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Sandpoint Real Estate
Gary Lirette, REALTOR®
Northwest Group
200 Main Street
Sandpoint, Idaho
208-255-3474
208-610-1384
 


Sandpoint, Idaho

America's Dream Town

 

 

 

 

 

 

For Sandpoint homes for sale,
Contact Gary Lirette, Your Sandpoint REALTOR® host of the North Idaho Business show and recently featured in Where to Retire magazine



 

 

Sandpoint Blog Articles, Pics, & More

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Sandpoint Longbridge over Lake Pend Oreille: Sandpoint Real Estate Blog - The first Long Bridge began May 26, 1908, and was in operation until being torn down in the 1930's to make room for a new wooden bridge. During the Great Depression that the second bridge was built with help from the WPA and finished March 3, 1934…

Sandpoint Waterfront Blog: Lake Pend Oreille Sunsets - Lake Pend Oreille is a lake in North Idaho, with a surface area of 148 square miles. With 111 miles of coastline, it is 65 miles long, and 1, 150 feet deep in some regions, making it the fifth deepest in the US. It is fed by the Clark Fork River and…

Shades of Lake Pend Oreille - Sandpoint lies on the shores of Lake Pend Oreille, one of the most beautiful lakes in North America. Lake Pend Oreille is so deep and quiet the U. S. Navy has a submarine research facility located here. There are few lakes that host the scenery that…

Pictures of Skijoring - A new event at the Sandpoint Winter Carnival - At the beginning of December I had a conversation with Matt Smart from Mountain Horse Adventures on my show: Speak Up North Idaho broadcast on KSPT and KBFI in North Idaho…

K-9 Keg Pull at the Sandpoint Winter Carnival: Sandpoint Blog - One of the final events for the Sandpoint Winter Carnival is the K-9 Keg Pull. Every shape and size of dog participates, and every age and type of owner urges them on. It is held in the alley beside Eichardt's Pub, and people cheer on the mutts and…

Schweitzer Torchlight Parade and Fireworks for the Sandpoint Winter Carnival - For the 37th Annual Sandpoint Winter Carnival hundreds of people gathered in Schweitzer Village to witness this Winter Carnival signature event where Schweitzer lit up the night with its annual torchlight parade and fireworks. A constellation of…

Rail Jam & Bonfire during Sandpoint Winter Carnival 2011 - Every year, Main Street right in front of my office at Tomlinson Sandpoint Sotheby's International Realty is closed off for one of the main events for Sandpoint Winter Carnival for the Rail Jam and Bonfire. Brent Sleeps handles the fire, and there…

Bio-Luminesce Fire Dancers perform at Pend d'Oreille Winery for Sandpoint Winter Carnival - The Bio-Luminesce Firedancers have performed for the last five years at the Sandpoint Winter Carnival. They have always performed in the courtyard at Pend d'Oreille Winery. However, in the last two years they have attracted a crowd upwards of 200…

Interview with Bab's Pizzeria: Sandpoint Blog - Last Thursday I interviewed Babs from Babs' Pizzeria on my show Speak Up North Idaho on KSPT and KBFI as part of the North Idaho Talk Radio Network…

Interview with Cassandra Cayson of Forty-one South: Sandpoint Blog - Forty-One South Restaurant www. 41southsandpoint. com 41 Lakeshore Dr Sagle, ID 83860 (208) 265-2000 Forty-one South is a fixture in Sandpoint. It is also a restaurant seemingly in constant flux. Dr. Alex Verhoogen envisioned the site almost…

Taste of Sandpoint 2011 served up great food and fun: Sandpoint Blog - The Taste of Sandpoint started Sandpoint Winter Carnival with food and fun at the Sandpoint Events Center Thursday night. The Sandpoint Events Center at 515 Pine St. sat empty for years until being renovated just a few years ago. The Sandpoint…

Sandpoint Winter Carnival Kicks off with the KPND Ski & Board Party: Sandpoint Blog

Perspectives of Sandpoint, Idaho - views from altitude - Here is a collection of pictures from the air and mountain tops around Sandpoint, Idaho of the city, the Longbridge, and Lake Pend Oreille

Longest Ski Hat in the World - Apparently, back in the 1970s, a woman in Sandpoint, Idaho with a knitting machine, made this over 700 foot-long ski hat.

