Come whay may, we will play
Play and exploration are regularly encouraged in children. As an adult, do you actively channel your inner child?
Come What May, We Will Play emboldens visitors of all ages to investigate their interests while learning about the benefits of play and how Bonner County residents have enjoyed play from our earliest history to today. Play in nature, imaginative play, and social play are supported by studies to improve an individual's interpersonal and intrapersonal skills, as well as connection to one's home, nature, and community.
Covid reminded communities all around the world about the importance of connection to one's community and light-hearted play through life has been proven to ease the weight of hardship. Through natural curiosity and exploration of play, generations of the past have survived and even thrived through great difficulties. We hope you will enjoy the artifacts and stories that illuminate how previous generations created and experienced play, and find inspiration to ignite your inner child, as well.
Come What May, We Will Play emboldens visitors of all ages to investigate their interests while learning about the benefits of play and how Bonner County residents have enjoyed play from our earliest history to today. Play in nature, imaginative play, and social play are supported by studies to improve an individual's interpersonal and intrapersonal skills, as well as connection to one's home, nature, and community.
Covid reminded communities all around the world about the importance of connection to one's community and light-hearted play through life has been proven to ease the weight of hardship. Through natural curiosity and exploration of play, generations of the past have survived and even thrived through great difficulties. We hope you will enjoy the artifacts and stories that illuminate how previous generations created and experienced play, and find inspiration to ignite your inner child, as well.
Past temporary Exhibits include:
the women who shaped bonner county
Often, when we think about the early days of Bonner County, images of men come to mind: men who ran the first ferries, built railroads, carved farms out of stump land, sawed lumber, and maintained law and order. But who were the women who labored, laughed, loved, lost, and muddled through right alongside them?
The Women Who Shaped Bonner County celebrates the lives of some the extraordinary women who came to the rough-and-tumble Inland Northwest and planted farms, built businesses, raised families, and often quietly defied convention to improve life in North Idaho. Not only did these women influence the immediate region, but some also participated in important changes taking place throughout the nation. Without each one of their contributions, Bonner County would be a different place today.
Through their curiosity, courage and ingenuity these women had a strong influence on education, politics, civic leadership, arts, culture, and business.
The Women Who Shaped Bonner County celebrates the lives of some the extraordinary women who came to the rough-and-tumble Inland Northwest and planted farms, built businesses, raised families, and often quietly defied convention to improve life in North Idaho. Not only did these women influence the immediate region, but some also participated in important changes taking place throughout the nation. Without each one of their contributions, Bonner County would be a different place today.
Through their curiosity, courage and ingenuity these women had a strong influence on education, politics, civic leadership, arts, culture, and business.