Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
NIC to sponsor seventh annual North Idaho adventure race
A sprint adventure race that incorporates mountain biking, trail running, paddling and basic navigation as well as obstacles to test teamwork and physical and mental skills.
'Trash Can' and fishin'
BAYVIEW - This one's for the kids.
Honeysuckle Beach information for summer 2011
Beginning Saturday, June 18, Honeysuckle Beach will be open for business. Lifeguards will be on duty seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. This is tentative depending on weather and beach conditions.
Free Fishing Day is Saturday
COEUR d'ALENE - Saturday is Free Fishing Day in Idaho.
The river runner
Strewn with rocks and rapids, the wild Lochsa is a restless river.
Crappie season in full swing
Now is the time for reeling in crappie trophies.
RAC meeting set for June 17
COEUR d'ALENE - Comprised of local citizens from the five northern counties, the Idaho Panhandle Resource Advisory Committee will meet on Friday, June 17, at the Idaho Panhandle National Forests Supervisor's Office…
Buck poacher pleads guilty
SANDPOINT - A Bonner County man has pleaded guilty to reduced charges in a white-tailed deer poaching case that dates back to 2009.
Fewer breaks for sticker scofflaws
SANDPOINT - Fewer breaks will be given to boaters caught navigating Bonner County waterways without Idaho invasive species stickers.
Wait's almost over
In the rugged mountain range along the Idaho/Montana border, some lingering snow drifts have delayed the opening of the Route of the Hiawatha bicycle trail.
Volunteers clean up Idaho wilderness area's trails
BOISE - A group of volunteers who have worked to keep trails in Idaho's Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness clean and ready for visitors is expanding its efforts to the Frank Church-River of No Return wilderness.
Tying for a cause
COEUR d'ALENE - A flock of fly-tying aficionados gathered at the Hayden library on May 11.
Fly-fishing tournament June 4 on Snake River
AMERICAN FALLS - Trout Unlimited will host its annual fly-fishing tournament for invasive carp in the Snake River on Saturday, June 4, at Gifford Springs, about 20 miles downstream from American Falls on Lake Chann…
Lakes still offer area's best fishing option
With runoff high and muddy water continuing to be a problem on the rivers, area lakes continue to offer the best fishing option.
Ranchers cheered by lifting of wolf protections
MINNEAPOLIS - Ranchers in Western states said they're hopeful the removal of gray wolves from the federal endangered species list will make it easier to hunt t…