Kellogg - population 2400 - lies in the heart of the Silver Valley area in the Idaho Panhandle. More silver has been mined in this valley than anywhere else in the world.
As the story goes, prospector Noah Kellogg's donkey wandered off in 1885 only to lead its owner to a large galena ore deposit. The find became the site of the Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mines and led to the town's founding.
The Bunker Hill Mine closed in 1981 and the town turned towards tourism - as have many Idaho communities - beginning with Silver Mountain Resort. Now there have sprung up lodging, restaurants, shops, a water park and a new golf course. The resort whisks visitors 3.1 miles to Kellogg Peak on the world's longest single-cabin gondola to ski in winter and mountain bike or hike in summer.
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Silver Mountain Resort receives over 300” powder each winter and offers a big mountain experience on 2,200 vertical feet of varied terrain and 67 named runs.
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Visit the only authentic 1880s underground gold mine museum in the Northwest. Take a guided tour to learn how miners drilled, traced veins and tested for gold.
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Also known as the Staff House Museum, the facility occupies a two-story American-revival style house constructed in 1906. It has twelve rooms of exhibits, a gift shop and outdoor displays.
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The Mission of the Sacred Heart was constructed between 1850 and 1853 by Catholic missionaries and members of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe. Located in Cataldo, it is the oldest standing building in Idaho.
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. . . on Hwy. 9 to the Snakepit - also known as Enaville Resort - a restaurant built in 1880. Continue on Hwy. 9 to mining-era towns of Prichard and Murray.
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Also known as the Enaville Resort, built in 1880. Try their chuckwagon BBQ on Thursdays or weekend brunch buffets.
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On the morning of May 2, 1972 a fire broke out in the Sunshine Mine in Kellogg. 91 workers died from smoke inhalation or carbon monoxide poisoning. The mine was closed for seven months after the fire, which was the worst mining disasters in Idaho history.
A twelve-foot-tall sculpture of a miner lifting his drill now stands beside Interstate 90 near the closed mine, along with the names of the victims.
From historical records beginning in 1904 the Sunshine Mine produced 364,893,421 ounces of silver through 2001 when the mine was closed.
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