The sandy point (circa 1900) where the city beach would be located.

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Indian teepee (circa 1900) on the bank near what is not the boat launch area of the beach. The sandy bar of land was originally a gathering place for the Kalispel Indians. An annual pow wow was held by the Kalispel, Flathead, Kootenai and Coeur d’ Alene tribes until 1934. Courtesy of the Bonner County Historical Museum.

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By Mary Garrison
Sandpoint’s Qapquape Long before the Europeans invaded north Idaho, the semi nomadic hunting/digging/fishing Kalispel Tribe made the shores of Lake Pend Oreille their home. These “Canoe People” or “Lake Paddlers,” as they were called by…