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Lewiston Round Up
Sept. 5-8, 2018;
www.lewistonroundup.com
Downtown Artwalk
early October; beautifuldowntownlewis-
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Pumpkin Palooza
Last weekend of October; beautifuldown-
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Usually first Sunday in March
Lapwai
Second Saturday in June
Culdesac
Lapwai
Lapwai Earth Day Celebration
Late April; contact: Lapwai City Hall, Located within the boundaries of Nez Perce Culdesac was named for its location at the end
(208) 843-2212, cityoflapwai.com
County and the Nez Perce Indian Reservation, of the railroad line. Located here is St. Joseph’s
Chief Joseph Warrior Memorial Lapwai is also the seat of government for the Mission (1874), listed on the National Register
Pow Wow tribe. Here, Henry H. Spalding established a of Historic Places for being the first Roman
June 15-17, 2018; contact: Lapwai City Protestant mission in 1836. The name, Lapwai,
Catholic mission among the Nez Perce
Peck
Hall, (208) 843-2212, cityoflapwai.com means “place of the butterflies.” In nearby
Indians.
Lapwai Days Spalding is the Nez Perce National Historic
Lewiston
July 14-15, 2018; contact: Lapwai City Park Museum and Visitors Center, highlighting
Hall, (208) 843-2212, cityoflapwai.com the region’s artifacts and cultural history.
Young Nations Youth Pow Wow
Nov. 17-19, 2018; contact: Lapwai City Located at the mouth of Big Canyon near the
Hall, (208) 843-2212, cityoflapwai.com Clearwater River, Peck is situated east of
Lewiston was founded the same year (1861) as Lewiston between Lenore and Ahsahka. The
Nez Perce National Historic the county, spurred by a neighboring gold rush American Women’s League Chapter House was
Park Bead Bazaar northeast in Pierce. It serves as a hub for
Dec. 2; contact: Lapwai City Hall, built here in 1900, and is listed on the National
(208) 843-2212, cityoflapwai.com recreation into the Hells Canyon National Register of Historic Places; it currently is in use
Recreation Area; and its industries include as the Peck Community Library.
Lapwai Community Christmas agriculture, timber/paper products, as well as
Tree Lighting light manufacturing. The Port of Lewiston is
Dec. 2, 2018; contact: Lapwai City Hall,
(208) 843-2212, cityoflapwai.com the farthest inland port east of the West Coast
of the U.S. It is home to Lewis-Clark State
New Year’s Eve Pow-Wow College.
Dec. 31, 2018
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Mike McGuire Jeri Rainer Tom Scher Harty Schmaehl Magan Smith Sage Stoddard Glen Strahan Holly Todhunter Mindy Vance Brian Wilson
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Spalding Museum Nez Perce National Historical Park tells the story
of Nez Perce Country, from ancient times to today.
A park about a People, for all people.
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Ground Hog Feed Feb. 4
Cottonwood
Raspberry Festival Aug. 5
at the Monastery of St. Gertrude
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Elk City
Elk City Days Aug. 10-11
Kooskia
Taste of the Clearwater June 23
Riggins
Salmon River Jet Boat Races April
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Stites Days July 14-15
White Bird
White Bird Rodeo June 15-16
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Stites
fuel, seasonal restaurants and lodging.
Riggins
gas, groceries, dining and hardware.
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Elk City
208-962-3851
the old Grange Hall to foster area
grain-growers’ ability to supply
then-booming gold mining
districts. Today, Grangeville is the
seat of Idaho County government as Elk City is located about 60 miles
well as a center of agricultural and east of Grangeville in the heart of
timber industry located astride the the Nez Perce-Clearwater National
junction of highways. State Forest. The town has fuel, food,
Highway 13 and U.S. Highway 95 lodging and a small airstrip. Elk City
PHOTO BY ROBERT MILLAGE connect Idaho County residents to offers a wide range of outdoors
each other and the 8,500-square opportunities, such as hunting,
mile county to civilization. Beyond fishing, horseback riding, gold
Dixie
the pavement lie wild public forests prospecting and snowmobiling.
that harbor a wealth of recreation
opportunity: trails suitable for
motorcycles and snowmobiles,
mountain bikes, horses and hikers,
and beyond the trails, untamed Located 32 miles south of Elk City,
wildernesses perfect for Dixie is a center of outdoor
backcountry backpackers of recreation with services including
proficient skill. automotive repair and an airfield,
Services available in Grangeville as well as food, lodging, groceries
Ferdinand
include small-town amenities and fuel.
(restaurants and groceries, fuel,
lodging and such) as well as
commercial dealers (automotive,
furniture, hardware, ag equipment) Eight miles north of Cottonwood
and public facilities (county along U.S. Highway 95, Ferdinand
courthouse, light aircraft airport, has a post office, a full-service
hospital, museum, library, veterinarian, guest house and a
Kooskia
swimming pool and ski hill). The brew pub.
historic movie theater is a
destination year-round, and the
drive-in is open during the summer.
