The Idaho Ski Club, the group of volunteers that operated Lookout Pass, sold lift tickets for 50 cents.

1980

Lookout’s first chairlift – Chair One, was financed with contributions from local mining companies to provide winter recreation for their employees.

lookout traditions

This is the oldest ski area in Idaho, opened in December of 1935. Yes, it predates even Sun Valley which opened in 1936.

Lookout is home to the oldest free ski school in the country, which has been in operation every year since it started offering lessons to youth for free 80 years ago. Over that time the program has taught more than 75,000 kids.

Santa Day is a fundraiser to buy Christmas gifts for local kids. If skiers show up dressed as Santa, from head to toe, they get a lift ticket for $20, all of which goes to the charity. That day, at any time, you might find 70 or 80 Santa Clauses all skiing down the hill.

Lookout Pass Race Team This small, self-sufficient competitive alpine race team develops skiers ages 6-16, focusing on fundamental skills, teamwork and sportsmanship. Young athletes find joy and passion for skiing in a fun and challenging team environment. Because of a strong ethic of volunteerism, the team maintains affordable program fees. Training begins mid-December and continues weekly through the season.

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They have trails and lifts in both Idaho and Montana. Your phone will switch time zones as you cross the border, but Lookout operates on Pacific Time.

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PROFILE

Running Through

God's Country

By Bill Buley

The Transcendent Trails of Glacier Park Why do you always run Glacier? Why not try someplace else? These are reasonable questions I am often asked.

But when it comes to Glacier National Park, it's not really about reason. It's about heart.

For two decades now, Glacier has been my favorite place in the world. It is there I feel at home. It is there, when I run, that I find a peace I have not found elsewhere.

It’s exactly 233 miles from our Coeur d’Alene home to the ranger entry booth on the west side. I can make that drive in my 1987 Toyota Camry in just over four hours.

By now, I have likely run more than 1,000 miles on Glacier’s trails. There, I have had encounters with grizzlies, moose, mountain goats and bighorn sheep that will be with me forever. There, I have run with friends, sons and daughters and more often, alone.

Each year, I swoon over beargrass like I'm seeing it for the first time. It is one of Glacier's sweet and simple wonders, standing strong and proud.

But it’s more than physical beauty that pulls me. I find calm on Glacier’s trails.

Whether I’m running to Iceberg Lake, Ptarmigan Tunnel or Scenic Point overlooking Two Medicine Valley,

the fears of today and worries about tomorrow slowly fade away. When I am soaked in sweat, legs covered in dirt and dust, sitting at my campsite, cold beer in hand, I look up at Grinnell Point, and I am grateful.

There may be no greater satisfaction than running as fast as I can on the 2.75-mile downhill stretch from Ptarmigan Falls to the trailhead. The final quarter-mile of switchbacks I tackle in leaps and jumps.

Each time, I push myself, not caring if I fall, whooping and hollering the whole way. It is glorious and wonderful.

Once my youngest daughter Jennie and I ran to Oldman Lake from Two Medicine on a cold, rainy day, wearing simply our running shorts and tank tops. At the lake we met a group, much 42

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more heavily dressed than us in rain gear, umbrellas and boots. We stopped and said hello. They were quite amused with our attire and chuckled as we dashed onward.

Another time, on our way to Ptarmigan Tunnel, my son Nick and I saw a momma bear and two cubs on the trail.

We later watched, amazed, as those same cubs stood in a meadow, pawing at each other like boxers. It was one of the most magical sights of my life. But it was brief.

“Do you see the mom?” I asked.

in the trail some 50 yards away. “STOP RUNNING!” several shouted.

I did. I knew. Griz.

Finally, impatient, I walked on. After just a few steps, I glanced up the hillside and there was the grizzly bear, some 30 yards away. It turned and looked right at me. I gripped my bear spray tight and readied to pull the trigger. The bear turned and walked away.

I tend to talk to myself when I run. One, to alert bears. Two, for motivation.

“This is what gets people mauled," I said.

"We better get out of here.”

“C’mon man. Let’s go. Are you running or walking here? You can do this. Grind it out. Go! Push the pace. Pick up your feet.”

Last summer, I came around a turn and saw about 25 people stopped at a bend

One hiker said he had seen me running and muttering and found it inspirational.

Nick shook his head.

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“Make noise. I shout, often and loud: “HO BEAR! COMING THROUGH BEAR! HEY BEAR!” I yell even louder when rounding turns and in areas of thick brush.

Bears recognize the human voice.

Don’t count on bear bells.”

“Carry water. I wear a CamelBak, as well as a fanny pack with a water bottle. I also carry Liquid IV powdered packets. On longer runs you will have to refill. I have no worries about drinking water from Glacier’s streams, as long as they are running fast and high.”

“Bring energy bars, fruit snacks and trail mix, and a few basic first-aid items like Band-Aids, Neosporin and ibuprofen.”

“Walk when it’s steep or the terrain is treacherous or when you’re tired.”

“Sooner or later, you will fall. Don't let it stop you.”

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At the end of the day, it’s always a good feeling to be heading for home. Imagine if home was in North Idaho near one of the beautiful lakes we have come to love.

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I do enjoy greeting people as I run past, perhaps giving them a reason to smile.

“Good morning.” “How are you today?” or “Have a great hike!” Most respond in kind.

On a trip to Many Glacier, my daughter and I passed some of the same people each day. On the final morning, I ran alone while she dealt with a foot injury.

I came upon a hiker we had seen each day. He said something I still treasure.

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“I love your enthusiasm,” he said. “You guys look like you're having so much fun out here." He was right. We were. And I pray it never changes.

I have been blessed to run in amazing places. The Dingle Marathon in Ireland. The Napali Coast on Kauai.

The Honolulu Marathon. The streets of picturesque Vilseck in Germany. None is the equal of Glacier.

So the question remains: Why do I always go back to Glacier?

My answer is simple: It is where I belong.

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ot long ago, my sweetheart and I took a little road trip from Coeur d’Alene, down the curves of Highway 95 on a sunny and beautiful day. The fields of the Palouse were gold frosted with white, and the changing contours of the land as we drove were pleasing to behold.

In a while we came to Deary, population 500. And here, on a rise of land among the young pines, we found what we were looking for.

I knew I’d picked the right place to stay when Rebecca opened the door and let out a little squeal of joy. This was train Car 306, built of stout oak and pine 112 years old, abandoned for years, and then rediscovered and restored to new life for curious travelers like us.

We explored, delighted, finding the car to be a miniature home itself: warm, inviting and picturesque. After moving

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in, we sat on the porch and watched the sunset over the fields, with Moscow Mountain on the horizon.

After dark we settled into the comfortable chairs inside and picked up books. The wind blew against the windows and gave the sensation of motion. From the cozy lighted interior, we could imagine this car rolling along up the rails, bringing loggers, prospectors and farmers into these very hills.

The next morning we met Webb French, the proprietor of this intriguing piece of the past. He tells us that Car 306 originally arrived in the Palouse in 1909, brand new from the American Car and Foundry Co. It ran on the local Washington, Idaho & Montana Railway, the WI&M, built by Potlatch Lumber Company and nicknamed the White Pine Railway, until around 1955.

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ebb, who traveled by train in the U.S. and Europe as a kid, is still fascinated with their stories. “All these old railway routes through the countryside, no longer in existence, are a map of history,” he says. “You can see the patterns of what came before.”

“OLD WOODEN CARS ARE HARD„ TO FIND.

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The White Pine Railway was built to haul huge stands of trees to the lumber mills and then to market. “Almost every drainage, if you know where to look, you can see the old railroad grade,” Webb says. “They would build a spur, log it, pull the rails down and start somewhere else. There’s some places above Clarkia that still have old steam donkeys sitting up there.”

A commercial builder by trade, Webb bought these rolling fields a decade or so ago and built a house out here, surrounded by nothing but tranquility.

A neighboring wheat farmer asked him

one day, “Will you come over and shovel the snow off my roof ? I don’t want anything to happen to my train car.”

Train car? Wondered Webb. So he went over for a look. Inside the neighbor’s shed was Car 306. Surplused in the 1950s, it had been used as a place for hired hands to stay, a cattle feed station and finally home to a family of cats.

“Old fully wooden cars like this are hard to find,” Webb says. “This one was a combination car that carried passengers, cargo and mail in three separate compartments.”

His neighbor wanted Car 306 to go to a good home, so Webb and helpers put a set of axles on it. On a wintry day in early 2020, they inched the 40,000-pound load uphill with a dozer. “We were heading farther, but when we got to where it sits, we busted a line on the hydraulics, and we figured, this is it,” he says.

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Stations on the Washington, Idaho & Montana Railway included Wellesley, Princeton, Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Vassar, Cornell and Purdue, giving rise to the tale that these stations were named by the young college men who surveyed the right of way and supervised the construction of the line. Except for Princeton, which had its name long before the railway was built, the story could well be true.

On September 30, 1905, the first passenger car moved over the tracks when the private car of Frederick Weyerhaeuser, who was on his way to make an inspection tour of Potlatch town and mill site, was transferred to the WI&M line at Palouse.

In 1933, in order to reduce expenses and yet maintain dependable service, it was decided to replace the regular steam operated passenger service. To this end a Studebaker automobile was purchased from Potlatch Forests, Inc., rebuilt in the railroad shops, put on the tracks and christened “The Bug.” It made daily trips of about 120 miles carrying passengers, mail, and express until the end of 1937.

