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Chris Corpus, a Bonner County History Museum volunteer, talks about the city's history as he gives a history tour of downtown Sandpoint with Micheal Bigley, a member of the Lake Pend Oreille Repertory Theatre.

Chris Corpus, a Bonner County History Museum volunteer, talks about the city's history as he gives a history tour of downtown Sandpoint with Micheal Bigley, a member of the Lake Pend Oreille Repertory Theatre.

August 6, 2023

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Trails, trials and a little town called Sandpoint
August 6, 2023 1 a.m.

Trails, trials and a little town called Sandpoint

Tours dive into city's rich history

Now the heart of Sandpoint, the Panida wasn't the community's first theater. It wasn't even the second. It was likely the fourth active theater in the city when the Spanish mission-style structure was built for $70,000 in 1927 by F.C. Weskil.