Visit Sandpoint once, and you'll never forget the breathtaking beauty of its surroundings. Sandpoint is cradled at the base of the Selkirk Mountain range in North Idaho's pristine Panhandle approximately 60 miles from Canada and 75 miles northeast of Spokane, Washington. About 6,000 residents call Sandpoint home.

Just to the south of downtown Sandpoint, you'll find Lake Pend Oreille, the country's fifth deepest lake at 1,158 feet at its deepest. Lake Pend Oreille (pronounced "pond oray") boasts 111 miles of shoreline, most of it pristine and unspoiled, and unparalleled opportunities for fishing, diving, motorboating, and sailing. Looking up from the lake, you'll see the basin of Schweitzer Mountain Ski Resort, the region's favorite winter getaway. These natural features, and many more, all play their parts in Sandpoint's irresistible draw for tourists and people seeking a simple life.

The community of Sandpoint features more than a dozen great restaurants, hometown churches too numerous to count, an old-time theatre, and a historical museum. Its residents have invested in several community organizations promoting education (Panhandle Alliance for Education) and the arts (The Festival at Sandpoint and Lake Dance), and you'll always find the downtown warm and welcoming to visitors (even in the dead of winter).