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e found the structure itself was surprisingly solid, the walls and floors of quarter sawn oak, the Doug fir floor, still robust a century on. All the original hardware was there, and all the window mechanisms and door latches still worked.

What it needed was a good deal of labor, and two things conspired to make that happen. First, Webb has eight sons, most of them working with him in construction. Second, he acquired 306 right about the time COVID hit and his commercial projects were shuttered.

So he and the boys sanded, stripped and painted, and original wood emerged from the dust and grime.

“It’s almost all original, and that is a testimony to how well it was built,” Webb says. “We were really just uncovering what was hidden underneath.”

His wife and daughter-in-law did the interior design, remaining faithful to the period while adding more creature comforts. A coppersmith friend recreated the original signature lamp. They began in the spring, and by fall they were hosting their first guests.

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In the modern-day bedroom, Webb pointed out iron bars on the windows.

This is where they would have carried payroll cash and had to keep it safe. They would pick up the mail without stopping.

The mail bag would be hanging and a hook off the train would grab the bag.

In the former passenger car, now the living room area, you can still see where the seat brackets were sitting. And thrillingly, the punctures where the loggers’ cork-heeled boots left their mark on the hardwood floors. The tangible evidence of another time.

It was a special stay, and Rebecca and I were reluctant to leave.

On the way home, we dawdled, looking for evidence of the White Pine Railway.

Just over the hill from Car 306, we parked along the Potlatch River and walked a section of trail that used to be train tracks. We drove up to tiny, sleepy Bovill, the eastern terminus of the once-thriving WI&M. Its founders, eager to build not only rail tracks, but legacies and fortunes, had added the word Montana quite optimistically. That empire never happened.

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ut along the way, they had helped build strong communities throughout the region, and that is perhaps the longest lasting legacy after all. That, and splendid Car 306, standing atop a shining Palouse hill. Its rambling days are over, but that’s okay, because these days, the world comes to its doors instead.

“We’ve met quite a few of the grandchildren of the people who worked on this railroad. They wanted to stay here. That’s pretty neat,” Webb says.

“I’ve had people bring me these bits of memorabilia: Badges, WM&I tickets, old railroad crossing signs.”

And the farmer who let Car 306 go to a good home? Webb says he still stops by now and again, just to say hello to a remarkable piece of history.

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KRISTA & ROBBY FRENCH Stylus Wine & Vinyl Bar SPENDING AN AFTERNOON WITH KRISTA AND ROBBY, SIPPING TOGETHER, IS A TREAT. To start, she pours a 2017 Eddy Out from 3100 Cellars.

Bright, fresh, crisp and playful are some of the notes for this Idaho sparkling wine. It’s also an apt description of this couple and the experience they’ve created at their popular wine and music bar, Stylus.

New customers might be surprised that the woman in jeans and a black The Cure T-shirt waiting on their table is not only the owner, but a certified sommelier.

“They teach you in the courses-you are a wine servant.

You are there to serve others,” Krista says.

Now she opens a Paul Buisse Crémant de Loire, the bubbles rising prettily. This sparkling rosé has been on the menu since they opened.

“The first thing I thought was fresh raspberries,” she says. “Smooth, easy to drink, it tastes like spring in the French countryside.”

Her love of great food started early. Krista got her first cookbook when she was four and has been working in restaurants since age 14. “Food led me to wine,” she says. “I remember when I started working at The Wine Cellar. I tasted a glass of Châteauneuf-du-Pape and I was like “Whoa, what is this?”

She met Robby when they were both working for performing arts schools. He is a stage actor who’s also been involved in restaurants most of his life. Between the two of them, they’ve worked for some epic names in the regional scene: The Coeur d’Alene Resort, Autumn and Viljo Basso, Adam Hegsted.

They took a trip to Europe together, backpacking and tasting their way through some of the great wine regions.

One of their favorites was the village of Ribeauvillé, home to the 400-year-old Maison Trimbach Winery.

“Trimbach’s Cuvée Frédéric Emile vineyard was right behind our apartment there,” Krista says. “It’s their top cuvée and what I drank to celebrate passing one of my sommelier exams. It was a very kismet moment in life when things came full circle… a favorite region, favorite wine to celebrate passing a hard exam, and then being right there, at the vineyard site, seeing it all with my own eyes.”

“Originally we wanted to open a French restaurant, named Frenchies,” Robby says. “On our nights off working at other people’s restaurants, we would go home, make a nice dinner, and spin some vinyl. We got to thinking, ‘I wish there was a place where you could listen to a bunch of records and drink some good wine.’”

Robby grew up listening to his dad’s albums, including Louis Armstrong and the All Stars’s “Satchmo on Stage 1957.” That same album is still the most prized in his sizable collection today.

“The name Stylus comes from the name of the turntable needle, the contact with the record and production and vibration,” Robby says. “But it also has a deeper meaning with physical touch, collecting wine, collecting records…

Physical contact is 100 percent of the entire business.

Every song is a different record, carefully selected and cued up, the complexity that goes into a really good glass of wine.”

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“This is a slight obsession of mine,” says Krista with a smile, offering a glass of Trimbach Pinot Blanc from her beloved Alsace region. It goes nicely with the TomoProvence Point Reyes cheese she’s brought to the table. And that goes well with the Herb Albert pouring off the vinyl. It all makes you want to spend the rest of the afternoon here, doing exactly this.

Record bars have been around for nearly 100 years, originating with jazz kissas, the Japanese cafes that specialize in the playing and appreciation of jazz music.

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Part of Krista’s wine education has been working as a harvest intern at Adelsheim in the Willamette Valley and Pepper Bridge in Walla Walla, going through the entire cycle of making wine. She cleaned, cleaned some more, harvested, stacked barrels, pushed grapes onto the crush pad. She shook the earwigs out of her hair at the end of the day. “I love these vineyards and the people who run them,” she says. “I learned you really have to be passionate about making wine, because it’s extremely hard work.”

All too soon, you are sharing one last fine bottle, the J.L. Chave Selection "Mon Coeur" Côtes-du-Rhône 2020. As you savor the hints of espresso, cocoa and berry, you talk of places yet to travel, and promise to get together and do this again.

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Sommelier speaks “You can drink beautiful wines and not spend a fortune.”

“Be adventurous. Try something besides your favorite brand.”

“When you meet the winemakers, they are farmers at the end of the day. They want you to enjoy their harvest.”

“If it’s a young bottle of a high acid, high tannin wine like a Nebbiolo, open that thing up. It’s going to show better once it gets some air.”

“Keep your fingers on the stem and really stick your nose into the glass.”

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For 30 years this place was a pawn shop. Built in 1920, it needed plenty of work when Nicole and her husband Conor bought it in January 2020.

Celebrity flights are one of the fun themes they offer here, along with blind tastings, and champagne flights for the holidays.

“Conor grew up just down the street on East Sherman, and he loves this end of town,” she says. “We remodeled it, taking it down to the walls. We did a lot of the work ourselves with friends. And we brought our kids. They could play in the back while we were working, help with a few projects, and it was good for them to see us working toward a goal.”

“We’re not serious, but we seriously like wine is our unofficial motto,” she says. “The goal is trying things you’re not used to.”

The couple joked that they “opened at the speed of cash,” doing the work when they had the money.

They love to travel, and travel is what helped launch their concept. While visiting California, they found a wine bar that felt like home. “We really liked the feel and said, ‘This is what we should do!’” Nicole says. “I love the opportunity to create a community gathering place where anyone feels comfortable trying new things.”

She offers a glass of Invivo X, a Savignon Blanc by Sarah Jessica Parker, created with New Zealand-based Invivo Wines. It’s citrusy, with lemon lime at the beginning and a softer finish at the end. “People request it all the time,” she says.

To that end, they created a wine club, with the Cool Kid version for white wines and Troublemaker for reds. They offer wreathmaking and pumpkin painting. “Anything that’s fun for people to do together while they sip.” Their clientele is a healthy mix of locals and visitors. Dog walkers make this part of their regular route.

There are choices for those who don’t imbibe, too. The Wine House serves non-alcoholic prosecco and beer.

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While we’re talking and tasting, Nicole brings out a couple of gourmet flatbreads: A pear Gorgonzola with arugula and sausage, and a perennial favorite, the blackberry prosciutto.

“We try to make food that goes with a lot of things,” she says.

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Next, she shares a One Stone Rosé, made from Pinot Noir by Ancient Peaks. “I’m a big fan of women supporting women in the wine industry,” Nicole says. “And I love rosés like this that are a little more tropical.”

The last flight she pours is a Brown Family Cabernet, super smooth, balanced, complete.

“I joke that I’m a Brown groupie,” she says.

“We have met the winemaker Andrew several times. They’re the nicest family and have a great story and great wine. It’s an easy one for dinner parties or to take to a friend’s house.

If you have someone who doesn’t know what they want, this is what they should drink.”

The Wine House now has a nice pergola out back, along with yard games, live music, a place to host big parties. “We really love the community part. That’s what we are trying to do here. A community of people doing a shared thing.”

Nicole loves design and remodeling, and she continues to add new features. Whatever comes next, rest assured it will be a place to gather, sip, laugh and connect.

