We are excited to announce that the doors of the museum will be opening back up on May 19th. We will be resuming our regular opening hours of Tuesday through Friday from 10-4 pm. In order to provide a safe environment for our staff, volunteers and visitors we will be asking everyone who enters the museum to proceed with the following guidelines:
Visitors are required to wear a mask, sanitize their hands and wear archival gloves before entering the main space of the museum.
Any interactive exhibits will be dismantled and touching exhibits is prohibited.
We will be monitoring the number of visitors in the museum at any given time and encouraging six foot social distancing.
In accordance to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), we will be restricting anyone access into the building that has experienced the following:
1) In the last 14 days you have been diagnosed with, been advised by a
medical official to quarantine or are suspected to have COVID-19;
2) In the last 14 days you have been in close contact with anyone who
has been confirmed to have or is suspected to have COVID-19;
3) You have traveled to a restricted area that is under a Travel Advisory
according to the U.S. State Department; or
4) You are experiencing any of the following conditions:
Temperature of 100.4° Fahrenheit or higher
Dry Cough
New loss of smell or taste
Chills
Sore Throat
Headache or muscle pain
We look forward to seeing you all at the museum!
Visitors are required to wear a mask, sanitize their hands and wear archival gloves before entering the main space of the museum.
Any interactive exhibits will be dismantled and touching exhibits is prohibited.
We will be monitoring the number of visitors in the museum at any given time and encouraging six foot social distancing.
In accordance to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), we will be restricting anyone access into the building that has experienced the following:
1) In the last 14 days you have been diagnosed with, been advised by a
medical official to quarantine or are suspected to have COVID-19;
2) In the last 14 days you have been in close contact with anyone who
has been confirmed to have or is suspected to have COVID-19;
3) You have traveled to a restricted area that is under a Travel Advisory
according to the U.S. State Department; or
4) You are experiencing any of the following conditions:
Temperature of 100.4° Fahrenheit or higher
Dry Cough
New loss of smell or taste
Chills
Sore Throat
Headache or muscle pain
We look forward to seeing you all at the museum!
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The Museum is located at 611 S Ella Ave, in view of Lake Pend Oreille in beautiful Lakeview Park. The park has many amenities including picnic areas, a playground, tennis courts, and the Kinnickinnick Native Plant Society arboretum. Adjacent to Lakeview Park is Memorial Field which has a boat launch and is home to the Festival at Sandpoint every August.
Museum exhibits give an historical snapshot dating back to the ice age floods, the early days of the Kalispel and Kootenai people, the fur trade, steamboat era, log drives and stump ranches. Visitors will learn how Sandpoint grew from a few shacks along the railroad to the resort town we know today, and the early beginnings of the small logging, mining, agriculture and railroad communities that dot the roadways in Bonner County.
Museum exhibits give an historical snapshot dating back to the ice age floods, the early days of the Kalispel and Kootenai people, the fur trade, steamboat era, log drives and stump ranches. Visitors will learn how Sandpoint grew from a few shacks along the railroad to the resort town we know today, and the early beginnings of the small logging, mining, agriculture and railroad communities that dot the roadways in Bonner County.
Bonner County History Museum
611 S. Ella Ave
Sandpoint, ID 83864
(208) 263-2344
info@bonnercountyhistory.org
611 S. Ella Ave
Sandpoint, ID 83864
(208) 263-2344
info@bonnercountyhistory.org
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Museum Hours
Tuesday through Friday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 1st Saturday of each month 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (FREE admission) |
Admission
$4.00 – Adults $3.00 – Seniors $1.00 – 6-18 years Free – Members & children under 6 Free for everyone on the 1st Saturday of each month |
We request that large groups and bus tours please call ahead of your visit. We are happy to arrange guided tours for school classes and there is no admission charge for public schools on a scheduled visit. Please call (208) 263-2344 to set up a tour.
While you are in the area, check out a few of Bonner County’s other great attractions:
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For current events and other things to do in and around Bonner County, visit www.sandpointonline.com, or contact the Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce.