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ocated just 30 miles south of the U.S.-Canada border, Bonners Ferry is the county seat of Boundary County – a sparsely populated county of less than 10,000 residents – where unlimited outdoor recreation is coupled with a down-home, friendly atmosphere. Mirror Lake Golf Course, a municipal 9-hole par 3 course on the south end of town, offers views all the way to Canada at every hole. When heading north on Highway 95 from Sandpoint toward Bonners Ferry, travelers follow the Idaho Scenic Byway named “Wild Horse Trail” that connects to the international border on Idaho State Highway 1 at Porthill. The route takes you past McArthur Lake, where the Selkirk and Cabinet mountains are at their closest point, establishing a natural migratory wildlife corridor between the ranges. McArthur Lake Wildlife Management Area
was established in 1942 to protect and enhance Idaho’s waterfowl habitat. Operated by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, the habitat encompasses more than 1,200 acres and includes a dock, sportsman’s access, boat launch and restroom. The modern-day history of Bonners Ferry began in 1864, when merchant Edwin L. Bonner, from Walla Walla, Washington, established a ferry to serve thousands of prospectors and miners crossing the Kootenai River en route to the newly discovered goldfields on Wild Horse Creek in the East Kootenays of British Columbia, Canada. In the 1880s the community thrived as a major supplier for the mines to the north in the Ainsworth-Kaslo area of British Columbia. Beginning in 1883, steamboats on the Kootenai River created a romantic history, carrying passengers and freight between Bonners Ferry and British
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208.267.6467 7178 Main Street Bonners Ferry ID 36
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Chic-N-Chop Restaurant
Serving breakfast all day, lunch, dinner and more!
208-267-2431
6421 South Main
Bonners Ferry, ID
