03/11/2019

Hagerman Sheep Monument

Curious Mind: Hagerman Sheep Monument pays tribute to once-thriving wool growing industry
03/11/2019

Hagerman Birding Festival

HAGERMAN — The oldest graves around here are 165 years old, under a cairn along the Old Oregon Trail near Salmon Falls. Others graves are closer to town.
12/9/2017

Rescuing a Pioneer Cemetery

By Mychel Matthews (view original article here) HAGERMAN — The oldest graves around here are 165 years old, under a cairn along the Old Oregon Trail near Salmon Falls. Others graves are closer to town. Johnny Smalley was bitten by a rattlesnake. And Harry Cline, aka outlaw Bronco Pete, was killed by a posse in …

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11/12/2017

Idaho’s Historical Markers

By Mychel Matthews (view original article here) Salmon Falls ▶ Milepost 186.9 U.S. 30 near Hagerman In 1812, Joseph Miller found 100 lodges of indians spearing thousands of salmon each afternoon at a cascade below here. Each summer, they dried a year’s supply. After 1842, they also traded salmon to Oregon Trail emigrants. Explorer John …

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08/10/2017

IDPR Plans $8 Million Improvements for Billingsley Creek Park

By Mychel Matthews (view original article here) HAGERMAN — Visitors to the Billingsley Creek unit of Thousand Springs State Park will in a few years find new features, unveiled Wednesday by the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation. Plans include a visitor center, campground, road improvements, multi-use trails and enhanced fishing and paddling access on …

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07/23/2017

Hagerman Museum: Ancient Fossils and an Explorer’s Map

By Mychel Matthews (view original article here) HAGERMAN — The Hagerman Valley Historical Society is the unlikely owner of a valuable art collection, which has the group scrambling to raise money for a new building to display the paintings. For now, 600 oil paintings by landscape impressionist Archie “Teton” Teater donated to the society are …

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07/19/2017

Fish Ladder Construction – An Engineering Spectacle

By Virginia Hutchins (view original article here) During Idaho Power’s 2005 dam relicensing, state and federal wildlife agencies wanted to restore that life history. A fish ladder finished in 2008 — at Idaho Power’s diversion for its Lower Malad hydro plant — reconnected the lower two miles of the Malad River. On average, about 2,500 …

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06/22/2017

Hidden in Plain Sight: Ritter Island’s Secret World

By Virginia Hutchins (view original article here) WENDELL — Perhaps you’ve joined the crowds at the annual arts festival on Ritter Island. You probably stood on the bridge, admiring the extraordinarily clear spring water tumbling from the Snake River Canyon wall and forming the pretty channel that separates the island from the mainland. But unless …

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05/11/2017

Trip of a Lifetime: Road Tripper Visits 3 Idaho National Sites

By Tetona Dunlap (view original article) Mikah Meyer’s road trip started out as way to remember his late father. Along the way he’s discovered his journey connects with many others. In 2016 — on the 11th anniversary of his father death from cancer — Meyers started his three-year journey to visit the more than 415 …

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05/9/2017

Curious Mind: Local Trout Products Available Upon Request

By: Kimberly Williams Brackett (view original article) Q: I read that Idaho produces 75 percent of the trout in the nation. Is it available fresh and frozen in our local stores? A: “Any local retailer could carry our product but that is a decision of the seafood buyer for the retailer,” said Cally Grindstaff, VP …

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04/25/2017

Samantha McCrorey of Hagerman inks with Northwest College

By: Alex Valentine (view original article) The long, winding webs of connections that athletics build for players and coaches alike often weave across state boundaries and roll down from one generation to the next. In small, tight-knit communities like Hagerman, that often proves even truer. Those sturdy basketball connections came to fruition on Monday, as …

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04/20/2017

Walk, bike, bird and ride: Group plans miles of trails to connect Hagerman Valley

By: Tetona Dunlap (view original article) It all started with an idea to build a bike path connecting Hagerman to Billingsley Creek. And what was a short stretch has now grown to miles of trails. Hagerman Mayor Noel C. Weir approached Craig Laughlin last year to head the initial bike path project. He’s the president …

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03/29/2017

If there was ever a year for whitewater rafting in Idaho, this is the one

By Steve Stuebner for the Times-News (view original article) Floating the Middle Fork Salmon River is an adventure worthy of any Idaho bucket list. (Courtesy: Idaho River Adventures) There’s a secret place, deep inside the Bruneau River Canyon, that I call the “Valley of the Caves and Spiritual Wonders.” I named it in the coffee …

