Bonners Ferry Hats
Description: A vibrant vintage travel poster celebrating Bonners Ferry, Idaho, known as “The Sportsman’s Paradise.” The design features a large leaping trout splashing out of blue waters, set beside a yellow silhouette of Idaho with detailed mountain illustrations. Bold black lettering and a red circular border frame the scene, while the distressed wood-texture effect evokes the charm of late 19th-century outdoor recreation and fishing culture.
Description: When gold was discovered in the East Kootenays of British Columbia in 1863, prospectors from all over the West surged northward. Edwin Bonner established a ferry in 1864 where the trail crossed the broad Kootenai River. Edwin sold his ferry business in 1875, but the location retained his name, later becoming The Village of Bonners Ferry when it was formally established in 1893. For hunters, anglers, and wildlife lovers, the area is a year-round home to whitetail deer with frequent visits by mule deer, elk, and moose and literally thousands of migratory waterfowl as well as upland game birds, and hundreds of songbirds. The river itself provides good cutthroat and rainbow trout fishing as well as mountain whitefish and rare species.
