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History Archive

Title Issue
75 Years of Sun Valley

75 Years of Sun Valley

Highlights from Sun Valley Idaho's 75th birthday coffee table book, "The Sun Valley Story."

Winter 2012
Lore and Legends

Lore and Legends

The Wood River Valley, a place where the sagebrush subtlety of the Great Basin reaches toward the magisterial peaks of the Sawtooth Mountains, has seen its fair share of the unusual over the years. And among the detritus of history, bizarre stories, legends, myths and madness have emerged. Some stories were created by splashy journalists. Others by community apprehensions. And still others by mad behavior or just plain silliness. Most are now relegated to musty archives. But here are a few engaging stories from our past that run the spectrum from legitimate history to old-fashioned delusion.

Winter 2011
Idaho’s Basque Tables

Idaho’s Basque Tables

A Boise pub, a Hailey church and Meridian restaurant trace common roots to the Old Country.

Summer 2010
Memories of Minidoka

Memories of Minidoka

Winter 2010
The California Trail: A Tangible History

The California Trail: A Tangible History

The California Trail, only a few hours from Sun Valley, offers tangible history you can trace. Follow wagon ruts through farms and small towns and the most formidable desert. That’s just what this writer did.

Summer 2009
Endangered Art

Endangered Art

The ancient art of hunting with a bird of prey where humans are seen as neither friend nor foe, but a means to a meal when working together.

Summer 2008
My Sunny Valentine

My Sunny Valentine

A loving look at Sun Valley through the eyes of a Hollywood mogul whose humble beginnings included a stint here as a waiter at the Sun Valley Lodge.

Winter 2008
Red Lights and Silk Stockings

Red Lights and Silk Stockings

Red lights, silk stockings. A look at the bawdier days of Blaine County.

Summer 2007
Scratch the Surface

Scratch the Surface

Gooding, the birthplace of Idaho's seventh governor and a stop for the Chatauqua Movement.

Winter 2007
Within A Wolf's Cry

Within A Wolf's Cry

Idaho Rocky Mountain Ranch north of Ketchum.

Summer 2006
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