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JOE & HOLLY RAYMOND Uncorked with Friends Two high school sweethearts, Joe and Holly, married for years, visit Bakersfield, California. They happen into a place called Imbibe Wine and have such a good time together they are inspired to open their own tasting shop in Hayden, Idaho.

“We loved it so much we decided we should open our own spot to share with others,” Joe says.

Their concept is casual and fun. “Since wine can be such an intimidating experience, we wanted to make it more casual while also enjoying high quality wines,” Joe says.

They keep 24 different wines on tap. And their bottle shop has hundreds of more wines to purchase on your way out.

“It’s a try it before you buy it concept,” Joe says.

Of course, the research is all part of the fun. Originally from California, this couple loves Napa Valley wines.

Recently they have really delved into Washington vintners, and Italian wines also make up a large section of their bottle shop.

“One of our favorites is now Revelry Vintners out of the Walla Walla region,” Holly says. “We discovered this gem last year and it truly got us into the Walla Walla scene and what is out there.”

Their patrons are invited to relax in various lounging areas, sip wine that comes from wine dispensers, and nibble their way through a menu including charcuterie boards, mixed nuts, sandwiches, flatbreads, salads, hand-stuffed olives and seasonal desserts.

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Sommelier at The CdA Resort Justine pours a 2011 Leonetti Merlot, holds it up to the light and then clinks glasses for a toast.

“This is my favorite from this Walla Walla Valley vineyard,” she says. “One of the coolest things about our cellar at Beverly’s is all our vintage and library wine.”

A certified sommelier, Justine leads an all-woman wine team at the storied restaurant on The Coeur d’Alene Resort’s 7th floor.

“It’s jaw dropping when you get off the elevator,” she says. “The first thing you see is our wall of Washington Syrah, very sought after wines. It seems too good to be true. As you get farther into our collection, you’ll see a lot of big names. Not only expensive and desirable wines, but also cheaper and geeky wines that we somms like to find and drink at home ourselves.”

Her team leads cellar tours every day down a dramatic spiral staircase below the restaurant. One of the highlights of the tour is the trophy wall of the most interesting bottles they’ve opened at Beverly’s over the years.

Beverly’s all-star sommelier staff includes Justine Recor, Paige Taylor and Alli Goss-Goal. Between them they have 8 sommelier pins… and counting.

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Take, for example, the empty bottle of 1945 Château Latour. That year, Germany was occupying the château in the winter. After the war ended in May, the winemakers were able to return, tend their grapes and harvest in the fall. It was a harsh winter followed by a summer heatwave, which ripened the grapes perfectly but also culled the crop. The resulting flavors are the stuff of which wine lovers’ dreams are made of. And the story of the night it was opened is legendary at Beverly’s by now.

“The gentleman who ordered it wanted to buy it and share it with the somm, the chef and two servers,” Justine says. “It was a $10,000 bottle of wine, and there are fewer than five of them unopened in the world. It’s really special that someone would want to reciprocate that feeling of sharing.”

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Try as many new things as possible.

I rarely have the same bottle of wine twice.”

“Enjoy wine with friends. Get groups together. Have tasting parties. And don’t take it too seriously.”

“When pairing with food, don’t think too hard about it. Just try it.”

“High acidity makes a wine food-friendly. It produces more saliva so you experience flavors more.

If there is acidity in the food, the wine has to be even more acidic.”

“Don’t be afraid of residual sugar.

Don’t just drink dry wine. A wine with a little sweetness adds some balance to the dish. Champagne is the most food friendly wine. It goes with everything.”

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THE PLACES I WANT TO SEE, AND THE WINES I WANT TO TRY… IT’S A NEVER-ENDING LIST.

“That bottle will stay there forever. It’s a great talking piece,” she says. Are there any in the cellar she would particularly love to taste? “There’s this 1990 Petrus I’ve got my eye on,” she says. “It’s my birth year vintage.

Hopefully one year someone will come in and let me try it.”

It’s a rare commodity, with only 2,500 cases of Petrus produced every year, a tiny fraction of the Bordeaux cases crafted. The extreme rarity is why Serena Sutcliffe, Sotheby's head of wine, once said that “the highest compliment you can pay a guest is to open a bottle of Petrus for him or her.”

Justine is wonderfully down to earth, a great conversationalist and listener. She shares the passion of fine wine with her mom, Cathy, who works in technology but is earning her Level 4 certification as a hobby. The two did their classes together at the Napa Valley Wine Academy, known for notoriously grueling exams.

“Approachability in our industry is super important,” Justine says. “Wine can be intimidating and I am here to help. If you can tell me three wines you’ve enjoyed in your lifetime, I can probably find something on our list in your price range that you’ll enjoy.”

She enjoys putting together an ongoing wine themed dinner program, called Raid the Cellar, where wine from a specific region is paired with a five-course meal. “It’s really fun and a good creative outlet for our Chef Taylor,” she says.

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Like any good traveler, Justine has a list of dream destinations, most of them involving wine. There's Champagne, France (“That’s what I drink the most of.

I’d do a lot of tasting there”), New Zealand (“The variety is insane. It’s a beautiful place and the food culture is outstanding”) and Paso Robles, California (“Really fun, with lots of experimental, rebellious winemakers. Sounds right up my alley”).

Justine's idea of a great evening on the job? “I love a busy night when we never stop moving, never stop recommending things. I love it when people ask me for help before they pick out their bottle of wine. I guarantee there’s not a single person on this planet who has tried every wine in that cellar. It’s impossible. Those nights are the best, and of course, on my perfect night at Beverly’s, somebody orders that 1990 Petrus and wants to share.”

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FINER LIVING

THE EAGLE HAS LANDED

C R A F T I N G A M O U N TA I N CONTEMPORARY MASTERPIECE

Story by David Kilmer | Photography by Quicksilver Studios

If you could be anywhere in the world, where would it be? For the grateful owners of this visionary home high above Lake Coeur d’Alene, their answer is right here beside the fire, watching as Mother Nature puts on another splendid show.

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t’s a mighty fine summer morning. The early sun brushes the pine trees and the lake with bold strokes. The water gleams. It’s early and there are no boats out yet, and the landscape has the look of something ancient, yet thrillingly new.

It’s time to wake up to these panoramas in the palatial master suite. Take coffee and breakfast on the patio, the morning crisp and serene.

Go into the office, check the market and make a few calls, turning the gaze again to that unforgettable stretch of water and sky. Hit the home gym while sports highlights play on the big screens. It’s the start of another very good day.

Throughout the course of his life and career, Jim Benson has had the opportunity to live in some of the most beautiful places in America. But his new favorite home is perched overlooking Lake Coeur d’Alene.

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As a financial executive, he has lived in Newport Beach, Boston, Palm Beach, Rhode Island and Beaver Creek. There was that beloved summer home at Stone Manor, built of limestone marble on the shores of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.

Nothing quite compares to waking up at the home he has built at Gozzer Ranch and Lake Club and looking out at that tremendous wall-to-wall view.

“Throughout the day, we get to appreciate the many moods of the lake,” Jim says.

Jim and his spouse Lynn, both raised in Illinois, found this location on an impromptu road trip out West in the spring of 2019.

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im says, “By happy circumstance, Going-to-the-Sun Road at Glacier National Park was still closed. So we diverted, and following the recommendation of a friend, we came to Gozzer. I liked the club, I like golf and I love this lake.”

He bought four lots together and set out to create the ultimate lakeview home. Something that would be one-of-a-kind, or “One of One,” as Jim likes to say.

“We appreciate sunsets, so we faced northwest,” he says. “From here, the panorama of the lake is magnificent.

And it’s entirely private. Your own little paradise.”

The goal for the project was a mountain contemporary style in which every room would be a winner; a layout that captured maximum views.

“We wanted to build the kind of house you’d never want to leave,” Jim says.

There would certainly be top-flight sound and entertainment systems, a large scale office and a fully equipped exercise suite. Every room should have scale and purpose. The home should be built for grand entertaining, but also have more intimate places where one could cozy up and read a favorite book or watch a show.

Enter Bing Hu, an internationally pedigreed architect with a robust connection to Gozzer. When Gozzer was first envisioned by founder Mike Meldman of Discovery Land Company, Mr. Hu walked the land and advised on the Tom Fazio-designed golf course.

“Bing and I clicked right off the bat,” Jim says. “One day I told him, in jest, ‘I’d like to have a multi-floor wine tower and wrap a home around it.’ He got very excited about this project, took my goofy ideas and made them great.”

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t was Bing Hu who came up with his nickname for the property, “The Screaming Eagle.”

To build this ambitious dream, Jim and Lynn selected Edwards Smith Construction, the renowned luxury builders whose work is on prominent display around Lake Coeur d’Alene and the Gozzer community.

“Jim and Lynn are just genuinely nice people,” says Andy Smith, co-owner of the construction firm. “Throughout the process, they were always open to suggestions, ideas and ways to achieve the look they were after.”

A project like the Benson residence goes far beyond a custom home, Andy says. “This is a commissioned art piece that captures the very essence of its owners. Our job is to help bring out that essence, combining our talents and expertise with their wants and needs. It’s a collaborative journey of discovery.”

And the peak of that perfection, the culmination of ideas and architecture, is perhaps achieved best in this home’s magnificent great room. Here, tinkling notes from the piano soar up to the mighty vaulted ceilings in a space devoted to the admiration of Lake Coeur d’Alene. And what a view it is.

