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Priest Lake Museum, Priest Lake, ID
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Priest Lake Museum

A small local museum in a historic log cabin that covers the cultural and natural history of the Priest Lake area in northern Idaho.

38 Museum Drive, Priest Lake, ID 83856 · Priest Lake, ID

About Priest Lake Museum

The Priest Lake Museum collects and shares the cultural and natural history of the Priest Lake region. It operates in the Luby Bay Log Cabin under a Special Use Permit on the Idaho Panhandle National Forests. Visitors can see exhibits, historic photographs, artifacts, and community stories, plus outdoor exhibits and a Coolin kiosk. An online collection offers more than 500 photos, oral histories, and historic videos for people who cannot visit in person. The museum also runs an annual Heritage Series of events with talks, music, historic site tours, and demonstrations, and it is restoring the historic Bismark Barn.

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