The Early Years

Artifacts identifying the history of life following the Ice Age Floods have been found all over North America with specimens that help tell the beginning of Bonner County history from the formation of Lake Pend Oreille and explorations of surveyors such as David Thompson to the story of the Native Americans and their experiences. This exhibit also features the Sturgeon Nose Canoe of the Kalispel and a birch bark canoe that is a replica of David Thompson's.

Early Human History Displays

The Ice Age Floods

Westwood Geological Collection

The Kalispel & the Kootenai

David Thompson & the Fur Trade

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