​While the schedule of events may seem somewhat imprecise, most of our projects are in remote locations and require flexibility in planning to accommodate transportation, supplies, the weather and more. As details solidify, this page will be updated. We highly recommend that those interested in  participating in any of these activities email hartpathart@gmail.com as early as possible both for planning and to get the most timely updates.

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2026

 

May 18 or 19: Join the Forest Service workday at Snyder to buck firewood, scrape paint, fix a fence etc. We are hoping to augment lots of young workers who can do the heavy lifting.

June 27: (date to be announced) We will take a short hike to West Fork Cabin (just over a mile) to clean and oil the building. We want to make sure there are new bed protectors and there isn’t any trash. It’s remarkably beautiful so we invite ANYONE who has never seen the cabin. This will be a good project to carpool.

August 8: We have BINGO at the Eagles in downtown Bonners Ferry. There will be monetary prizes and generally the cash is supplemented with huckleberries or other prizes. Rumor has it that another quilt will be raffled off. It starts at 5 pm and goes until the prizes are all gone.

August 15: Our one and only open house this year at Snyder. It will run from 10 a.m. until 3pm. The museum has expanded, the grounds are lovely and we would really like to have the community join us.

 

Memorable dates in county lore:

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January 23, 1915 - Boundary County established by Idaho law • January 9, 1921 - Kootenai Valley Railroad depot burned at Porthill • January 22, 1917 - Telephone lines reach Moyie Springs • March 5, 1924 - Cow Creek school burns • April 1, 1899 - Village of Bonners Ferry incorporated • April 11, 1923 - Boulder City promoter J.M. Shatterly killed in explosion on his launch • April 26, 1904 - Grandview Cemetery is established • May 6, 1910 - Pend d’Oreille National Forest renamed Pend Oreille National Forest • May 8, 1808 - David Thompson arrives and camps with Kootenay west of Bonners Ferry at Mission Hill • May 31, 1922 - Lenia (Leonia) Bridge dedicated • May 1965 - Kootenai National Refuge is dedicated to the preservation of migratory waterfowl • June 18, 1982 - Snyder Guard Station nominated for National Register of Historic Places •  June 24, 1911 - The road to Naples is open to traffic • June 27, 1998 - West Fork Cabin burns •  July 1, 1908 - Original Pend d’Oreille National Forest established • July 3, 1890 - Idaho becomes a state • July 12, 1978 - Moyie River Wild and Scenic study is completed • July 15, 1892- Bonners Ferry fire originated in opium den • July 18, 1925 - Meadow Creek bridge opens • July 28, 1963 - US Forest Service Meadow Creek campground is opened and dedicated • August 19, 1983 - Snyder Guard Station officially added to National Register of Historic Places • August 20, 1913 - First silo of the Kootenai Valley completed south of Bonners Ferry • August 21, 1918 - Placer mining started in Boulder City • August 26, 1918 - Boulder City placer mining began • August 4, 1971 - Cooperative Agreement to manage and fund Smith Lake Campground signed by Boundary County Commissioners, the water board and the US Forest Service • August 1971 - US Forest Service Copper Creek Campground completed and open to the public • August 27, 1920 - Mirror Lake drained, creating Drainage District 1 • September 30, 1933 - Pend Oreille National Forest merged into Kaniksu National Forest • September 1, 1967 - The Sundance fire started its major run • September 20, 1974 - Kootenai Tribe declares war on the United States • September 1963 -US Forest Service Robinson Lake Campground completed • October 14, 1920    First Boundary County Fair • November 12, 1887    Application for Post Office at Fry granted • December 22, 1864 - License granted to construct and operate first ferry across Kootenai River at present day Bonners Ferry • December 20, 1920 - Cooperative Agreement for the maintenance of the Leonia Bridge signed between Lincoln County, Montana, and Boundary County, Idaho.