Bonners Ferry Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Boundary County, Idaho, United States
About Bonners Ferry
On September 20, 1974, the Kootenai Tribe, headed by chairwoman Amy Trice, declared war on the United States government. Their first act was to post soldiers on each end of the highway that runs through the town and they asked people, to pay a toll to drive through what had been the tribe’s aboriginal land. The money would be used to house and care for elderly tribal members. Most tribes in the United States are forbidden to declare war on the U.S. government because of treaties, but the Kootenai Tribe never signed a treaty. The dispute resulted in the concession by the United States government and a land grant of 12.5 acres that is now the Kootenai Reservation. A lonely cartographer from the North West Company first arrived here in 1808 and set up a trading post. Then Jesuit Priest Father
Top Attractions in Bonners Ferry
Explore the best things to see and do in Bonners Ferry:
- ★Boundary County Museum
- ★Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge
Where to Stay in Bonners Ferry
- 🏨Dodge Peak Lodge
- 🏨Kootenai River Inn Casino & Spa
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