35 Majestic North Idaho | www.northidaho.org Silver Country continued on page 37... AREA INFO: Historic Wallace Chamber 10 River Street Wallace, ID 83873 208.753.7151 www.wallaceidahochamber.com Historic SilverValley Chamber 10 Station Ave. Kellogg, ID 83837 208.784.0821 silvervalleychamber.com Cd’A River Ranger Dist. Wallace, ID 83873 208.752.1221 Old Mission State Park 208.682.3814 parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/parks/ coeur-d-alenes-old-mission City of Mullan 208.744.1515 City of Pinehurst P.O. Box 417 Pinehurst, ID 83850 208.682.3721 HIGHLIGHTS: Wallace Northern Pacific Depot Railroad Museum Oasis Bordello Museum Pulaski Tunnel trail Sierra Silver Mine Tour Kellogg Staff House Museum Dave Dose Trail of whimsical sculptures Wardner Museum - the founding site of the Bunker Hill Mine. Crystal Gold Mine Silver Mountain Gondola Murray Sprag Pole Inn Museum Settlers Grove of Ancient Cedars The [1] Coeur d’Alenes Old Mission, (Exit 39) at Old Mission State Park was constructed in 1854 by Jesuit priests. The structure has foot-thick walls that were built without the use of nails and designed in the tradition of Italian cathedrals. [2] Kellogg was named after miner Noah Kellogg who established the Bunker Hill Mine in 1892 after following a wayward mule. During this time, Kellogg was linked by rail to the Coeur d’Alene River at Cataldo where steamboats brought supplies from Coeur d’Alene. Mining was king in Kellogg until the mid 1980’s when the economy transitioned to tourism and fun on the slopes. Silver Mountain Resort offers exceptional snow quality, seven lifts, 2,200 vertical feet and 2,500 incredible acres of fun. Year-round you can ride North America’s longest single-stage gondola and enjoy stunning mountain views, with dramatic elevation changes. Kellogg lays snuggled at the base of Silver Mountain where history buffs flock to Kellogg’s Staff House Museum, shoppers peruse the alpine shops, or meander along the Dave Dose Trail of whimsical sculptures. Just west of Kellogg, the historic Wardner Museum welcomes you to the founding site of the Bunker Hill Mine. Fascinated by the underground? Explore the Crystal Gold Mine, an authentic 1880’s gold mine and see unusual crystal formations, native silver, gold-bearing quartz, and mining artifacts. Two miles further east at Big Creek, (Exit 54) is the [10] Sunshine Mine Memorial, dedicated to 91 miners who died in a mine disaster in 1972. [3] Wallace, “Silver Capital of The World”, (Exit 61), is one of a few towns in its entirety listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There is a walking tour of Historic Wallace. The homes in the Historic District are local renditions of the American Colonial revival and bungalow styles, including Queen Anne and English Cottage styles prevalent in the 1930’s. Wallace District Mining Museum, the Northern Pacific Depot Railroad Museum, and Oasis Bordello Museum are all worth a visit. For another unique adventure, hop aboard the Sierra Silver Mine Tour trolley, where you will take a short ride out to the mine. At the mine you will be met by a retired miner, and travel underground to learn how an actual silver mine operates. The 6th Street Melodrama Theater offers an evening of colorful 1880’s-style entertainment. Soon after King Street leaves Wallace’s city limits (about half-mile south) check out the Pulaski Tunnel trail, which features the abandoned mine where“Big Ed”Pulaski saved all but six of his 45-man firefighting crew in the Great Fire of 1910. Further east, at [4] Mullan (Exit 68 & 69) you will find another historical mining community nestled among the peaks that includes the Captain John Mullan Historical Museum. Mullan is the ideal stopover when you’re traveling between Lookout Pass and Wallace. It is also access to the Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes biking trailhead. Gleeful bikers traverse the 73-mile Trail, a paved path that runs from Mullan to Plummer, passing over a historic bridge on Lake Coeur d’Alene. Spanning the border of Idaho & Montana, this rails-to-trails route runs into the Nor Pac Trail onto the noteworthy Hiawatha Trailhead. The Route of the Hiawatha is a bike trail created from the old Milwaukee Road rail bed. The railroad here was built between 1906 and 1911 and after 70 years of hardship and glory was abandoned in 1980. In 1998 a portion of the route was reopened to recreational use in the form of a 15-mile groomed biking path that follows what was once the great Milwaukee Railroad. The trail takes you through 11 large train tunnels and across 9 sky-high trestles to the North Fork of the St. Joe River. Have your flashlights and bike lamps ready when you enter the 1.7 miles of darkness ofThe Taft Tunnel. Guided tours, bike rentals, and shuttles are available. Mullan also boasts a branch of the Idaho State Fish Hatchery, the Lucky Friday Mine, Shoshone Park, and access to miles of hiking, mountain biking, and snowmobiling trails, including hiking trailstoLoneLakeandStevensLake.More than a dozen alpine lakes can be found within a few miles of Wallace, Mullan or Murray . While a couple of them are accessible by ATV or jeep, most are not. The steep 3-mile Lower Lake Stevens trail rises about 1700 feet through a mature