D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

A 1.7-acre slice of North Idaho lakefront heaven on Priest Lake – with just a rustic, one-bedroom cabin on it – drew the only contested bidding at a weekend auction that saw the state of Idaho ...

Priest Lake, another jewel in north Idaho’s lake country, is a destination unto itself: biking, hiking, camping, fishing and even foraging (mushrooms in the spring, huckleberries in the summer).

The Idaho Department of Lands auctioned off 16 state endowment-owned lake front lots at Priest Lake during an auction in Coeur d'Alene on Saturday. The land sales generated $13,161,440 ...

The announcement by the Idaho Department of Lands on Wednesday comes ahead of an Aug. 13 auction in Coeur d'Alene for 10 cottage sites at Priest Lake in northern Idaho and an auction this fall for ...