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Outdoors

What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.

Updated 14 years, 4 months ago
'The Bass Pack' casts line at LCHS

Lake City High School has plenty of clubs. Academic clubs, drama clubs, anti-drug clubs and sports clubs.

Updated 14 years, 4 months ago
BLM sponsors Migratory Bird Day event at Blue Creek Bay

The Coeur d'Alene District will host the first Migratory Bird Day on Saturday, May 19, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Bureau of Land Management's Blue Creek Bay day use recreation site.

Updated 14 years, 4 months ago
Progress reported on Glacier roads

The Going-to-the-Sun Road is now open to vehicles to Avalanche Campground, and Glacier National Park plows are working in the Big Bend area on the west side and at Jackson Glacier Overlook on the east side. Big Ben…

Updated 14 years, 4 months ago
Fishing in Idaho: It's better than ever

The fishing is great in Idaho, and people are catching on; more people are fishing now than most years in the past decade.

Updated 14 years, 4 months ago
CNN honors Schweitzer

SANDPOINT - The good times keep coming for Schweitzer Mountain Resort.

Updated 14 years, 4 months ago
Caribou back with her herd

A caribou that was captured in Montana last week is back with her herd in British Columbia's Purcell Mountains.

Updated 14 years, 4 months ago
Schweitzer's Pucci retires after 45 years

SANDPOINT — John Pucci, patrol director at Schweitzer Mountain Resort, has retired after 45 years on patrol and 38 years as patrol director.

Updated 14 years, 4 months ago
Many Glacier, Two Medicine roads now open

The Many Glacier and Two Medicine roads in Glacier National Park opened last week. Meanwhile, park plows continue their progress toward Logan Pass on the Going-to-the-Sun Road.

Updated 14 years, 4 months ago
Fish active in area lakes

Fishing is going well, as largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, pike and crappie are all active right now, said Blake Becker, of Black Sheep Sporting Goods.

Updated 14 years, 5 months ago
Road warnings

Increased snow melt and rain are creating hazardous conditions on forest roads throughout the Idaho Panhandle National Forests.

Updated 14 years, 5 months ago
Capturing Glacier

Whitefish photographer Chuck Haney has made a career out of capturing iconic images of Glacier National Park's rugged landscapes.

Updated 14 years, 5 months ago
League to study Columbia River Treaty

COEUR d'ALENE - The public is invited to join the League of Women Voters of Idaho as they view video and live presentations and have a panel discussion on "The Future of the Columbia River Treaty" on May 5.

Updated 14 years, 5 months ago
IDFG Commission to meet in Riggins in May

The Idaho Fish and Game

Updated 14 years, 5 months ago
Weather to improve fishing on area lakes

Bays on Lake Coeur d'Alene are the best spots to seek chinook salmon, said Dale Odenbaugh with Fins and Feathers Tackle Shop and Guide Service.

Updated 14 years, 5 months ago
Bureau of Land Management raises fees

COEUR d'ALENE - The Bureau of Land Management is raising fees at several of its recreation sites.