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10/18/2016

“Farm to School” teaches students about healthy eating

HAGERMAN, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — Healthy food doesn’t have to taste bland. It can actually taste very good, as a chef proved to students at a high school in Idaho on Monday. “I love it. It’s such a passion doing this and to get the message across,” said Kirt Martin, Chef/Owner of Snake River Grill in …

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09/25/2016

Thousand Springs Festival delights hundreds

By Mychel Matthews (view original article) HAGERMAN — Ritter Island State Park was filled Saturday with art, song and food. And people. Lots of people. Despite that pesky Idaho wind, folks from as far away as Seattle flocked to the 24th annual Thousand Springs Festival of Arts, which continues Sunday until 5 p.m. The festival …

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07/5/2016

Hagerman Sheep Monument

Curious Mind: Hagerman Sheep Monument pays tribute to once-thriving wool growing industry By Kimberly Williams Brackett (view original article) Q: Hagerman has a point of interest — a bronze sculpture of a pioneer sheepherder. Why? A: “The Hagerman sheepherder statue was bought and erected by Bill Jones, a local sheepherder. He wanted to do something …

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04/7/2016

Anglers have choices fishing in Hagerman

It’s rare to go home empty handed after fishing at the Hagerman Wildlife Management Area, near Hagerman.
03/28/2016

Visiting Ritter Island and Minnie Miller Springs

Ritter Island is a wonderful place to visit at this time of year. The springs are flowing, spring plants and flowers are beginning to bloom, and it’s an easy place to access for spring hiking and sight-seeing for the whole family, near Wendell and Hagerman, Idaho.
03/11/2016

26th Annual St. Patricks Day Fun Run

The Results Are In, Download Them Below 2016 – Half Marathon Run Results 2016 – 3.5 Mile Walk Results 2016 – 5.5 Mile Run Results 2016 – 5.5 Mile Run Results
02/26/2016

Visit Miracle or Banbury Hot Springs

There’s nothing quite like immersing yourself in a natural hot springs and feeling the water cleanse your body and soul. Precious geothermal hot water — heated naturally deep inside Mother Earth — penetrates your pores and clears your head of all worries.
02/24/2016

Post Register: Hagerman Fossil Beds show Idaho’s past

Idaho is richly blessed with natural resources and outdoor recreational opportunities. However, what Idaho doesn’t have is an abundance of national parks and monuments. In fact, Idaho shares only a tiny sliver of Yellowstone as its only national park. Only two national monuments grace our maps. You have almost certainly heard of Craters of the Moon National Monument, but can you name the second one?
12/30/2015

Hagerman Birding Festival

The upcoming Hagerman Birding Festival, scheduled for Feb. 12-14, is a perfect event to learn how to get started. Pre-registration is open for the event, which is limited to the first 150 people who sign up.
09/8/2015

The Trip of a Lifetime

South-central Idaho — Sturgeon are the largest fresh-water fish in North America and can be found in three of Idaho’s major river systems; the Snake River, the Kootenai and the Salmon River. This prehistoric monster of the deep is fast becoming one of Idaho’s most popular game fish. Its enormous size and fighting strength have captured the hearts of anglers from around the world.
08/7/2015

Glamping at Miracle Hot Springs

With school starting in the next few weeks and summer winding down it’s time to start planning some staycations, to keep from getting cabin fever. Staycations are vacations that are close enough to home that they can happen on a two day weekend yet far enough that it feels like you’re away from it all.
06/28/2013

MagicValley.com: A Glance at Hagerman History

Hagerman received its official name after Stanley Hageman and Jack Hess established a post office and store in town.
02/18/2009

BoiseWeekly.com: The Age of Aquaculture

Stroll by a supermarket fresh fish counter and you’ll see varying shades of pink and gray flesh—salmon, trout, catfish, raw shrimp—piled on mounds of crushed ice. But look closer through the smudged display case and you’ll find a United Nations assembly of marine ambassadors, name tags proclaiming: “Arrowtooth Flounder, U.S.A., wild” or “Fresh farmed salmon steak, color added, Canada, farm-raised” or “Raw shrimp, Thailand, farm-raised.”