Maybe Sandpoint is on the way to your next lakeside destination for summer fun. Perhaps music during the Festival at Sandpoint, Aug. 2-12, will be the draw. Either way, don’t miss some of the town’s gastronomic highlights while you’re in the area. During a recent visit, I tagged along with Mark Rivers, a consultant for the city’s downtown and economic development initiatives, to talk about new efforts to highlight the town’s foodie offerings. He’s working with city businesses on plans for a Taste Trail that would point visitors to some of those homegrown flavors. We shadowed chef Jeremy Hansen, owner of Spokane’s Santé Restaurant and Charcuterie, while he shopped at the Farmers Market at Sandpoint for ingredients for the first Wheelbarrow Wednesday dinner served outside Pend d’Oreille Winery. Then, Rivers and I sipped coffees at Evans Brothers Coffee and espresso bar/Lorie Hutson, SR. More here. (SR photo)

Question (for non-Sandpointers): When did you last visit Randy McNally's best small town, Sandpoint? Reason?