Mother Nature puts on a rather splendid show up here, and it’s never the same show twice. By day, the light and the weather continuously re-imagine themselves, painting and repainting an ever-changing, rare and transcendent canvas of lake, forest and sky. By night, the faraway lights of town reflect across the water, echoing the stars above.

In the wine tower, holding 2,600 bottles, form and function are elevated to pure art. The biggest problem when choosing a bottle or two to serve with dinner is the literally dizzying array of good choices.

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mong the large scale art hung on the walls, one piece stands out in particular, depicting the energy and flow of a cattle drive. Jim likes ranching, and owns two ranches in New Mexico and one in Arizona, where elk roam the mountains and American Wagyu cattle roam the plains.

As construction on their home progressed, Jim and Lynn continued to admire the work of Edwards Smith’s crew. Jim was known for stopping by and chatting with the guys, letting them know the owners appreciated their talents and their process.

“I tell our guys they are the A Team,” Andy says. “They’ve been together for a lot of years. They know each other and know each other’s needs. There’s a synergy among all the trades that shows in big ways and small.”

World T.E.A.M. Sports, able-bodied and adaptive athletes have climbed Kilimanjaro, trekked the Italian Dolomites, paddled the Pacific coastline, ridden across America and around the world.

Raised in fairly modest circumstances, Jim planned to be a college economics professor before life intervened. In 1968, while waiting to be called up in the Army’s 200th ASA Special Ops reserve unit, he joined the training program at Pacific Life. He came back from active duty, earned his MBA at the University of Southern California at night and went on to become president at Equitable, Met Life and John Hancock―a brilliant 50-year career in financial services.

In 1998, Jim assembled a group of 45 disabled North Vietnamese veterans and 45 disabled U.S. veterans to ride bikes together from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, a powerful experience lasting 16 days.

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“I was never sent to Vietnam,” he says. “I thought perhaps I should do something in honor of those people who served, something unique that would be constructive. We did this ride just after Vietnam and the United States had re-established diplomatic relations. It was one of the most fascinating things I have ever been involved in.”

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ynn had a successful career in education, but her lifelong passion has been competitive inland sailing. As a member of the Lake Geneva Yacht Club, she spent time sailing with the legendary Buddy Melges family. She is a longtime C Scow sailor, with all the desirable characteristics of a good crew: lightweight, boat-smart and athletic.

Jim and Lynn actually grew up in the same small town in Northern Illinois.

When they formally reconnected in 2011, her friends regaled him with tales of what a great sailor she is.

With her sailor’s ways, Lynn greatly enjoys looking out from her new home at the changing wind patterns on the lake.

“The unexpected positive of building this house and being part of this place is all the wonderful people of

Coeur d’Alene that we’ve met,” she says. “Everybody’s been terrific.

Everybody’s happy to be here.”

With their home complete, Jim and Lynn did something above and beyond, yet certainly in character. They hosted an event at the house for all the tradesmen who worked on the project.

It was a festive evening for 130 or so people, with drinks, hors d'oeuvres and a tour. Each of the trades could see how their work had uniquely dovetailed into that of the others, making something considerably larger than the sum of its parts. A chance, like anyone who builds something enjoys doing, to step back and take a moment to admire the work.

“Simplicity, carried to an extreme, becomes elegance.” ~Jon Franklin

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ndy says, “Lynn and Jim were always appreciative and thankful in recognizing the quality of the team, the energy and the effort to put together this pretty incredible design. I feel lucky to have met them and proud to be the builder of their home, but more importantly, to have become friends.”

What, then, makes an unforgettable home? Certainly time, treasure and talent. Certainly inspired design. And then something less tangible but vital. . .a balance of grounding and of weightlessness, of calm and energy, of something dreamed, dared and then achieved. What is behind the walls, you realize, matters more than the mere walls themselves.

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And so, at this lofty home on the hill, the day continues in fine fashion.

Out for a civilized round of golf at noon. Afterward, a beer at the Tree Bar. Then later, there’s a nice dinner at the house, someone in charge of picking something decent out of the wine tower for dinner.

The owners admire the spectacle of sunset over the lake.

Once again they voice their gratitude; how simply wonderful it is to be right here, right now, on another beautiful Idaho summer night.

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The Trim

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Max Martin has the magic touch His grandfather was a carpenter, and maybe that’s where it all began.

At any rate, a young Max Martin, like a lot of kids growing up in Colorado within sight of the Rocky Mountains, just wanted to go skiing. After high school he headed west to Keystone, where he could make tracks all winter long, like someone in one of those Warren Miller movies. To pay for his ski bum ways, he found he could make good money in the summer building condos.

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A Master Craftsman First he was a laborer, then a framer.

Somewhere along the line his skills matured to the talents of a trim carpenter, making those pretty parts of the home that people love to oooh and ahhh over.

Once, after he’d built yet another great looking stairway, an adoring client dubbed him “The Trim Wizard.” The name stuck.

After moving to the Northwest more than 20 years ago, he had the opportunity to meet and work for luxury builder Jim Edwards, who was soon joined by business partner Andy Smith at Edwards Smith Construction.

“Attention to the smallest details, and uncompromising quality with the insistence on doing it right are the principles that guide all of us in our work, and our personal lives too,” Max says.

Today, as trim superintendent for Edwards Smith, Max is in charge of some of the most admired features in some truly spectacular projects, such as the Benson home at Gozzer Ranch and Lake Club.

“The Benson home presented special challenges everywhere, due to the grand scale of the home,” he says.

His team had the challenge of building 25-foot-high wood ceilings and installing remarkably heavy solid white oak doors.

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“I give a shout out to Aagesen Millworks for building these big, beautiful doors throughout the home,” he says. “Those front doors are truly impressive, 6 feet wide by 12 feet tall. They make quite the first impression.”

“Max is truly a master craftsman,” says Andy Smith. “His ability to connect the dots between architects, designers and homeowners is incredible. He takes the company and our projects to a level higher than any one person’s idea.”

He’s particularly satisfied with the way the interior stairway turned out, an immense assembly of steel support stringers, massive 4-inch thick white oak treads and glass panel balustrade.

When he’s not working on trim projects for Edwards Smith, Max can be found doing wood projects in his home shop, sharing a vegetarian meal with his wife or camping with their two Australian shepherds.

“Then there’s the multi story wine room with a beautiful wood ceiling and stunning glass-and-wood floor,” he says. “It’s a sensory experience standing on a transparent floor looking down 12 feet below you.”

“I truly enjoy what I get to do for work,” Max says. “I’ve always understood that Edwards Smith builds more than just houses; our job is to create works of art.”

A R T S & C U LT U R E

Mark Weadick interview by CdA Magazine Photography by Quicksilver Studios

GREAT THINGS ARE DONE WHEN MEN AND MOUNTAINS MEET. WILLIAM BLAKE

While most of us turn toward modern comforts, Mark Weadick and friends point their moccasins the other way instead. When the trails and the seasons beckon, they put on clothing stitched of skin and fur, shoulder their rough packs and head off into the hills toward a more primitive, yet entirely compelling past.

Mark, What part of Idaho history do you re-enact?

“I am a longtime member of the American Mountain Men, which focuses on the North American fur trade from 1800 to 1840, the last Rocky Mountain Rendezvous. This brotherhood of men, via camps and travels, re-lives these fur trade activities using the clothing, tools and technologies of the time.”

How far are you willing to go for an authentic experience?

“In the spring of 1987, I joined a canoe trip along the Pend Oreille, Columbia and Spokane rivers, using pre-1840 clothing and gear. Our group put our canoes in on May 30 at Buttonhook Bay at the south end of Lake Pend Oreille, paddled north and then down the Pend Oreille River as far as the Boundary Dam. From there two of us were portaged to the Columbia River at the Canadian border.

We canoed down the Columbia, then up the Spokane River, portaging the Little Falls and Long Lake dams and arriving at the site of the Spokane House on June 12. We'd traveled about 280 miles.”

What is your specific role?

“My friends and I are beaver hunters.

In the fur trade, they call us freemen, since we are not employed by the North West Co. We might camp along the Coeur d’Alene River, and then make the trek from our winter camp to the Spokane House trading post to get trapping supplies, including horses on credit, for our spring hunt.”

What draws you about this pursuit?

“I grew up hunting and fishing. My love of the outdoors led to a degree in forestry, and then to Idaho. After I joined the Coeur d’Alene Muzzleloader Club I met Bob Twyman, a member of the American Mountain Men, who offered to sponsor me toward membership. I was looking for a challenge and I took it.”

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How often do you pursue this passion?

“As local groups of AMM members, we are expected to camp together in each of the four seasons. Annually, this also includes a summer national rendezvous in the Rocky Mountains.”

What's the biggest misconception?

“There’s this idea that trappers had tomahawk and knife throwing contests.

I have read through the journals and nowhere is there any mention of throwing tomahawks and knives for fun.

These were valuable tools. Also, the name mountain man was not used during the fur trade era. The Rocky Mountain trappers were mostly referred to in newspapers of the time as mountaineers.”

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According to tribal history, a group of Spokane Indians guided Finlay to one of their villages at the junction of the Spokane and Little Spokane rivers. Situated near rich salmon and steelhead fisheries where peoples from around the region gathered to fish and trade, the location seemed ideal for a fur post. Here, on a large flat covered with ponderosa pines, Finlay and his crew erected a small trade house, which became the Spokane House.

