North Idaho is different. People are kinder and more open to connection, and friends are made in line at the grocery store. It’s a community steeped in tradition that values God, family and country. It’s beautifully behind the times in many ways, and yet it thrives because the culture is ripe with opportunity and powered by an entrepreneurial spirit. From the blend of old and new, this publication was born.

Despite its seemingly old-fashioned and practical nature, the beating heart inside of the North Idaho Exclusive serves one simple function: to give people in our community another reason to connect with each other, eye to eye and hand to hand. Creating opportunities to bring folks together. Leading us out of our usual patterns to engage with the visionaries whose dreams line our streets, toward the experiences that they've crafted for our enjoyment. Too often, these waiting discoveries go unnoticed and overlooked in the bustle of our everyday lives.

So here’s a permission slip, friends - a book full of them, actually. With special offers, gifts to you, our family-owned local businesses invite you to sample and take part in their vision. To share with you their heart and passion. Whether you’ve been here a lifetime, a season, or are just visiting us for a short while - go try something new and fall more deeply in love with our North Idaho.

-Brie Kemp, Publisher