Cover Photo Courtesy Bri Loveall Crave! NW is back for 2024 and patrons can choose between three themed evenings of culinary brilliance, delicious pours, and exciting music. This 21+ event is held on the west lawn of Centerplace Regional event center in Spokane Valley and runs July 11-13. Crave! is an opportunity for chefs from […]
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By Chris Maccini Cover photo courtesy of Summer Hess History can sometimes feel lost to the past. It’s the challenge of historians, museum curators, and historical societies to help bring the stories of years gone by to life in the present day. That’s the spirit behind the Heritage Network’s effort to build a “Columbia Boat,”
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Cover photo courtesy of Spokane River Rowing Association Spokane River Rowing Association opens this season with a move from the Spokane River to Silver Lake near Medical Lake, east of Spokane. “We look forward to having more days on the water at the lake location and a great place to launch our boats,” says Gayne
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When my brother and I finally carved out a weekend last summer to meet at an alpine lake in the Cascades, stargazing became a goal for our hike. Imagine what the night sky will look like up there, we mused, the wilderness area being far from the lights of even the nearest town, Twisp. We
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The North Idaho Kayaking group and the Coeur d’Alene Canoe and Kayak Club are putting on a North Idaho paddle sports information and equipment exchange event at Fireside Park in Spirit Lake, Idaho, on June 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Find deals on a range of paddling gear and talk with veteran kayakers
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For decades, there has been talk of new hiking and mountain biking trails on 5,000-foot-tall Rathdrum Mountain, which rises up from the north edge of the Rathdrum Prairie roughly halfway between Liberty Lake and Coeur d’Alene near Rathdrum, Idaho. With around 540 acres of city-owned land on the mountain, visions for trails began to unfold
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April showers typically bring spring flowers, but this April ushered in some unexpected news and heartfelt sadness to the Inland Northwest outdoors community as well when Rambleraven Gear Trader announced it was shutting down. So much more than a gear shop, for seven years Rambleraven was the locally-owned go-to stop for both new and used
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Cover photo courtesy Shallan Knowles Longtime Lilac City snowboard, ski, skate, wake, and bike shop, Shred Sports, recently announced an unexpected name change after a prolonged legal battle. Behind the scenes for some time, a similarly-named corporate outdoor sports retailer with 30+ stores in the eastern U.S. has been challenging the Spokane shop, even though
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Cover photo courtesy Ammi Midstokke Hiking and backpacking season is best started by preparing your body slowly for carrying a pack down long, winding trails and up and over mountains. Physical therapist Trey Nichols with NW Mobile PT has experience guiding inner-city youth on backpacking trips in the Cascades and treating and training backpackers, mountaineers,
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