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Lake Activities:Lake Pend Oreille offers a new sort of splendor come fall. The lake typically attracts swimmers and waterskiers until well into September. As the days cool and the crisp weather arrives, mountains surrounding the lake go golden with the turning colors of birch and tamarack trees. Hikes and walks on lakeshore trails are popular, and cruises on the lake offer terrific scenery. Lake Pend Oreille Cruises continues its cruises aboard "The Shawnodese," for individuals, groups and private charters into October, as well as jet boat tours and rentals. 208-255-5253 or 888-726-3764. www.lakependoreillecruises.com Pend Oreille House Boat Rentals, on beautiful Lake Pend Oreille remain available through October, available for weekends, mid-week and weekly. 208-263-2675 |
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Golf:About 50 minutes south and west of Sandpoint is StoneRidge Golf and Recreational Community, with an 18-hole championship-level golf course with challenges for all levels of gofers. StoneRidge is on a small lake with two restaurants, a range of lodging and vacation rentals and full fitness facilities. 208-437-3148 or www.stoneridgeidaho.com. Priest Lake Golf is a beautiful 18-hole golf course offering over 6,500-yards of challenging golf on a course nestled among the lush foests and wetlands so characteristic of the Priest Lake Region. They have a driving range, putting greens, and restaurant in quiet beauty! (208) 443-2525. Shopping:Downtown Sandpoint abounds with retail and unusual shopping opportunities. Many line First Avenue, which is home to the newly remodeled Cedar Street Bridge and the new location of the downtown Coldwater Creek store with a wine bar attached upstairs. Visitors will find sourvenirs and gifts at Bearweare Graphics and Pend d'Oreille Winery. Two miles north of Sandpoint off Highway 95 is the Bonner Mall including a movie theatre, restaurants, and shops. Also, don't miss shopping in the village at Schweitzer Mountain Resort located 11 miles from Sandpoint. Spa:The Spa at Seasons , offers spa packages, skin care, spa nail treatments, massage, body treatments, and more. They can accommodate groups of 3 to 6 people for services and can customize packages. (888) 263-5616 Other Activities:True North Expeditions is a team of local outdoor enthusiasts who can customize multiple outdoor adventures. SUV tours, hiking, biking, and photo expeditions are a few of their many specialities. They also rent equipment including camping gear, mountain bikes, and pontoon boats. Call (208) 267-0947 to learn more. Hiking and camping Early fall is possibly the finest season for hikers in the high country of the Selkirk and Cabinet mountains surrounding Sandpoint. There are well more than 100 maintained trails within a couple hours drive of Sandpoint, ranging from easy strolls to waterfalls and panoramas to multi-day backpacking trips through spectacular back country landscapes where you may spot rare wildlife. There are also more than two dozen fine state and federal campgrounds. Check the campground guide. Schweitzer Mountain Resort, 11 miles from Sandpoint, typically opens for skiing and snowboarding on Thanksgiving weekend, or earlier or later as snow conditions permit. It's the Inland Northwest' biggest ski mountain with 2,900 acres of skiable terrain and 69 named runs. 208-263-9555. www.schweitzer.com International Selkirk Loop is a 280-mile driving loop through two countries (U.S. and Canada) and two states (Idaho and Washington). Brochures available at chambers of commerce and visitors centers, or by calling 888-823-2626. www.selkirkloop.org Plus:
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