Free admission to Museum of North Idaho

COEUR d'ALENE - The Museum of North Idaho is having a free day, Saturday, Oct. 27 and offering historic downtown tours on a donation basis.

Take a walking tour of Old Fort Sherman or Historic Downtown Coeur d'Alene with General William Carlin, the Commander at Fort Sherman or Captain Peter Sorensen, boat builder, and community leader as portrayed by Robert Singletary.

Departing from the Museum of North Idaho the Fort Sherman tour starts at 11 a.m. The downtown tour leaves at 1 p.m. The normal tour price is $15 per person.

The museum closes for the season Oct. 31 and will reopen April 1. This is the last opportunity to see the featured exhibit, "Collecting, A Closer Look."

The exhibit examines how the Museum of North Idaho uses its collections to tell stories and preserve history for future generations. Several collectors have loaned samplings from their private collections. As part of the exhibit the public can use a computer to search the museum's collections.

The museum is also offering bargain prices on hundreds of reproduction historic photos used in past exhibits. Subjects include trains, steamboats, area towns, recreation, airplanes, mining, logging, Fort Sherman and many other scenes from the Coeur d'Alene Region.

The museum is at 115 Northwest Blvd.

Hours are Tuesday through Saturday 11-5. Parking is free for museum visitors.

The museum exhibit hall reopens April 1 but the museum office and research library are available by appointment year-round.

Info: 664-3448, email dd@museumni.org or www.museumni.org.