Episode 203: Whiskey In Our Own Backyard, Part 2

Almost Paradise In North Idaho · Oct 3, 2026 · 24m

Bootlegging wasn’t just a big-city business. In Part 2, we follow the whiskey trail into North Idaho, where Canadian liquor, border roads, and thirsty customers made Bonners Ferry and Sandpoint busy crossroads of Prohibition.

Discover a cigar store caught with Canadian whiskey, a bootlegger carrying bottles in a blanket, and a sheriff whose whiskey dealings betrayed the public’s trust. We also explore Sandpoint’s hidden underground spaces, separating documented history from colorful local legend.

Then we head for the racetrack, tracing how moonshine runners, skilled mechanics, and daring…