''Welcome to the Old Northern Inn. Back in 1900, entrepreneur Walt Williams chose a prime location for the first hotel on Priest Lake. He had the vision to imagine the day when the lake would earn the title ''Idaho's crown jewel'' and visitors would flock to every shore. Walt's building still stands where he placed it, a testament to tothe stewardship of successive owners for more than a century. Many people who know the lake remember some of the names it carried - Hillcrest Lodge, Dyer's Resort, Houdini's, Captain Eddy's, Eduardo's, and since 1993, The Old Northern Inn, a thriving bed and breakfast. It has seen improvements along the way -- a dock with 6 boat slips has been added to the more than 140' of lake frontage.