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,
A Piece of Heaven By Robyn Bonner and the Students of Peck Elementary School At Peck Elementary School, where I teach, I recently shared with my students in grades three to six the idea of collaborating on a
Spring and Summer on the Water By David E. Metcalf I was about ten when I first went fly fishing. We traveled from our house, which was a short distance from the Snake River near Homedale, to the
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Growing Up in Kellogg, Part Six By John Vivian This is part of a series of previously unpublished excerpts from the author’s reminiscences of his youth, which he assembled for friends and former classmates. For a kid who
In a Beleaguered League of Writers By Amy McClellan Photos Courtesy of Idaho Writers’ League In 2016, the once-mighty Idaho Falls chapter of the Idaho Writers’ League (IWL) vanished. It happened so abruptly that some members were stunned
By Amy Story Larson Magic Salad INGREDIENTS 2 large tomatoes, diced 1 can black beans 1 can sweet corn 1 small purple onion, diced 1 cucumber, diced 1 6-oz container feta cheese 1 tsp. minced garlic 1/2 c.
