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Blair Koch

Writer / Journalist / Photographer

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Stoker Milk celebrates four generations of family ownership!

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From Idaho to Guatemala, researcher Richard Hansen is passionate about conserving Mayan settlements

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Arno’s Confection Perfection builds business with chocolate bark.

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To the many hikers, climbers and globetrotters coming out of the City of Rocks National Reserve near Almo, Durfee Hot Springs must look like a desert oasis. Luckily, the hot springs are more than a mirage: The natural hot springs have been providing refuge for decades, from pioneers crossing the West for California to present [...]

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Equine-based therapy programs abound in southern Idaho.

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Tom Schiermeier and Ryan Schiermeier, the father/son team of Schiermeier Taxidermy, look at their lives’ work as more than stuffing trophy animal mounts. Whether it’s a teenager’s first pheasant harvest or a Kodiak Brown Bear taken from Alaska’s permafrost terrain during a once-in-a-lifetime hunt, their job is to first, pay homage to the creature at [...]

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Mini-Cassia Craft Fair

“Something for everyone” is often nothing more than cliché, but at the Mini-Cassia Craft Fair, the saying goes beyond lip service – it’s true. For over 20 years the Mini-Cassia Craft Fair has annually drawn 150 craftsmen and artisan vendors from Idaho, California, Oregon, Wyoming and Utah. They bring thousands of unique items with them [...]

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Snake River Canyon wines mature into multi-million dollar, award-winning industry.

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Local Dish Market and Café makes sustainable obtainable.

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At 59 years old, Danny Osterhout has lived in Declo long enough to know Independence Lakes are an often-overlooked alpine treasure. He longs for more opportunities to saddle up a horse or lace up his hiking boots to make the quick jaunt into the lake system, nestled at just over 9,000 feet, in the valley [...]