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Tourism

"[T]he biggest thing north Idaho has to sell is not their mining and timber, not agricultural produce, but recreation and I think time will prove that north Idaho has the finest country and recreational facilities that can be found in the world."

Robert E. Dow testifying before Congress in 1943 in favor of Albeni Falls Dam.

Beargrass flowers near Hope, Idaho. Photo by Ross Hall, courtesy of Dann Hall.

    Tourism has long been a staple of the Sandpoint economy.  Much of the draw has been from the environment around the city -- Lake Pend Oreille and the mountains that hover over it.   But more recently, the arts have also drawn people to north Idaho.

• Fishing

• Skiing

• The Arts

• Read Jonathan Coe's description of how Sandpoint sought to increase tourism

Jonathan Coe talks about planning events at Sandpoint.