![The F.A. Blackwell home in Spirit Lake after restoration.](https://hagadone.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/img/photos/2023/10/19/pressblackwellrearview_t1170.jpg?5cc718665ab672dba93d511ab4c682bb370e5f86)
The F.A. Blackwell home in Spirit Lake after restoration.
October 20, 2023
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October 20, 2023 1 a.m.
Remaining Historic Spirit Lake Structures
Fifty-year-old lumberman Frederick A. Blackwell came to North Idaho in 1901 to investigate our valuable timberlands and what he saw made him decide to stay.