Winter views of Sandpoint City Beach

Perspectives from Altitude - Sandpoint in Winter White

An interview with entrepreneur Jaclin Smith - a fascinating lady

Schweitzer Reports Solid December & Holiday Results

Air Idaho Charters - Those Daring Young Men in their Flying Machines

2010 News and Stories for a New Year

Snowy Twilight along the Pend Oreille River

Sandpoint & North Idaho January 2011 Calendar of Events

Schweitzer Mountain Christmas Day Photos- Crazy Beautiful above Lake Pend Oreille

More Random photos of Sandpoint and North Idaho #2

Random photos of Sandpoint and North Idaho #1

Clark Fork-Pend Oreille Conservancy conserving 610 acres on Morton Slough: Sandpoint Blog

Downtown Sandpoint photos of Winter: Sandpoint Blog

Zero Point Crystals - An intriguing North Idaho gift store: Sandpoint Blog

Know where you are going in life, you may already be there: Sandpoint Blog

Dusk on the Spokane River - Took these shots about a month ago before the first big snow on the Spokane River

Great Sandpoint Reviews & Schweitzer Mountain Stories

Recap of my December 9, 2010 radio show - Speak Up North Idaho: Sandpoint Blog - With a blanket of winter white outside and the holidays on our doorstep, I asked Craig Gildersleeve to visit on my Thursday noon show, Speak Up North Idaho broadcast on KSPT and KBFI in Sandpoint and Bonners Ferry, Idaho. I asked Craig what the…

Ski Joring during Sandpoint Winter Carnival

Love is like a snowflake-I think I'll hike the Roman Nose

Sandpoint and North Idaho December Calendar of Events

BNI breakfast in Sandpoint - While social networking is the bomb, it is also not the only way of connecting with your community. While tweeting and Facebook friends are now part of the real estate and business landscape, there is no replacement for one-on-one contact. Now let…

Waterfront Sales in Sandpoint and the surrounding North Idaho area from 11-18-2009 to 11-18-2010

Kinderhaven's 2010 Festival of Trees - December 2nd - 4th

Sandpoint and the North Idaho Economy - Winter 2010-2011

Christmas for Africa - A fundraising dinner and auction in Sandpoint

Bash for Cash - A Charity Multi-band Concert at the Panida Theater

Fall season pictures of Schweitzer Mountain and Lake Pend Oreille from Trestle Creek

Owl on Schweitzer Mountain in North Idaho - While driving up to Schweitzer Mountain Ski Resort from Sandpoint, Idaho I saw this owl off in the distance:…

Autumn Colors of North Idaho - 2nd installment

Autumn Colors of North Idaho - 1st installment

A day at the pumpkin patch at Green Bluff - On the hills above Spokane is a farming community called Green Bluff...

The last Farmer's Market & a Walk Around Sandpoint

Boating on Lake Pend Oreille

Selling Lake Pend Oreille Waterfront is a blast: Sandpoint Blog - So, in the last month I have sold a home originally listed at $1, 200, 000 for under $750, 000 and another listed originally for $799, 000 for under $250, 000. There are certainly some bargains out there…

Sandpoint & North Idaho Fall Fun Recreation Guide - Autumn Events - Things to Do in Sandpoint and North Idaho for Autumn 2010…

My Job is Better than your Vacation

Fawn peeking out of the brush

Photos of the wild goats of Scotchman Peaks

Pictures of the Grand Finale of the Festival at Sandpoint

Hiking the Alpine Lakes and Mountains of North Idaho

Bonner Healing Garden - A Sandpoint Gem

Secret Thai Cafe

Moose appeared out of thin air

Sandpoint & North Idaho Waterfront Real Estate Blog

What Ben Stein wrote about Sandpoint  - American Spectator

Cool pics of Sandpoint, Idaho and Schweitzer Mountain Ski Resort

Pictures of Priest Lake and surrounding North Idaho

Pictures of Bonners Ferry and surrounding North Idaho

Seaplane flight around Lake Pend Oreille & Sandpoint in North Idaho

Improvements at Riley Creek Recreation Area truly wonderful

Sandpoint 2010 Summer Sampler: serious good time, flavorful fun

Laughing Dog expands to 26 states: a Sandpoint Success Story

Alpacas, buffalo, elk, & other exotic livestock a way of life in N Idaho

An afternoon on Lake Coeur d'Alene

Gary Lirette-Sandpoint Idaho Real Estate Blog (Tomlinson Sandpoint Sotheby's International Realty)

 

The Sandpoint real estate market is dominated by North Idaho waterfront properties on Lake Pend Oreille and Schweitzer Mountain Ski Resort resort homes.  As REALTORS® for Tomlinson Sandpoint Sotheby's International Realty, our team specializes in mountain view and waterfront homes and properties. We are avid community supporters, sponsoring dozens of events and charities, and are local business owners. We can help you to find or sell your river, lake, or mountain realty in North Idaho and Sandpoint.
 
Sandpoint, ID is one of America's Great Places, with Schweitzer Mountain Ski Resort being named to Ski Magazine's Top 25 Ski Resorts, and every year there are new accolades. We are fortunate in North Idaho with our vast Lake Pend Oreille, grand mountain ranges, and continuing good economy. The press takes notice year after year, with Sandpoint being called the West's Best Small Town by Sunset magazine, and one of America's Top Dream Towns by Outside magazine, calling Sandpoint the "cool Northwest's hot property." We love Sandpoint and North Idaho, and think you will too. E-mail Gary Lirette or call 208-610-1384