Skiing is over......now what?

"DESTINATIONS IN A DAY GETAWAYS"

Michelle's Travel Blog, by Michelle Weltz

EEKS! The ski season is over, yet it is still snowing in the Flathead Valley! What do we do on our weekends now?????

As the advertisement came on for Lookout Pass Ski Resort's last day being a FREE ski day for everyone, I seriously considered packing up all my ski gear and heading to their resort for on last "fling" in the snow. But alas, common sense got the best of me and I decided not to head to Lookout Pass that day. However, it got me thinking, where could we go in a day's drive for a nice overnight stay that was out of the snow completely??? Someplace fun, interesting, and inexpensive.....someplace within a three to four drive, but not crowded with people? My husband had the answer.....Post Falls, ID. Post Falls, isn't that the city we always drive by leaving Coeur D'Alene on I-90 heading towards Spokane? "Yep, that's the one. The one with the new Cabela's sporting goods store," my husband replied. Ahh, yes the truth comes out....he has a reason himself to go to Post Falls.

If you're not familiar with Post Falls, let me give you some insight. Straight from the city's brochure, "Post Falls is known as Idaho's River City. It sets on the shores of the Spokane River and is just minutes away from both Coeur D'Alene and Spokane, with unlimited things to do." The brochure continued with, "Post Falls is the perfect place for anyone seeking fun and excitement, cultural and historical enrichment, or just plain fun." Okay, I admit that I'm into the "just plain fun" aspect of that statement!

And we did have a lot of fun during our weekend at Post Falls. We found a great hotel, the Sleep Inn, located just of I-90. The staff was very friendly and our room was clean! We loved that the hotel was pet friendly and had a great pet area. Plus, the Centennial trail (for walking and biking only) runs directly in front of the hotel. We took the dogs for a nice long walk to Falls Park. This park has a playground, picnic tables and for scenic purposes, a waterfall and view of the Post Falls Dam......ahhhhhh, a Kodak moment.

Once we were done hiking, it was time to do what every woman loves to do....SHOP! Yes, we did start with Cabela's and then moved onto the Spokane Valley Mall and neighboring areas. As we drove around we saw there are tons of things to do in a weekend......shopping, dining, concerts, riverboat cruises, auto racing, golfing, seaplane tours, Silverwood theme park......wow, so much to do in a weekend, I think we'll just have to come back to the Post Falls Area!!!

Watch for WhitefishRadio.com's newest webpage, "Destinations in a Day" with great travel ideas for the family!

New Lights! Camera! Ackroyd! on Tuesday

Tuesday's Lights! Camera! Ackroyd! will broadcast live at 10 AM. The show is called "On Location," and describes some of David's experiences working at beautiful and sometimes not so beautiful locations around the world while making movies and television shows. Catch it tomorrow at 10 AM and On Demand any time after that.

Tomorrow, hear the story of Bob Lee, who is riding his bicycle across America for three separate causes. Bob will be making a stop in our hometown of Whitefish, Montana on Thursday Afternoon. Be sure to check out Bob's website, threereasons.org!

Christ Lutheran Church is hosting over 220 youngsters for Vacation Bible School. Ross Strauser spoke with Pastor Jeff Teeples about the future home of CLC just outside of Whitefish and how it will benefit other churches and organizations in the Flathead.

Steve Howke, comptroller at the Whitefish Credit Union, is moving to Helena to become the new CEO at Treasure State Corporate Credit Union. Howke graduated from Whitefish High School in 1980 and has worked at WCU since 1985. Howke has been an active member in the Whitefish community and will be missed by everyone in Whitefish. The Big Fish wishes Steve the best in his future endeavors!