Susan Sloyka goes through historical documents and photos Friday morning while sharing information about the Whitaker family, who homesteaded her property on South Greensferry Road in the early 1900s.
April 21, 2024
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Haven of history
Century-old grain silo undergoes restoration on homesteader property
A 29-foot-tall cement grain silo towers over a Greensferry Road property just south of the Spokane River on the Coeur d'Alene side of the Coeur d'Alene/Post Falls border. A curious hawk circles above, keeping a watchful eye on Patrick Record as he finalizes a restoration project to replace the cedar shakes on the nearly 100-year-old silo. Barn swallows playfully soar from birdhouse to pole top while a sweet-tempered Great Pyrenees rolls about in the grass. A nearby rooster crows. Leaves and branches cast shadows on the lawn in the peaceful Friday morning sunshine.