A waterfront home we designed was recently completed on the shores of Priest Lake in the Selkirk Mountains of North Idaho. Our client wanted a “mountain rustic timber-framed Arts & Crafts style home.”

I love summers in Sandpoint. The weather is great, the lakes are warm, and the local events calendar is jam packed with enough festivities to keep everybody busy and active. One of my favorite activities in the summer is mountain biking, and I feel lucky to live in a place that has so much great riding. There is a great variety of mountain bike trails here, and a healthy population of mountain bike enthusiasts to enjoy them.

one of my local favorite places to visit is Priest Lake, a large alpine lake in the northern panhandle of Idaho. Known as the "crown jewel" of Idaho, Priest Lake is located roughly 75 minutes northwest of Sandpoint, and about 90 minutes northeast of Spokane, Washington.