PAGE 14 • AUTUMN 2007 THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SAILING ASSOCIATION
(Above) The resort, Seasons at Sandpoint, offers luxury with a deck overlooking the lake, a swimming pool and four hot tubs alongside
firepits and al fresco dining areas. (Below) The Idaho Draft Horse and Mule International show is staged at Bonner County Fairgrounds.
SAILING DESTINATION
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four decades.
The celebration showcases hundreds of vintage cars and
music of the era. Shop-a-holics will relish Coldwater
Creek’s flagship store and the unique log structure of the
Cedar Street bridge, overlooking Sand Creek.
If there’s not enough to do in town, the nearby Kootenai
National Wildlife Refuge and six state parks and forests
offer Seasons residents spectacular day excursions on
Photo by Chris Bessler
more than 75 hiking trails covering 275 miles. Golfers
love the five golf courses near the resort, with a Jack
Nicklaus Signature course slated to open soon. Ski and
Regatta, with each year seeing nearly 60 participating
snowboard terrain are easily accessible from November
sailboats. Some say this is when the mountains best
until April. The ease of learning on its 82 trails and open
display their natural beauty, with the reddening of
bowl skiing attract many beginners. A quick 11-mile
huckleberry bushes and snow beginning to fall on the
drive on the Seasons resort shuttle and a ride on Idaho’s
highest peaks.
only six-person high-speed lift will take skiers to a
summit on Schweitzer with stunning views of three
Sandpoint is accessible by plane, train or automobile.
mountain ranges, three states and Canada.
Although the Sandpoint Airport caters to private and
chartered aircraft, commercial flights arrive at Spokane
Timing a visit to Sandpoint depends on one’s
International Airport just 78 miles away. The town’s
preference. The town is lively and bustling with activity
Amtrak station doubles as a historic railroad depot with
between Independence Day and Labor Day, a good time
trains running daily in and out of Sandpoint.
to enjoy the lakeside cafes and a brisk south wind for
sailing. The season winds down after Labor Day, when
Getting there is easy. With the majority of its 6,000
the lake hosts its highly anticipated Spud’s Cup
residents, vacationers who decided to stay, it seems
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