Today, that site is the Spokane House Interpretive Center at Riverside Park.

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What are the highs and lows of life as a mountaineer?

“There can be more lows than highs.

Beaver trapping was a hard and physically demanding life. For me, being cold and sometimes wet in freezing weather is stressful. So is riding horseback on muddy mountain trails, especially when a horse threw its pack and stomped our gear. The biggest high is arriving at the rendezvous after a long ride. The lows are put aside, to be recounted later around a campfire.”

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“Check out the Explorers and Fur Traders Exhibit at the Museum of North Idaho. If you are interested in knowing more, try visiting one of the open rendezvous that are advertised regionally and observe what is going on. There are also muzzleloading clubs that do a lot of shooting and have social events. Getting into fur trade and living history activities is a journey over time.”

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What have you crafted to fit the part?

“An AMM membership requirement is to have a complete set of hand sewn fur trade period clothing and accouterments.

This includes a fur trade period firearm.

I have hand sewn my own clothing, and brain-tanned buckskin for moccasins and a coat. I have made, from purchased parts, my trade gun and hunting bag. I have also made my own fur trade saddle and horse tack.”

What’s the rest of your life like?

“I am a forester, retired from the Idaho Department of Lands. My Judi and I had five children, four who are living and doing well. Judi passed away in May of 2000, two weeks shy of our 60th wedding anniversary. I’m on the board of the Tubbs Hill Foundation and I give walking tours around the hill. Fly fishing is my addiction.”

What’s next?

“I have survived 85 winters and do not have any major things left to accomplish.

I do plan to continue joining the seasonal fur trade camps, giving living history school presentations and enjoying Tubbs Hill activities. Last but not least, I will continue fly fishing with my children and grandchildren. I have it on good authority that the time one spends fishing does not count against our time here on earth.”

TRADING WITH THE WORLD

Fur traders explored virtually all corners of the American Northwest and Canadian West, organized systems of trade and travel across these regions and pursued extensive and intricate relations with a variety of Indians.

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Th e soul of cedars Lynette Baskins and her crew keep an iconic restaurant shipshape

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here’s really no other place like it. For decades now, generations of diners have found their way down the ship-like gangway and into this evocative interior.

They feel right at home here, under the dark wood beams, among the polished brass. They debate whether they love the cedar plank salmon or the prime rib more. Whether they prefer dining inside or out on the patio. They grab a chilled plate and build their salad the way they like it best. They sip something nice.

They see the flames from the open kitchen. They feel the floors shift beneath their feet as the restaurant rocks in time to Mother Nature’s rhythms. And they smell the great flavors in the air even before they take their first bite.

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Yes, Cedars Floating Restaurant is a very special place indeed. It’s like sitting down to fine dining on a classic wood yacht, anchored out in a beautiful place.

In winters, it feels like sitting inside a snow globe. In the spring, it is rocked by storms that make the lights sway. The summer rains drum on the patio roof like a symphony.

And behind it all - the expeditious seating of guests, the exquisite timing of service, the special little touches that make everyone who dines here feel like a VIP, is general manager Lynette Baskins. She won’t take credit, for she is a modest soul, but everyone agrees Lynette IS the heart and soul of Cedars. She is the Woman Who Keeps the Floating Restaurant Afloat.

Watching and admiring Lynette do her thing is like watching a conductor of a grand orchestra, the captain of a ship steering through a busy port or an elegant socialite putting on a ball.

“She’s one of those people who is constantly encouraging her team members,” says Charlotte Romero, who started here when she was 16 at the host desk and still comes back to bartend a couple nights a week. “It’s like a second home. You never leave feeling like you had a bad day.”

Lynette has a knack for being in the right place at the right time.

“She genuinely loves what she does,” Charlotte says. “She puts everything she has into this place, and it shows.”

In typical fashion, Lynette gives much of the credit to her team. “To put a restaurant together, you have to have all the right points covered - great service, great food, a great space to serve in.

We have all three. I have a very tenured service staff, and it’s one of the places we really shine.”

Those who work for her say Lynette is known for keeping things calm under pressure, and that she makes a special point to bridge the traditional divide between the service staff and the kitchen.

“It’s important to help the front of the house understand and respect what the back of the house does,” Lynette says. “It makes a better place to work and a better place to eat.”

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One of her legacy projects on the place was updating the bar area.

“It was a unique project,” she says.

“Everyone put their heads together: our president Bill Reagan, our director of food and beverage Rick Powers and our bar manager, Megan Guttromson.

We asked ourselves, ‘What would work the best?’ We expanded the new granite bartop into the patio area, opening up the big windows, and it’s been a very big hit.”

The outdoor patio has been transformed on her watch, including sliding glass walls, a roof overhead and outdoor heaters to extend the season. “It was Mr. Hagadone’s vision to make that patio a special place to dine, and our team has done it,” she says.

Throughout the years, Cedars Floating Restaurant has been a part of people’s lives, a place where they come to celebrate the things that matter most: friendship, family and love itself.

“Anniversaries are my favorite,” Lynette says. “We get them a window seat, decorate with rose petals and put a card on the table. We have guests who had their first date here, and now they are celebrating their 50th anniversary. There are a lot of memories in this place.”

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tugboat to th e rescue As a floating restaurant, Cedars is subject to the whims of Mother Nature. On Valentine’s Day, 1996, Lake Coeur d’Alene was flooded with rain and snowmelt.

The flood threatened to carry the restaurant away down the river, and so local tugboat Captain Oscar Mooney came to the rescue.

He and his boat pushed upstream against the current for three days straight. He took quick naps at the helm and his wife brought him coffee and sandwiches. When the waters receded, Cedars was still standing strong. Today, when you enjoy your dinner here, you can thank Captain Mooney and his trusty tugboat.

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A SOLO ASCENT TO HARRISON PEAK

BY DAVID KILMER

LAST SUMMER, I sent a text to some outdoor-minded friends asking which mountain I should climb to celebrate my birthday.

I wanted something I could do in a day and be back in Coeur d’Alene by bedtime.

It should be steep and rugged, but not technical, since I’d be climbing alone. In previous summers, I’d scaled such heights as Mount Roothaan, Scotchman Peak and Stevens Peak.

All three friends came back with the same answer: “Harrison Peak!” So on a sunny July morning, I drove north past Sandpoint and up Pack River Road to the trailhead, shouldered a small day

pack and started up the trail, past the sign reminding me this was grizzly bear habitat.

I recalled this warning an hour or so later, when the route required that I leave the trail and begin bushwacking. After 50 yards into the tall stuff, I was acutely aware that I was all alone, and that I had no bear spray or weapon. That feeling of being solitary in the wild, although initially disquieting, soon turned to a fine invigoration. This was exactly what I’d come here for.

After our big spring rains it was a banner year for beargrass, and as I climbed, I admired the stately white rosettes

blooming all around. As I worked my way over logs, through bushes and between boulders, the mountain began to emerge in striking profile. It reminded me of The Great Wave off Kanagawa, the woodblock print by the Japanese artist Hokusai.

The steep front of the wave means there is only technical climbing on its north, south and west faces, so I made for the east slope, pulling my way up through increasingly steep but smooth granite. By now, my legs felt the effects of nearly two hours of steady work since the trailhead.

SOON ENOUGH, MY REWARD WAS THE 7,292-FOOT SUMMIT, A HEART-DROPPING FIN OF OVERHANGING GRANITE, WHERE I WAS ACUTELY AWARE OF THE OPEN SPACE YAWING AWAY IN ALL DIRECTIONS BEYOND MY TOES. In the book Idaho: A Climbing Guide, Coeur d’Alene’s own Michael Darcy,

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who perished in 2012 on one of his beloved backcountry peaks, describes the summit: “The highest point on Harrison Peak is surrounded by a lot of air. Dig deep into the suitcase of courage and crawl up on your hands and knees if you so desire. It is best, however, to get on your stomach and inch your way up.”

I took that advice and crawled to the very edge, looking a very long way down, feeling the call of the void, that fleeting sensation in which your mind envisions what it would be like to fall or even jump, a curious crosswiring of conscious and unconscious states. I retreated to safer ground.

What a day it was for the summit. The skies were clear and sunny. I could see in every direction: The Selkirks lumbering off north and south, still buttressed by snow on their northern slopes, the spires of Twin Peaks, Bottleneck Peak, Roman Nose, the shining blue of Harrison Lake at my fingertips.

My buddies had encouraged me to look for the summit register, which I

finally found under a rocky ledge. Inside an ammo case was a notebook crammed full. Here were some of the entries I enjoyed most: Fresh air, blue sky, mountains as far as the eye can see. What more could you want?

Life can be amazing.

- Justin Young Good to see you again old friend… looking forward to more good times this summer. See you soon!

- Ben Read WORTH RIPPING MY PANTS!!!

- Emma Guest I chuckled over the difference between the terrified entries of recreational hikers like me who had come up the backside (I nearly died getting up here. Never again!) and the nonchalance of real climbers doing real work suspended against gravity by fingers and toes on the frontside (Bit of an effort in the hailstorm…).

I was pleased to see an entry from July 12, 2017 by renowned local mountaineer Chris Kopczynski, with his daughter Kelley Kopcynzski and their friend Lexi Greenwood.

