Full of historic buildings, Sandpoint is an endearing small town in an exceptional location, on the western shore of Idaho’s largest lake. It’s hard to do justice to the beauty of Lake Pend Oreille. This smooth expanse of clear water is captured by three major mountain ranges, with slopes clad with meadows and skyscraping stands …
In south-central Idaho’s Magic Valley, Burley is a small town with a world of outdoor activities on its doorstep. First off the Snake River, famous for its waterfalls and forbidding canyons, is unusually gentle in Burley. The calm waters are perfect for water sports like kayaking and paddleboarding, while Burley hosts an important regatta and …
Young and trendy, Garden City is an enclave within Idaho’s State Capital and a hotbed for start-up businesses and artists. This has much to do with the affordable rents in this part of town, and Garden City has taken care to nurture a creative atmosphere. The Visitors Bureau has established a Craft Beverage Corridor, packed …
In the Boise Metropolitan area along the Treasure Valley, Star is a small but fast-growing city just below the foothills of the Boise Range. Although Star has been on maps since the 19th century, the population has ballooned since 2000, and has more than doubled since 2010 to almost 12,000. Almost everything around Star is …
Ensconced in sagebrush-decked desert, the city of Mountain Home originated as a supply station on the Oregon Trail which passed close by in the mid-19th century. You can take a drive along the route of the trail, see where it forded the Snake River and discover plenty of spots where wagon wheels left permanent indentations …
In the Snake River Plain, the city of Chubbuck has steadily grown over the last 30 years, more than doubling in population since 1990. And while this is a new settlement, with new developments and parks all around, there are some fascinating stories to uncover. In the middle of the 19th century the river valley …
The agricultural city of Blackfoot sits halfway between Idaho Falls and Pocatello on the Snake River Plain. This fertile landscape is bedecked with potato fields, to the point where Blackfoot has the largest potato industry of any area in the United States, and has assumed the title of “Potato Capital of the World”. Whether you’re …
Enveloped by romantic mountain scenery along the Portneuf Valley, the seat of Bannock County is a city of 55,000, originating as a key trading post at Fort Hall. Later in the 19th century the Portneuf Valley became a corridor for immigrants making their way on the arduous Oregon Trail, turning Pocatello into a kind of …
The second-largest city in Idaho’s Magic Valley region is an agrarian community resting in miles of flat farmland. Up to the 20th century much of Jerome County was desert until a huge irrigation project gave rise to fertile countryside that produces a bounty of fruit and vegetables. For all the gentleness in Jerome’s backyard, the …
Directly north of the Coeur d’Alene, Hayden is a relatively young city surrounded by amazing natural scenery and a wealth of family attractions. Hayden is bordered by large expanses of prairie, and on the horizon in almost every direction are the peaks of the Coeur d’Alene and Spokane Mountains. The two largest lakes in Idaho …