Story and Photos by Les Tanner The early afternoon sun shining through bare limbs casts thin shadows on the browning lawn. Sparrows flit back and forth between the sheltering branches of an evergreen and the ground below. The sky is … Continue reading
IN THIS ISSUE! Boise, Caldwell, Cambridge, Emmett, Garden City, Grimes Pass, Indian Cove, Menan, Nampa, Pierce, Pocatello, Potlatch, Salmon, Salmon River Country This content is available for purchase. Please select from available options. Register & Purchase Purchase Only
The Saga of Dick Johnson, Senior Athlete Extraordinaire By Lawana Johnson Photos Courtesy of Dick and Lawana Johnson “Dad, we got this!” eighteen year-old Shelly Johnson urged. “Come on, Dad, let’s go!” Her forty-six-year-old father struggled to pull his aching … Continue reading
At a Backcountry School By Katherine Wonn Harris Following is an excerpt from Topping Out, the late author’s account of teaching children in 1916 in the remote Salmon River country west of White Bird, which she did for seven years. … Continue reading
A Pocket of Peace By Linda Radford Photos by Mike Miller The semi-rural community of Menan (population about eight hundred), lies in a peaceful area surrounded on three sides by vibrant, growing communities. Twenty miles south is the largest metropolitan … Continue reading
By Les Tanner In spite of our efforts to ascertain that events listed in our calendar are described accurately, cancellations or changes due to weather, illness of performers, and other such things, although rare, are bound to occur. Double checking … Continue reading
This month’s cover of IDAHO magazine showcases the winner of our annual Cover Photo Contest, shown here along with the two runners-up and the Publisher’s Choice winner, awarded by publisher Kitty Fleischman. Below, the photographers describe their images. Congratulations to … Continue reading
The Other Warrior Story and Photos by Melinda Stiles When I moved to Idaho twenty years ago, I found paradise up a creek in a rental trailer with a jaw-dropping view of the Continental Divide. As if paradise weren’t enough, … Continue reading
For a Day of Giving Thanks By Marylyn Cork Over the river and through the woods . . . The opening line of that old Thanksgiving poem pops into my head every time I think of the holiday coming up. … Continue reading
A Dowseful Strategy By Diana Hooley Photos by Dale Hooley My experiment began with a neighborly chat, the kind you have halfway out of your car, leaning on the top of the car door, arms crossed. I’d seen Bob messing around … Continue reading