We traversed from Mt. Roothan & Chimney Rock across the Selkirk Crest to here in 4 days and had perfect weather.

I gripped the stubby pencil and left my own small mark behind, from a poem by William Blake.

TO SEE A WORLD IN A GRAIN OF SAND AND A HEAVEN IN A WILD FLOWER HOLD INFINITY IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND AND ETERNITY IN AN HOUR. That’s exactly how I felt up there, high atop my own private peak, relishing the sun on my back among the ragged

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boulders, listening to the wisdom of the wind.

At long last, sensing the changing elevation of the sun, I climbed down the way I’d come and treated myself to a cool plunge into Harrison Lake. I lay on a rock in the sun and contemplated the loftier matters of timelessness and deep nature, until the wind blew my clothes into the water, and I had the very practical problem of walking out in wet shoes.

But even as I returned to everyday life in the lowlands, my head remained

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somehow in the Selkirk Range, and I felt changed. There was a simultaneous lightness and gravity, a looseness and focus. It was a good way to be.

I know outdoor lovers who have beseeched me not to write about a place like this. They bemoan the influx of people, the trash by the trailside and the lack of respect for the wild.

But I also know, in a world increasingly full of meaningless distractions, how much more we need our mountains, our lakes, our trails and our fleeting fields of beargrass blooms. As an anonymous climber had scribbled at the breathless summit of Harrison Peak, Climb mountains not so the world can see you but so you can see the world.

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H E A LT H

An amazing fix for anxiety, sleep and focus is right under our noses Breathe in, breathe out. Breathe in, breathe out.

What if a major secret to everyday wellbeing were as simple as that? Marae Carr is a breath coach who will tell you enthusiastically that yes, it really is that simple.

Listen in as she guides a breathwork class: “Get into a comfortable position, spine long and shoulders relaxed. Close your eyes and tune into your breath, allowing it to come and go without changing it.”

She instructs her class to place one hand to their heart and the other on their belly. She has them gently hold their breath at the top and then hiss it out slowly through pursed lips. “Imagine you are a pebble sinking to the sandy bottom in a calm lake,” she says. The room fills with a collective sound like leaves in the wind.

After a few minutes of practice, she tells her class a little about why this kind of breathwork is so important.

“With the stress of everyday life, many of us are constantly in sympathetic mode, which is the body’s built-in response to danger,” she says. “And the shorter and more shallow we breathe, the more we signal our nervous systems that we are in survival mode. It’s an exhausting drain on our mental and physical health.”

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Breathing Resources Our Breath Collective This online platform helps build a consistent breathing practice through memberships, breathing workshops and events, breathwork courses, breath training and more.

Every month, they host experts in their field to share unique and focused perspectives on breathing to assist in expanding your knowledge through direct experience.

James Nestor has found that making even slight adjustments to the way we inhale and exhale can jumpstart athletic performance, rejuvenate internal organs, halt snoring, allergies, asthma, and autoimmune disease, and even straighten scoliotic spines.

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Step 1: Get Comfortable Get into a position that you can maintain comfortably, either sitting or lying down.

Ideally wear loose clothing, and make sure that your belly can expand freely.

1. Emptying the lungs of air 2. Breathing in quietly through the nose for 4 seconds 3. Holding the breath for a count of 7 seconds 4. Exhaling forcefully through the mouth, pursing the lips and making a “whoosh” sound for 8 seconds 5. Repeating the cycle up to 4 times Deep, rhythmic breathing may have multiple benefits, including reducing anxiety, helping a person get to sleep, managing cravings and reducing anger responses.

Step 2: 30 Deep Breaths Close your eyes and clear your mind. Inhale deeply through your nose or mouth, while pushing your belly outward. When your lungs are full, let your breath go through the mouth without force.

Take 30 such breaths, one right after the other.

Step 3: The Retention Phase After the final exhalation, hold your breath until you feel the urge to breathe again.

Step 4: Recovery Breath Draw one giant breath, once again letting your belly expand fully. Hold that breath for 15 seconds, then let go. This completes one round.

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Breathing through our noses, as nature intended, is a simple but profound change we can all make, she says.

In fact, Marae is so determined to do so that she tapes her mouth gently closed every night using medical tape.

“As we become more aware of our breath, we can change our reaction to the things life throws our way,” she says.

“Imagine a world where everyone practiced regulating their own nervous systems as a personal responsibility.

I imagine it would be a more kind, patient and collaborative existence.”

Marae trained as a coach with Our Breath Collective and practices daily as part of their online community.

She happily shares breathwork with her husband and kids, her friends and her clients where she works as a master esthetician at Sarah Hamilton FACE. “Breathwork has been a lovely friend, providing a nurturing path back to center in an ever-spinning world,” she says. “It has helped me heal, release, endure discomfort, and ‘boss up’ when I was scared and frozen.

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WARRIORS FOR GOOD

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IN WARTIME AND PEACETIME, SCHITSU’UMSH SERVE WITH HONOR The Schitsu’umsh people were largely peaceful, yet in 1858 they were forced to confront the U.S. Army in a series of pitched battles. That spring, warriors defeated Colonel Steptoe in the Battle of Tohotonimme but by fall, their troops decimated by long-range weapons, Native leaders declared peace. Now they belonged to a new nation, and when America went off to WWII, the Schitsu’umsh joined the fight.

Since then, the Coeur d’Alene Tribe has sent soldiers to every major conflict. Tribal veterans created the Warrior Society in order to have a color guard to honor fallen brethren. Today their ranks grow thin. Their voices still honor those who came before, and those who will serve again.

ERNIE STENSGAR

MY NAME IS MQHWQIN, WHICH MEANS SNOW ON THE MOUNTAIN. My American name is Ernest Stensgar, known as Ernie. I entered the Marine Corps in 1966.

My elders had served before me. My greatgreat-grandfather Xwipep, who they called Chief Vincent, fought the U.S. Army in 1858 and my great-great-grandmother served as a nurse during this conflict.

I grew up hearing stories about our lineage.

How important it was to remember why they fought. To preserve our way of life.

With honor and bravery, they took on a force that was much larger. I was always reminded that my father and my uncles had fought in WWII, served with honor and were honorably discharged.

My grand uncle Sili took me to a sweat ceremony and talked about the warrior spirit and what that meant. Not only being courageous but being honorable, taking care of people who couldn't take care of themselves, and standing up for what was right. To always walk courageously with my head held high.

So I carried that as I went into boot camp and the military. I was 20 years old. We didn’t know what to expect. Our drill instructors tried to prepare us as best they could. We got to Vietnam and the fighting began. It was very traumatic, very frightening, that first time bullets flew over my head. I remember

I got kicked in the ass by a sergeant who said I had a rifle and I should shoot back.

beautiful to see them, because I never thought I would see them again.

Eventually we were sent to a firebase, a mountain much like Steptoe Butte if you will, and the VA were sending men down and we were supposed to stop them. There were night ambushes. I remember a small village below us, where the kids would put their arms next to mine, and they would say, ‘same same.’ I looked at their huts. And I could almost feel what they were feeling. A flashback if you will. Being in our homes and having the army chase us out. I sympathized with them. They were beautiful people. The village women reminded me of my YaYa, my grandma. I felt sorry for the atrocities I heard about, and a few I saw, and yet I never participated in them.

The Tribe welcomed me with an honor dance, and we were well received. In Indian Country, they revere their veterans and they take care of them.

I did my best to be honorable. I remembered our ancestors, our villages, and what I was told. I tried to carry myself in the warrior spirit as my tribe would want me to.

Eventually I was shot during one of those night ambushes. I was brought back to a hospital in Seattle. My relatives made the long journey over the mountains. It was

Kolinsutn, one of our words for God, was with me all the time. When I needed help, I would talk to him to be with me, to guide me through.

Lance Corporal Ernie Stensgar leads a group of hard charging U.S. Marines through the jungles of Vietnam.

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I felt a real camaraderie with my fellow Marines, with people who were black, brown and white. In combat, there was no color but green.

In combat, we recognized people with leadership abilities who would keep us safe.

And we looked up to them. It was easy to tell the people that stood out. And it’s still that way today. There were certain people who commanded my respect, and I wanted to learn from them, to walk in their footsteps.

I wanted to be that person who was looking out for people around you, looking out for your family, protecting them. In the Marine

Corps I learned the discipline to take care of yourself, to be quiet, just to listen, to be cognizant of where you were and who you were with. I still try to listen to people, to who they really are and what they need.

I’m proud to be an American. When our country called I was there. Sometimes I look around and scratch my head and say, where is that service and patriotism today? I look at my country, which is supposed to be the land of the free and home of the brave, and welcome to everyone. I think we lost that somewhere along the way. I hope we can return to the flag really meaning something.

When I got home from the war, our WWII vets were old and many of them had passed on. We didn’t have a unit that conducted graveside services. I wondered, why don’t our Indian veterans pay our respects? We applied to the American Legion, and founded Post 5, the first Indian one in Idaho.

We are not a warrior tribe. We fought our enemies when they attacked us. We had everything we needed here. The elk, the deer, the medicines, the roots, the berries, everything we gathered for food. Sitting now in this forest backyard, on the back porch, looking out at the trees, the sky, the chokecherries, I know this is my home, and I would always fight to protect others, would fight to keep it like this.

