Sandpoint, Idaho

This is where we live.  Isn't it beautiful!

Here are some facts about our new town:

- became a town in 1901

- you can hear trains all day and all night (don't worry, it's not annoying, it's actually kinda peaceful)

- it was named "Most Beautiful Town in the USA" as judged by USA Today and Rand McNally

- Sunset magazine named Sandpoint one of the West’s best small towns

- National Geographic Adventure labeled it a great adventure town 

- Outside magazine listed it among 20 dream towns

- Schweitzer ski area was founded in 1963

- Lake Pend Oreille (pond-er-ay) is the 5th deepest lake in the US and has 111.3 miles of shoreline

- Farmers Market filled with locally grown produce and hand made crafts (the potatoes are amazing!)

- Trails for hiking... I can't even count how many there are

- Molly the Moose (our regular town ambassador in the winter)

- Festival at Sandpoint (last year enjoyed the sounds of Barenaked ladies and more)

- Ben Stein and Viggo Mortensen are just a few celebs that own homes in the area

and there you have it!  just a few fun facts about this beautiful place!

xo

Kirby