Organizer of the Historic Wallace Blues Festival, named the best blues festival in the Inland Northwest. Held the second week in July in downtown historic Wallace, Idaho. Read more...
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Shoshone County Community Concert Association (SCCCA) produces and presents musical events in north Idaho in the communities of Kellogg and Wallace. SCCCA is a 501(c)3 (non-profit) organization which has been dedicated to bringing quality music to north Idaho’s Silver Valley for more than 70 years. Providing quality musical events for Silver Valley residents and guests. Individual admissions to any concert Read more...
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Shoshone County Mining and Smelting Museum exhibits include a vast array of the equipment needed to operate the early mining and smelting operations of Shoshone County. They also have a vast archive of original and digital publications on the mining history and geology of Shoshone County available for Historians, Researchers and the Curious. They regularly host Educational Seminars, Authors, School Read more...
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The Sprag Pole Museum began with an old whiskey jug and exploded from there. Named after the supporting poles once needed to help hold up its wooden walls in hard winters, the Sprag Pole Museum is eclectic to say the least. This ever-expanding and historic endeavor began in 1933 with a single whiskey jug displayed behind the bar. From there, Read more...
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The Coeur d’ Alene’s Old Mission State Park spotlights the oldest building in Idaho. The Mission of the Sacred Heart was constructed between 1850 and 1853 by Catholic missionaries and members of the Coeur d’ Alene Tribe. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Sacred Heart Mission and the Coeur d’Alene’s Old Mission State Park provide an educational Read more...
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The Crystal Gold Mine, near Kellogg, Idaho was one of the first hard rock mines in the Silver Valley. Worked during the 1880’s; closed by hiding the mine, it was rediscovered in 1991, reclaimed in 1996, and opened as a tourist historical attraction. The work was all done in candlelight by hand. The guided underground tour explains how they drilled Read more...
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When founded in 1983, the theater originally began on the lot where the Northern Pacific Depot Museum now resides. Efforts to secure the Kelly building were successful and the theater location changed in 1984. After several years in the building, several grants were secured enabling the remodeling of the downstairs, changing the storefront, installing a furnace and painting both inside Read more...
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Beer of historic proportion – Wallace Brewing Company, 15-barrel microbrewery, began selling its beer in January 2009, in historic Wallace, Idaho. The brewery pays homage to the town’s notorious past, creating a brand of beers with mining and bordello-inspired monikers such as ‘1910 Black Lager’, ‘Jackleg Stout’, ‘RedLight Irish Red Ale’, and ‘Idaho Select Light Lager’ . Be sure to Read more...
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The Northern Pacific Railroad Museum transports you back in time, when railroads were king of transportation. As you enter the museum, you step into the re-creation of an early working railroad station. Exhibits tell of the rich history of railroading in the Coeur d’Alene Mining District and the Depot itself. Railroads have been at work in the Coeur d’Alene silver Read more...
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The Oasis Bordello Museum is a former operating bordello in the historic mining town of Wallace Idaho. It is preserved exactly as it was left when it had to close its doors in 1988. The Oasis was hardly a unique establishment, being one of five such brothels along the town’s main street. Each business sported a neon sign advertising “rooms”—one Read more...