IN MEMORIAM The Coeur d'Alene Tribe Warrior Veterans Memorial & Veteran's Memorial Park was dedicated by Tribal Council in 2010. The park and the Hn’ya’pqi’nnis (Gathering Place) Trailhead, at the north end of Plummer, Idaho are the start of the 73-mile Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes. The memorial honors past warriors and veterans from all conflicts and all branches of service.

THE TRIBE IN WWII In the early morning darkness of June 6, 1944, D-Day, Allied troops carried out Operation Overlord, the massive military invasion of Europe at Normandy, France.

Two Coeur d’ Alene Indians, Carl Sol Louie and Norbert Joseph, were present and accounted for.

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A U.S. army medic, Norberg Joseph was one of more than 100,000 troops in an invasion force of over 5,000 ships, boats and amphibious crafts – the largest number of vessels ever assembled.

Coeur d’ Alene Indian Carl Sol Louie (also known as U.S. Army Pvt. Charles K. Louie) joined the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division.

Sadly, Sol Louie was killed in mid-air during the paratroopers’ descent to behind enemy lines. According to tribal elder Irene Lowley, her grandmother was offered a sealed lead casket but was unsure if the casket truly contained her son's remains. So she declined.

As of today, Charles K. Louis, a direct descendent of Circling Raven, is listed on the WWII Honor Roll and on the tablets of the missing at the Normandy American Cemetery at St. Laurent-Mer, France. His status there is listed as missing in action or buried at sea. The tablets say he died on D-Day and was awarded the bronze star and a purple heart.

A Spokane Indian by the name of Calvin Garry who was schooled in Plummer was also a paratrooper in D-Day. Garry was shot during the drop, too, but he lived a long life afterward to tell the story of how his fingers were shot off that day right at that point where they held onto the straps of his parachute.

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VALERIE FAST HORSE I JOINED THE ARMY RESERVE IN 1986.

I was looking for a part time job. So I went military shopping, meaning I went to all the recruiters and the Army had the best deal.

We went through the same basic training as the active troops, and the same training for males and females. It was a total shock getting off that bus in Fort Dix, New Jersey.

One day in formation, I saw some lady across the field pushing a baby. It reminded me of home and I was homesick. My own baby was home with my husband and tears came out of my eyes. The drill instructor yelled, “Who told you to cry?” When I called my Mom and told her about it she said, “They’re doing their job. They are supposed to be mean to you!”

The hardest part of basic training was the lack of sleep. There were also a lot of good times. The people that you meet, the bonds that you make. I was part of the Air Defense Artillery unit in Fort Lewis. I also went to Korea for the joint exercise Team Spirit, a war simulation drill. When Desert Storm happened, I got called up to active duty.

I remember everyone was very quiet on the airplane ride over.

I worked in the G6, which is the Army’s information management division. From our base in Saudi Arabia, we deployed all the information management infrastructure for the entire theater. This included mobile phones, satellite communications, networking and database programmers.

Desert Storm was called The Information War, and information was the reason it started and ended so fast. I thought, when I get home, I want to do something like this for our benefit. That’s led to what I do today, which is IT director for our Tribe.

Being a sergeant, you’re always taught to know your soldiers, and that’s influenced how I supervise and treat people now.

Because I was in information management, we had access to top secret information.

We would shred it into zigzags, these tiny diamonds. Then burn it. Then pour water on it, then get rid of the ashes. To this day, I can’t just put my personal information in the trash. I have to take extreme measures.

I served a total of 10 years, from 1986 to 1996. I was stationed in Germany when the Wall came down. All the East Germans were all coming over in their itty bitty little

cars stacked with all their stuff. They were wrecking on the Autobahn, because they were going too slow, and looking around at all these colors they hadn’t seen for years.

I still love drill and ceremonies and I love cadence. Whenever I go somewhere, I always start out with my left foot. I teach my grandchildren how to march. “Start moving kiddos. Left, left.”

I was pleased to help build a radio station for our Tribe, 88.3 FM KWIS. We play powwow and drums, celebrate our language and tell stories from our heritage. If I ever become a morning person again, I will come in and do cadence on the radio.

Our Warrior Society is important. And it’s important not just for the tribe’s warriors, but for veterans everywhere to get together and support each other. To do the honor call at a veteran’s grave.

When we do those ceremonies, we all get lumps in our throats. Reflecting on life, on the fact that you never know when it’s time.

Feeling grateful for the person who gave of themselves, who took time out of their own life to sacrifice for the good of others.

A TRADITION OF SERVICE Valerie's Grandpa Jim served in WWII, her Uncle Robert spent three tours in Vietnam with the Army, Uncle Mitch went to Vietnam with the Air Force and Uncle Joey went for one tour with the Marines.

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JOHN ABRAHAM I WAS 19 YEARS OLD WHEN I JOINED THE AIR FORCE. Starting in high school, I’d had these recurring dreams about dying in the military. In my dreams, I was in a coffin and men in uniform were walking by.

At some point, I must have thought, Why bother anymore, why not enlist and just get it over with?

My dad had served as an Army infantryman in WWII and was a Purple Heart recipient.

He’d told me, “Don’t go into the Army, they just teach you how to hold a rifle.

Go into the Air Force or the Navy. It’s a better opportunity.”

I served for four years in Cheyenne, Wyoming. What I remember the most, back in the early 1970s, was the discrimination.

One of the NCOs was drunk, and threw his cigarette butt on the ground and told me to pick it up. I was angry, but my non-native friend said I had to obey because he was in uniform.

I worked in personnel, and the military was more like a regular job. I lived off base, put on a uniform in the morning and went to work. The most difficult part was being away from my family—mother and father, sisters, friends. There were only two other Native Americans on the base.

I knew a lot of our members had served in the military, and that gave me an extra incentive to excel. I didn’t want to be an embarrassment to my tribe or anything. So I tried harder. I would be a Native that wasn’t going to quit. What helped me was I used a stereotype that other people believed about Native Americans, that we were crazy and wild people. Since I was the only Native most of them knew, I could use that stereotype to help me get through.

I still hang my clothes a certain way, fold towels a certain way, everything I learned in the military basic training I still do today.

Things have to be faced a certain way. When my kids use my toothpaste and squeeze it from the middle it’s irritating.

My dad never really talked about what happened to him in war. I remember once I saw his leg and it looked like all the meat was scooped out on one side. I wondered, How can you even walk on that? He said in Germany they were crossing a bridge, and a grenade knocked him down. His 2nd lieutenant picked him up and carried him off the bridge and saved his life.

When we started the Warrior Society in 1980, we’d have meetings, and the WWII vets who were still alive would talk about

their experiences. It was horrifying the things they shared with me. Here are respected tribal leaders, and to see them cry, I’ll never get over that. These people suffered from tremendous pain. After what they’d faced in the war, coming home, the pressure of trying to provide for their families was sometimes just too much for them.

My dad told me one time, on the 4th of July, that he was really proud of the American flag. I said, “How can you say that? Look what this country did to our Tribe and Native Americans?” He said, “Son, when I look at that flag, I see all the Native Americans who have died for it.” And he humbled me. He’s right. It’s a flag that a lot of Native men and women fought for and died for, even after being treated the way they were. They still made those sacrifices. Today we are here to protect our families, to protect our tribes, and we want to make sure we continue that honor.

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THE CLASSIC SILVER VALLEY ADVENTURE RACE

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hundreds of people stomp through the springtime snow at the top of Kellogg Peak. They click into their skis and snowboards and push off down the mountain, dodging the flags on a fast and fun slalom course.

Woaaah They screech to a stop, fumble off their snow gear and find their bikes. Then it’s another mad dash downhill, past “MUD AHEAD” signs and through water, muck and mire.

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The competitors cast their bikes aside and run another four miles to cross the finish line.

An off-road triathlon and a sampler plate of the diverse recreation the Silver Valley has to offer, the race goes from the heights of Silver Mountain to its very base at Gondola Village, covering all types of terrain. Proceeds benefit some of the region’s best causes for kids and students.

Jon Eastlund was one of the eager Leadman participants in 2023.

He and his fellow competitors got a healthy dose of Mother Nature’s unpredictable ways. That week, it snowed, then rained, making the course extra challenging for racers navigating the changing conditions as they descended.

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“It always sounded like a blast to take part in it,” says Jon, a ski patroller at Silver Mountain. “This year's race fell on one of my days off, so I couldn’t pass up on the opportunity to sign up and race.”

Leadman racers can go as a team, or solo.

Jon chose the solo approach. “This is a great race because it has all the elements of sports that I love,” he says.

Preparation-wise, he’d skied 50+ days that winter season, so he was ready for that leg. And he’d been running to prepare for a marathon.

“I hadn't gotten my bike out since last fall, so there were a few parts that needed work,” he says.

“Quick shoutout to CdA Bike Co. for helping me out, supporting the Leadman race and the whole North Idaho biking community. I also did a last-minute wax on my skis to help out with the warmer spring skiing temps.”

It was his first time doing an adventure race or triathlon, so he was a bit worried about when and where to stage his equipment. “Luckily the volunteers at Leadman did a great job of loading the bikes and taking care of all the equipment staging.

That helped me to put a lot of the

pre-race nerves at ease and made everything run smoothly throughout the race transitions,” he says.

