42 Majestic North Idaho | www.northidaho.org You won’t want to miss [7] Silverwood Theme Park with four roller coasters, a steam engine train and live entertainment. The park’s SpinCycle goes backward, upside down and it spins. Sometimes it does all three at once. SpinCycle joins a family-friendly ride named Barnstormer. The ride holds 20 people on a pendulum and when it gets enough momentum, over the top it swings. It’s the first of its kind in the country. Boulder Beach Water Park, which features a gigantic wave pool, tube slides, a 3-slide high-speed body slide complex, a lazy river, and more. WiththeoldestbrickCatholicchurchand jail (both built in the 1890’s), the town of [8] Rathdrum is one of the oldest towns in the Idaho Panhandle. The Northern Pacific laid its tracks through Rathdrum in 1881. It followed the trails used by the bands of Coeur d’Alenes and Spokanes who hunted and gathered in this area and further north. Fur traders, surveyors, and gold seekers also used the trail. Historian and explorer David Thompson was believed to have camped at the outlet of Lower Twin Lake. The town borders the fertile Rathdrum Prairie, once a major Kentucky bluegrass seed growing area and the location of a large underground drinking water aquifer. Dutch oven cooking, Jail tours, Bluegrass music, Mountain Men displays, local artisans, and fresh cider, are all a part of the effort to reach back in time during Rathdrum Days. Off Hwy 90 west, visit [9] Post Falls. The city is situated on the Spokane River which winds through town, then runs 225 miles to its confluence with the Columbia at Grand Coulee, Washington. Check out the pictographs at Treaty Rock, which convey a historic treaty between early settler, Frederick Post and Andrew Seltice, a chief of the Coeur d’Alene tribe. Nearby Falls Park is a great spot complete with a handicapped accessible playground & exciting views of a spectacular seasonal waterfall cascading into the Spokane River. For more outdoor beauty, visit, Q’Emiln Park, a 78.5 acre park that features a swimming beach, seasonal boat launch, BBQ pits, and many other user friendly amenities. Bicycle, run, walk or skate on the multi use recreational [10] North Idaho Centennial Trail as it follows the Spokane River. This 24-mile winding paved path stretches from the Washington/Idaho border east to Higgens Point on Lake Coeur d’Alene. This trail is filled with rest areas, historical scenic stops, and signs to guide the way. At the state line, it connects with the Spokane River CentennialTrail, which runs 37 miles and extends through Riverfront Park in Spokane (22.5 miles west of state line) and on to Nine Mile Falls. Buck Knives, has their corporate headquarters at the State Line and Sysco, a food distributer and Cabella’s are located here. Kootenai Country continued from page 13... Historic Fort Sherman Powder Magazine - est 1878 The Powder Magazine, listed on the National Registry of Historic Places, was originally built in 1878 and rebuilt in 1885 after the original wood structure burned down. The Pow- der Magazine housed several ceremonial cannons, weapons, ammunition, and powder for the military Fort Sherman. In 1975, the Museum of North Idaho in cooperation with North Idaho College remodeled the building to become the first home of the Museum of North Idaho. It served as a museum until 2012 when North Idaho College began restoration. The building now serves as a student study area that houses local history exhibits involving Fort Sherman, the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, and NIC. North Idaho College on College Drive, south of Post Hall Open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday (mid-April through Labor Day weekend)