Boise Idaho Blog

How Idaho got its name…
The Idaho State Historical Society released a publication that tells how Idaho got its name and it is kind of interesting.
At first Colorado was going to take the name Idaho but when they found out that it was not an Indian word they chose to stick with Colorado. Time passed and [...]

Idaho is a place of geologic ferment. More than 2 dozen volcanic eruptions and more than sixty lava flows have shaped large parts of the state.

Hells Canyon on the Oregon border generally is considered to be the deepest canyon in the US.

EVERYONE PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THIS ONE… ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT COMPLAIN ABOUT CALIFORNIANS
Through Idaho’s history, more people have come from the state, and have left the state for, California than any other state.

Two Idaho politicians, both nationally known US senators, have run for president. They were William Borah in 1936 and Frank Church in 1976.

Idaho ranks first in the nation for production of three plant crops; potatoes, Austrian winter peas, and wrinkled see peas. It also ranks first in the nation for production of hatchery trout.

Idaho has one of the largest Basque communities in the United States, and a major Basque cultural center is located in downtown Boise.

There are five Indian reservations in Idaho. The Shoshone-Bannock reservation is located in eastern Idaho and the Nez Perce, Coeur d’Alene, and Kootenai reservations are located in northern Idaho. The Shoshone-Paiute reservation straddles the border between Idaho and Nevada.

Although located far inland, Idaho has one seaport, at Lewiston. Farm and other products are barged from there down the Snake River to the Columbia River, and ultimately, to the Pacific Ocean.

The highest spot in Idaho is the peak of Mount Borah in Custer County, at 12,662 feet above sea level. The lowest spot is at Lewiston, 770 feet above sea level.