WWW.GRANGEVILLEIDAHO.COM
Clearwater
PHOTO BY ROBERT MILLAGE
208-983-0460. Kooskia rests in a river valley where
the Clearwater River’s main forks
flow together. State Highway 13
parallels the South Fork Clearwater
River to its junction with U.S.
Just a step off State Highway 13, this
Highway 12 at the confluence,
community was once the first stop
above which the federal highway
on the wagon road from Stites to
follows the Middle Fork Clearwater
Elk City which supplied miners at
the gold fields around Elk City. River east toward Montana.
Today, Clearwater is home to the Kooskia’s major industry is timber.
Elk City Wagon Road museum. A By virtue of its location, this town of
similar route through the deep 600 is a gateway to some of the
woods is open to forest visitors most isolated country in the
during the summer, from which continental United States and a
there are vistas of places ancient jumping-off point for all kinds of
Cottonwood
people considered sacred. outdoor adventures, including
camping and rafting. Services
available in Kooskia include
banking and hardware, as well as
food, fuel and lodging.
Cottonwood is located on the WWW.KOOSKIA.COM
western edge of the Camas Prairie 208-926-4362
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“Thunder in the Mountains”
Fireworks Show July 7
Elk River ATV Drag Races July 21
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Elk River Days Aug. 10-11
Elk River Rec District Fun in the
Mud, Mud Bog Competition Sept. 1
hiking, ATV trails, downhill and
Orofino cross-country skiing,
Rotary Crab Feed January snowmobiling and camping.
The Maniac “The Best Dam Race Bald Mountain Ski Area is 11
Elk River
in Idaho” June 9 miles northwest of Pierce.
Weippe
Year-long golfing events Orofino WWW.PIERCE-WEIPPECHAMBER.COM
Golf Course & Country Club; the third highest in the U.S.,
WWW.OROFINOGOLF.COM completed in the early 1970s.
Elk River is a gateway to the
Clearwater County Fair and region’s outdoor recreation The community sits alongside Weippe is located on State
Orofino Lumberjack Days U.S. Highway 12, along the
Mid-September activities including Highway 11, on the Gold Rush
www.OROFINOLUMBERJACKDAYS.ORG snowmobiling and snowshoeing, Clearwater River, that connects Historic Byway, and is part of the
Annual Christmas Festival, Light ATV riding, hunting and fishing. to Lewiston and Missoula, National Lewis and Clark
Parade and Tree Lighting The community is accessed off Mont., part of the National Historic Trail. The region is
December; www.orofino.com
Orofino
State Highway 8 from Bovill. Scenic Byway system named the known for its connection to this
Pierce “Northwest Passage Scenic
Byway.”
historic expedition where – on
the Weippe Prairie -- the
Pierce Winter Festival February
Pierce
Orofino (in Spanish: fine gold) WWW.OROFINO.COM explorers had their first contact
Annual Deer Creek Fishing Derby
Deer Creek Reservoir, June is the county seat, named from a with the Nez Perce Tribe.
Annual 1860 Days Aug. 3-5 gold mining camp established in Among the notable areas in
1861 two miles south of Pierce. The discovery of gold – the the region are the Weippe Prairie,
Annual Holiday Bazaar November
Orofino is situated five miles first in the state -- drove settlers known for its annual rich bloom
Annual Festival of Trees December from “Canoe Camp” where the to Pierce that began the rush that of camas flowers, as well as the
WWW.PIERCE-WEIPPECHAMBER.COM
Lewis and Clark Expedition built soon moved across the region. Lewis and Clark Interpretive
Weippe five dugout canoes to travel
downstream to the Pacific Ocean
Pierce is located on State
Highway 11 northeast of Weippe.
Center at the Weippe Discovery
Center, containing historic
Annual Camas Festival May 25-27
in 1805. The community is four In recreation, the region offers murals and displays.
Wild Weippe Rodeo Aug. 17-19 miles north of Dworshak Dam, WWW.PIERCE-WEIPPECHAMBER.COM
access to hunting, fishing,
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Lewis County
and bring money for the grilled hamburgers, BBQ beef
sandwiches, raspberry shortcake, jam and wine.
The Salmon River Fall Art Show is a juried art show
that takes place the first weekend of October in Riggins.
Every year, bluegrass musicians travel to Kamiah for The event draws entries from Idaho, Washington and
picking and singing as part of the Idaho Sawtooth eastern Oregon.
Bluegrass Association’s Spring Jam. Held at the Lewis- Artwork is submitted in a range of mediums, including
Clark Resort, the event offers visitors an opportunity to photography, painting, pastels, antler carvings and
listen to what is commonly called American roots music. sculpture.
The 2018 event will be June 1-3.
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Lewiston Round-Up Grangeville Border Days Raspberry Festival Orofino Lumberjack Days Kamiah Free Barbecue
Sept. 5-8 July 4-6 Aug. 5 Sept. 13-16 Aug. 31, Sept. 1-2
Lewiston Grangeville Cottonwood Orofino Kamiah
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Lewis County, established in 1911, was named for explorer
Meriwether Lewis and includes 480 square miles with Nez
Perce as its county seat and Kamiah as its largest city. Its
population is 3,821 (2010 Census).
