Life Lessons Learned at the Fair
On August 17th, I will get my chance at fair redemption. The Lemhi County Fair kicks off that Saturday and lasts through the week. The closing day is Saturday, August 24. Events will include the Family Fun Night-Alcohol Free, Horse and Dog Races & Ranch Rodeo, the Salmon Stampede PRCA Rodeo, and more. Continue reading
The Salmon Blog
July 10, 2019
Solitude between Mountain Peaks
The Lemhi River - Salmon, ID -From the July/August 2019 issue of Northwest Flyfishing Nestled between the Beaverhead Mountains and the Lemhi Range, Idaho’s scenic Lemhi River ows northwest from where it forms near the tiny town of... Read Post
July 2, 2019
Landon Shares Her Story of the 4th of July and Salmon River Days
Ten years ago, the best looking man I had ever seen told me about Salmon River Days. I was in no place to be making plans for the holiday weekend—Fourth of July was almost two months away and Salmon was 250 miles from where we were working... Read Post
June 7, 2019
Head off “Summer Learning Loss” with a visit to The Salmon Valley.
The days are getting longer, and school is out for summer. Although I look forward to the lazy summer afternoon and slower pace that June brings, I also vividly remember some of the boredom I experienced during summer breaks as a kid. Not only are... Read Post
May 29, 2019
Summer is Coming to the Salmon Valley
“Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” - Henry James, qtd. in A Backward Glance, Edith Wharton Summer is fast approaching and with it the... Read Post
March 5, 2018
The Idaho Town In The Middle Of Nowhere That’s So Worth The Journey
Posted in Idaho January 31, 2018 by Emerson Curtright Located on the banks of “The River of No Return” and surrounded by several different national forests is the quaint town of Salmon. With a population of 3,112, this little town isn’t... Read Post
May 30, 2017
Even The Crazy Tourist loves Salmon, Idaho!
Another online travel magazine finds Salmon, Idaho and loves it! "Salmon is a town clinging to an old wild west identity without the roughness..." TheCrazyTourist.com ranks Salmon #2 in 15 "Best Small Towns to Visit in Idaho". - "The western... Read Post
March 30, 2017
Outside: Salmon River Steelhead
This is a featured article in BigSkyJournal.com written by Greg Thomas and illustrated by Fred Thomas from February 2017. I grew up along the Pacific Northwest’s coastal salmon and steelhead streams where it was easy to spot the rookie... Read Post
December 23, 2016
Creating Business in a Small Town
SALMON, IDAHO — Seven years ago, any out-of-towner might not have looked twice at the old Odd Fellows building in downtown Salmon, which is in central Idaho north of Challis. But volunteer Cindy Phelps and the Craig and Jessica McCallum family saw... Read Post
November 11, 2016
Sixteens Hours in Salmon
This is a featured article in NRS's Duct Tape Diaries by Emerald LaFortune from November 10, 2016. Salmon, Idaho is a lot of things. Gloriously podunk, an outdoor enthusiast’s hub, and the destination for your next steelhead fishing trip. A... Read Post
August 20, 2015
In Idaho, Thin Snow Means Fat Tires
By Matt Furber for the New York Times, FEB 25, 2014 - . Snow has been so scant in Idaho this winter that bicycles started showing up in shop windows in the middle of January, and cyclists began booking ski huts during a season when it’s... Read Post
