Lecture Looks at Farragut When it Was a College After the War

The second incarnation of the Farragut Naval Training Center will be discussed by regional historian Robert Singletary as his series, “Inland Northwest Milestones,” continues Thursday, June 22, at 7 p.m., at the library.The June lecture looks at Farragut College and Technical Institute established at the site on Lake Pend Oreille near Bayview after WWII, but before the area became Farragut State Park.
The free lecture series is offered in partnership with the Museum of North Idaho in the Community Room, usually on the fourth Thursday of each month, except for the final program which will be presented on Nov. 30 due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
Subsequent programs will be:
► July 27: Coeur d’Alene Regattas.
► Aug. 24: Farming in North Idaho.
► Sept. 28: Inland Empire Electric Line.
► Oct. 26: Kirtland Cutter: Spokane’s Master Architect.
► Nov. 30: History of Skiing in North Idaho.