Hitting the Grand Slam Story and Photos by Alice Schenk I love lists. They’re an aid to constancy—the stickability that carries me through situations and sections of life in a manner more focused than I might otherwise be.
Spring Training in the Mountains Story and Photos by Tom Lopez The author, a noted Idaho mountaineer, coined the term “the Grand Slam” for four peaks in the Boise area that are prized by climbers. Here, he describes
Through a Kid’s Eyes By Mason “Doc” McCoy The Silver Valley is in an interesting situation nowadays. Renewable resources are on the rise and many of those products and systems require metals, including silver, which has fueled interest
Big Views, Big Mountains By Kathy Corgatelli NeVille When I was growing up on our family ranch east of Darlington in the Big Lost River Valley, I never gave much thought to Leslie, a little settlement a few
A Ghost Town’s Vivid Past By Eloise Kraemer Over breakfast with friends in the Silver Valley last June, my husband Douglas and I got into a discussion about Eagle City and old sawmills. This brought up fond memories
Idaho’s Charcoal Kilns By Tom Straka Contemporary photos by Dick Ringelstetter The charcoal kilns of central Idaho’s early mining days described here are accompanied by another story in this issue about the mines, smelters, and charcoal pits connected
Up Scotchman and Illinois Peaks Story and Photos by Alice Schenk The author is nearing completion of her efforts to climb the high point in each of Idaho’s forty-four counties, which she has chronicled in these pages. Here,
Thomas Moran Couldn’t Make It By Rick Just Photos Courtesy of Rick Just My family came into Idaho a few weeks after it became a territory. My Great-Grandfather Nels Just was a freighter, a rancher, and Bingham County
Ernie Bohn and His Biographer By Lorie Palmer Russell I first met John Crawford early this year, when he bounced into the Idaho County Free Press office in Grangeville where I work. I use the word “bounced” because
The Best Way to Make Scientists By Mike Turnlund I recently retired after teaching for many years at Clark Fork Jr/Sr High School in Clark Fork, which has a population of 536. During my time as a teacher,