Kamiah
Long Camp Saturday
Farmers’ Market 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., April
through September/October
Community yard sale May 5
LEWIS COUNTY
Glenwood-Caribel Volunteer Fire
Department pancake breakfast TBA
ISBA Spring Jam Bluegrass
Festival June 1-2
Youth Fishing Derby May/June
Long Camp Classics on the
Clearwater June 2
CVRA Parade June 18
CVRA Rodeo June 16-17
Clearwater Christmas Affair-
Christmas in July, July 13-14
Clearwater Valley Fly-In July 14
41st annual Chief Lookingglass
Powwow Aug. 17-19
Kamiah Free Barbecue Days
Aug. 31/Sept. 1-2
KCPC Youth Zone September TBA
Riverfront Park pumpkin carving
Oct. 21
Craigmont Nezperce
Christmas Light Parade Nov. 30
Nezperce
Citywide yard sale day May 12 Originally two communities named Ilo and Nezperce is the Lewis County seat. Named for the
Nez Perce Prairie Days July 13-14 Vollmer, the area was bypassed by the Camas Nez Perce Tribe, the name is derived from the
Lewis County Fair Sept. 27-30 Prairie Railroad in 1904. French (pronounced neigh-percey), literally mean-
Combine Derby September After a 10-year-feud and the consolidation of ing “pierced nose.” WWW.CO.NEZPERCE.ID.US;
Reubens
school districts, the communities merged in 1920 WWW.CITYOFNEZPERCE.COM
Reubens to become Craigmont.
Reubens Community Church Annual Craigmont is an agricultural town with crops being
Reubens Sausage Feed, Spring Reubens had a population of just 71 people in the
winter and spring wheat, winter and spring barley,
Winchester peas, lentils, canola and flaxes. There are also sev-
eral hay and cattle operations in the area.
2010 Census, although it once boasted more than
1,500 residents. The railroad on stilts movies
Kamiah
Citywide yard sale May 5
“Breakheart Pass” and “Wild Wild West” were
Winchester
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Memorial-Labor days, visitor center is filmed near Reubens.
open Friday and Saturday, noon-4 p.m. Museum
of Winchester History opens Fridays and
Saturdays, 12:30-3 p.m. Summer programs Kamiah is the largest city in Lewis County and
start at Winchester Lake and the Wolf Education
Resource Center extends a short distance into Idaho County. Winchester was named in 1900 after the rifle. Much of the
The Nezperce Appaloosa was first bred in this area. town was destroyed by a fire in 1964 which began at the
Winchester Days and Rodeo July 7-8
Explorers Lewis and Clark camped in the Kamiah local mill operated by Boise Cascade. Winchester State
Christmas in the Pines at Winchester area in 1806. Park is located one-half mile outside of town and is a pop-
Community Center Nov. 3
1-800-847-4843 ular recreation area in the summer fishing, boating and
Christmas Tree Lighting Dec. 8, 6 p.m. WWW.KAMIAHCHAMBER.COM camping months. Nordic skiing, snowshoeing, ice fishing
and ice skating are just a few of the winter activities.
Lawyers Canyon
Although it may sound as if a band of attorneys traveled through the
treacherous terrain, this canyon along Lawyers Creek in the middle of the
Camas Prairie was actually named for a Nez Perce Indian.
Hallalhotsoot was nicknamed “Lawyer” by area mountain men
because of his shrewd mind and combative nature.
The historic canyon, creek and railroad trestles can be viewed from the
historic lookout in North Central Idaho, between Ferdinand and
Craigmont off U.S. Hwy. 95.
Combine Derby
Their harvesting days are over, but these agricultural machines have a
new life – if, however, briefly – during the annual Combine Demolition
Derby, held in conjunction with the Lewis County Fair in Nezperce in late
September.
The event is hosted by the Nezperce Lions Club that donates proceeds
back into the community for youth organizations and athletics, and civic
programs such as the Nezperce Library and Lewis County K-9 fund.
Mostly, local residents participate in the annual event; however, it has
also drawn competitors from across the region and even internationally.
Old combines are picked up for between $500 to $1,000 to use in the
derby – out-of-date hunks of iron that have been gathering rust while
sitting in fields across the prairie.
Salmon River
downstream and around
the next bend. America’s
rivers have long served as
workhorses supporting the
exploration, transportation
systems, and industrial and
agricultural development
of our nation.
DESIGNATED JULY 23, 1980
In 1968 Congress passed WILD: 79.0 MILES
the Wild and Scenic Rivers RECREATIONAL: 46.0 MILES
Act to ensure that some of TOTAL: 125.0 MILES
our most cherished river
segments are conserved in
their natural, untamed
The segment of the main stem from the mouth
the system.
scenery, recreation, geology, fish, wildlife, water
highlight opportunities to
The Salmon flows through a vast wilderness in
Snake River
great plant diversity and abundant wildlife.
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