Jon’s mindset for race day took the middle way between going fast, which he loves to do, and avoiding injury, which was important to complete the rest of his ski patrol season and his upcoming marathon.

“Overall I had a lot of fun,” he says.

“I didn't do quite as well as I'd hoped, but it was my first Leadman. I had a few small hiccups in the transition zones that cost me some time, and I know I can do better now that I know the course. There were a lot more serious competitors out on the course than I expected. Respect to the guys who mobbed past me out on the single track.”

Certainly he plans to race again, and hopes to bring his younger brothers out to race in future years. “I’m pretty sure it'd be an easy win for me and I could really put their egos in check,” Jon laughs.

“It really is a super fun atmosphere throughout the race,” Jon says.

“This mountain culture is what it’s all about.”

“If you’re even thinking about doing the Leadman, I'd highly recommend it.”

“You can participate at any skill level.”

“Do a little more cardio training than you think you need before the race. Galena Ridge on the run course is a beast.”

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The Heidt family raced as a team, their first Leadman ever.

“Our 12-year-old Everett was the inspiration,” says dad Jason.

“Everett skied, did awesome, came in fast and I think was the only kid in his group, I biked and Heather ran. It was rewarding to team up as a family.” Jason encourages others to give Leadman a go. “Whether you are wanting to compete or just have fun, you can go at your own pace. And definitely plan to hang out at the event after the race.”

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In 2023, a record number of competitors cross the finish line: 285 people from six states and Canada.

Then it’s time for an awards party with a BBQ and live music.

Emily Hangartner, a former kid’s division champion and the daughter

of five-time champion Kirsten Armstrong, is crowned Queen of the Hill with the fastest female time of 59 minutes, while the Sunnyside Shady Ladies, comprised of Becca Sewell, Megan Cline and Monica Miller, win gold in the female team division.

The 2023 King of the Hill is John Smith with a finish time of 52 minutes.

The race is sponsored by Dave Smith Chevrolet and organized by the Kellogg Rotary Club and Silver Mountain Resort, with 100% of the sponsorships and registration fees going directly to these local groups: Kellogg Storm Football, Kellogg Class of 2027, Shoshone Medical Center Foundation, the Silver Valley Cat Wranglers, Pinehurst Elementary, Kellogg High School Band, Shoshone County Fire District No. 2 and D.C. or Bust. The groups themselves all assisted during the event, which requires hundreds of total volunteer hours in order to pull off the 13-mile race.

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Santa’s helpers give Coeur d Alene ' a holiday magic makeover It may be the most dramatic transformation of any town in America.

By summer, downtown Coeur d’Alene is sunshine and sand, red geraniums and blue water, green leafy trees over main street.

But come Thanksgiving, a remarkable change has taken place.

Now it’s twinkling lights and tinsel, candles and carolers, s'mores and ice skaters, festive boats and fireworks.

Every winter season, Coeur d’Alene becomes a holiday destination, as more than a million and a half lights sparkle nightly across the water and Christmas cheer shines bright.

Arriving downtown feels like a holiday fairy tale, with twinkling lights in the trees and a warm cozy welcome from shops and restaurants. Guests step through the big glass revolving doors into The Coeur d’Alene Resort and enter another world, absolutely aglow with holiday magic.

“Christmas is a time of family, a time for everybody to get together, to get reacquainted,” says Bill Reagan, president of The Coeur d’Alene Resort which puts on the Holiday Light Show.

“During these special times, we like to help create memories. There are so many memories made here - the parade downtown, lighting candles and singing Silent Night and then the fireworks show that gets better and better every year.

“Then there are the Journey to the North Pole Cruises.

Those kids get on one of our boats, and they are sure they are being transported across the seas to the North Pole.

And when Santa calls their name, those happy faces are a joy to see.”

These days, the Holiday Light Show draws an international audience. But the early beginnings were much simpler than the grand panoramas one sees today.

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We would turn on the lights and siren.”

Over the years, the experience has turned into something far more immersive. Families come and stay at the hotel, stroll downtown, take the Journey to the North Pole Cruise to see Santa and delight at the milk and cookies delivered to their room.

“I still remember when Duane Hagadone and Jerry Jaeger, the founders of The Resort, would always say, ‘We have so much to be thankful for, we want to make Christmas our time to give back to the community.

Our way of saying thank you.’ And they certainly did,” Bill says.

Santa has plenty of helpers to make the magic happen. A team of Resort employees works steadily for two months to set up all the exterior lighting displays and decorate the grounds.

Then, two semi truck trailers full of Christmas decorations for the interior of the hotel arrive, and dozens of busy hands go to work all over again. Ornaments gleam. Toy soldiers march. Reindeer prance. Garlands glow. Piece by hand-placed piece, Christmas arrives again.

“It’s a huge task,” Bill says. “It’s gotten so big, we have to start in September in order to have it completed

by Thanksgiving.”

The result of all that work is a grand show that re-kindles holiday memories for Guests of all ages.

“It reminds me of that feeling when I was a kid,” Bill says.

“Growing up here, before the Holiday Light Show was created, it was always a special family tradition to go over to Spokane, park in the parkade and look at the decorations in their department store windows.”

Amy VanSickle, The Resort's Marketing Director, is making those memories with her children now.

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“At ages four and seven, they are in the magic age,” she says.

“They are all antsy in line, so excited and can’t wait to get to the North Pole. I watch them take it all in through wide eyes.

And then, when Santa is reading his Nice List, you can see them waiting. And when Santa calls out their names, they make a little gasp, like ‘thank goodness!’”

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“Since then I have taken my own children on the cruise every year we can,” she says. “We get this breath of fresh air, away from the daily chaos, this feeling of family togetherness.”

Amy says The Resort’s entire team puts their heart and soul behind the scenes into creating the festive cheer.

“There isn’t a bit of the experience that isn’t touched by that holiday charm,” she says. “From the moment you walk in, it’s in the lobby, in every restaurant, and right down to the milk and cookies delivered to your room. We love these small touches, these little surprises, even if you’ve been bringing your family here for years.”

The shared goal, she says, is to create an extraordinary experience within the family budget.

“For just $309, you can take the Holiday Light Show cruise plus have dining credit and an overnight stay with us,” she says. “That makes it quite affordable.”

This season, Guests will notice that things are bigger and brighter than ever.

“Santa has been busy over the summer, and now he has a new home,” Bill says. “It’s going to be incredible. And his famous flame-throwing sleigh has been souped up a little more. The dragon family has gotten bigger, with a couple more firebreathing dragons. Even the Grinch is spruced up a bit more.

We have a new boat in the fleet, The Shadow, to help deliver more Guests to the North Pole."

And so the show goes on, bringing new memories, new reflections in the eyes of young and old alike.

“The reward for our team’s hard work is the faces of the kids,” Bill says. “Seeing those faces light up makes it all worthwhile.”

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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 by food critics as one of America’s top restaurants, 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

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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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JUNIORS COCINA MEXICANA

Fresh Authentic Mexican dishes prepared by local resident, Junior Briseno.

You’ll find traditional plates with new recipies added frequently. Enjoy our patio in the warm summer months while sipping margaritas and feasting on the flavors of Mexico.

Book your parties in our outdoor event area, complete with stage and bar. Holds 600 - 1200 people.

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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.

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VICINO PIZZA 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.

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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, with flavors like Cosmo, Lemon Drop or Chocolate.

Get cozy and enjoy a drink indoors or bask in scenic lake views on our outdoor patio.

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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

SCHMIDTY’S BURGERS Home of the Certified Angus burgers made with the freshest meat and vegetables.

We also offer a full seafood menu available daily, salads, chicken, and great appetizers.

Family Friendly and locally owned.

1524 E Sherman Ave. Coeur d’Alene, ID (208) 292-4545 schmiditysburgers.com

CHURCHILL’S STEAKHOUSE Churchill’s Steakhouse is an elevated, fine-dining restaurant in Spokane, WA, specializing in perfectly aged USDA prime beef and award-winning wine. Luxuriate in our sophisticated fine dining room or relaxed downstairs lounge with beautifully aged USDA Prime beef, award-winning wine and superior service.

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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, fresh pasta, brick oven 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

THE WHITE HOUSE GRILL

If you want a taste and feel of the Mediterranean while drinking Ouzo and eating a crazy amount of garlic, just drive to Post Falls to be with us in our crazy, noisy, but also romantic White House Grill. Guests can enjoy seasonal outdoor dining on the patio.

“You love garlic; we love you!”

Full bar, extensive wine list, 12 beers on tap.

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

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.

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Dining Guide 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

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.

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NOSWORTHY’S Home of the Noz’s Famous Roasted Prime Rib. We use only the best ingredients that keep customers coming back again and again.

Mon - Thursday: 7:30am-9pm Friday & Saturday: 7am-10pm Sunday: 7am-8pm

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EL TACO LOCO Authentic Mexican Taqueria Tacos • Burritos • Tortas • Quesadillas Ensaladas • Beer & Wine • Salsa Bar Dine-In or Take-Out Try our new item Tacos DeBirria

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

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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.

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Distinctively different, in our original White House location, The Oval Office is a quaint, romantic restaurant that serves Northwest cuisine with a foreign flair. You will love the steaks, ever-changing fresh fish selection and extensive selection of appetizers and martinis to choose from. Take advantage of the best happy hour in the Northwest. 3-6pm and 9-11pm daily.

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