While working recently on a book about the history of cinema in Montana, I came across Polly Bemis, a Chinese-American pioneer who lived in Idaho in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. Continue reading
The South Fork of the Snake River has a huge hatch of fisherman in the summer, but when winter grabs an icy hold on the place, the river is left to the wild. Continue reading
IN THIS ISSUE! Blackfoot, Boise, Boise County, Filer, Murphy, Pocatello, Priest River, Sagle, Selkirk Mountains, South Fork Snake River, Warren, White Bird
A few summers ago, I rented an SUV and made arrangements to spend five days in Idaho on a work assignment. The second-to-last stop on my trip would be with Jerry Van Amburg, and after a couple of enthusiastic calls between us, I got the niggling feeling that his story would make the whole trip. Continue reading
