What a Boon Story by and Photos Courtesy of John Beckwith I read a news article last year that proclaimed the old YMCA building in Kellogg was in such poor condition it could not be salvaged. A photo
Free at Last Story and Photos by John M. Larsen Just across the Marsing Bridge in Owyhee County, several lots that once held the Marsing Youth Center, the Maverick Café, and other buildings are now occupied by an
Surprise in the Belfrey By Gerald J. Funke On a warm Sunday afternoon, Max Rodriguez came into the sacristy of St. Agnes Catholic Church in Weiser after the Spanish Mass and sheepishly showed me, the pastor, a frayed
Depression-Era Ingenuity By Lewis Orson Brown IDAHO magazine recently received the following story from Judy B. Frederick of Boise. In an email, Judy told us the story’s author “was my birth father whom I never met.” She added,
And a Tunnel of Light By Dean Worbois For the most part, my dad was a rule-respecting guy. But what was he supposed to do when there was a major construction site to check out and no signs
An Architectural Centennial Story and Photos by Larry Telles I had been coming to the majestic house sitting by Lake Coeur d’Alene since joining the Idaho Writer’s League (IWL) in 2001. Several times at our bi-weekly meetings, I
A Place Full of History By Madge Cook Wylie with Linda Morton-Keithley Photos by Linda Morton-Keithley The old Oddfellows Lodge Hall in Melba is about the only place where there is any activity, excluding the two beer parlors,
And Its Masterful Mover By Kitty Campbell Widner Photos Courtesy of Kitty Campbell Widner In 1944, when I was a college student in my home state of Louisiana, several hundred sailors were stationed on campus for Navy pre-flight
Early in the spring, my best friend Susan and I decided to travel north from Salt Lake City on a grand adventure through the southern half of Idaho.
During the trip, we wandered across an abandoned farm in Malta—or more precisely, we zoomed past it on our way to Boise and I nearly broke my neck trying to keep my eye on it as we went by. Continue reading
Sometimes the lives of our ancestors are encapsulated in a box or trunk discovered in a room upon the death of a loved one. Such was the case of Alfred Frederick (A.F.) McCarthy. Continue reading
