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SELKIRK LOOP SELKIRK LOOP - International Selkirk Loop

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The <strong>Selkirk</strong> Mountains are the last place in the<br />

Lower 48 where woodland caribou still live.<br />

tours available by calling ahead (208-267-7082).<br />

The Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge,<br />

located 5 miles west of town, was established in<br />

1965 to reclaim some of the Idaho Panhandle<br />

wetlands. The 2,774-acre refuge was purchased<br />

with funds generated from the Federal Duck<br />

Stamp Program. Its primary purpose is to provide<br />

resting and feeding habitat for migrating waterfowl<br />

using the Pacific Flyway. Open year-round,<br />

a 4.5-mile loop tour road for automobiles and<br />

bicycles guides visitors to wildlife observation<br />

points. Foot trails provide access to wildlife<br />

habitats. In the valley to the north, the Nature<br />

Remembering Bonners Ferry’s Past<br />

Enjoying the Present and<br />

Looking Forward to the Future<br />

Bonners Ferry<br />

Idaho<br />

Conservancy’s Ball Creek Ranch Preserve<br />

and the Boundary/Smith Wildlife Management<br />

Corridor provide 4,000 additional critical<br />

habitat acres for migrating waterfowl and large<br />

mammal species.<br />

FeSTIvaLS and evenTS<br />

BonnerS ferry<br />

May Memorial Day Veterans Parade &<br />

Ceremony<br />

Mud Bog<br />

May-June Smithsonian Journeys Exhibit, Museum<br />

May-October Saturday Farmers Market<br />

June Jamboree Rod Benders Car Show<br />

Kootenai River Run<br />

Kootenai River Rodeo<br />

July Huckleberry Festival & Logging Competition<br />

August Boundary County Fair<br />

3 on 3 Swish Tournament<br />

September Lions Club Demolition Derby<br />

Rotary Bike Ride<br />

December Festival of Trees Gala Dinner & Auction<br />

Bonners Ferry Chamber<br />

www.bonnersferrychamber.com • (208) 267-5922<br />

Come, play & stay in Idaho’s friendliest town<br />

elcome To Bonners Ferry<br />

Bonners Ferry Chamber of Commerce City of Bonners Ferry • 7232 Main Steet<br />

208-267-5922<br />

208-267-3105<br />

(Visitor Center)<br />

(City Hall)<br />

www.bonnersferrychamber.com • info@bonnersferrychamber.com<br />

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