Schiermeier Taxidermy

Schiermeier Taxidermy

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...
Mini-Cassia Craft Fair

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,...
Vintners Rising

Vintners Rising

Put the potatoes aside and pass the grapes! The Great Bonneville Flood not only sculpted the towering basalt walls of the Snake River Canyon, but the event – which took place some 15,000 years ago – developed a sandy loam soil perfect for wine grape growing in Idaho....
Local Eats and Organic Treats

Local Eats and Organic Treats

Don’t let the location – a corner lot in a busy strip mall along Falls Avenue – fool you. Local Dish Market and Café is like no store you’ve experienced before. The moment you step outside your vehicle and approach Local Dish you know you’re in for a treat. If the...
Day Tripper: Make the hike to Independence Lakes

Day Tripper: Make the hike to Independence Lakes

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...