Recent Stories
Doug Riddle – Fast motorcycles and fast boats
Speed has long been a highly successful cornerstone of Doug Riddle’s life – first with motorcycles and later with boats. Recently, he has directed his energies toward building innovative new boats. Doug is a lifelong resident of Idaho – born in Mountain Home but raised in Lewiston from the time he started school. “My parents owned the motorcycle shop here in Lewiston. That’s why I was into motorcycles,” Doug relates. He worked in motorcycle shops as a mechanic after he graduated from high school, including his parents’ shop, but he also got into racing motorcycles. He raced motorcycles for about ten years. “Mostly to have fun,
Curling for fun in Coeur d’Alene
Americans are not too familiar with the sport of curling having seen it primarily on TV every four years during the Olympics. But cross the border into Canada and it’s an entirely different story as many schools include it as part of the P.E. program and it’s a rare town of any size that doesn’t have an ice rink designed for curling.
Historian, writer, and musician – Dana Lohrey
Gold rush era history surrounded Dana Lohrey as he grew up in the small town of Clearwater south of Kooskia, which was established in 1861 to supply miners and prospectors with the necessities. Though never very large in population, Clearwater had a good-sized business community.
Bill and Joan Gundlach Canoe the Wilderness
As the talk turns to wilderness canoeing trips measured in hundreds of miles, wildlife, and the adventure of the experiences, it is hard not to feel a bit of envy for Bill and Joan Gundlach. Their adventures aren’t like putting in on a local river or lake for a day
