Idaho
Idaho Potato Expo: Home of the World's Largest Potato Chip
6/20/21 •
…southeastern Idaho, between Idaho Falls and Pocatello along I-15. The expo is in a remodeled 1913 railroad depot at 130 N.W. Main St. It’s open from May through September. For…
Idaho's Old Mission State Park: A Church Hand-Built Without Nails
12/11/24 •
Old-west history buffs will enjoy northern Idaho’s Old Mission State Park, where a cathedral-like church rose in the 1850s almost like a miracle in the wilderness. The state’s oldest standing…
A Stop in Weippe, Idaho On the Lewis and Clark Trail
5/25/24 •
Following the trail of Lewis and Clark, my husband and I stopped for coffee in Weippe, Idaho, a hamlet on the high mountain prairie where the Nez Perce fed the…
Nez Perce Culture at the Spalding Visitors Center, Idaho
2/07/24 •
…Idaho. A 23-minute movie gave us an overview of tribal history, and we especially enjoyed the museum, filled with tribal artifacts, clothing, pictures and horse tack. I learned that the…
Warhawk Air Museum in Idaho: A Fascinating Look at Flight
1/05/25 •
At the Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa, Idaho, I got a fascinating look at flight, from World War I through future space-age research. It’s housed in a 20,000-square-foot building located,…
The Colorado Railroad Museum
5/11/24 •
…paved road in North America, runs 28 miles to the summit of 14,264-foot Mt. Evans. It starts about 20 miles west of Golden at Idaho Springs; for details about the…
Ashfall Fossil Beds State Park, Nebraska: Home of the Largest Intact Fossil Bed
2/09/24 •
…above) wrapped in a blanket of ash that’s thought to be 10 million years old. Scientists believe the ash came from an Idaho volcano more than 700 miles away, falling…
