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Humble Hero

There’s no way of knowing for sure, but there was probably no more reluctant a war hero than Sgt. David Bleak.

It all began in 1888 with the construction of two water towers, one near the Snake River and the other near today's Museum of Idaho.

Situated on nearly a full city block on Broadway in Downtown Idaho Falls, Chesbro Music Co. vibrates with musical promise.

Joining the Washburn-Langford-Doane expedition, Everts, along with 19 men and 40 horses, set out to chronicle the wonders of this untamed land.

In the late 1940s, an influx of settlers gravitated to Idaho's picturesque lakeshores.

Lava rock envelops the landscape of some of our most prominent history, reminding us of past eruptions.

What began in 1934 as a local café would prove to stand the test of time.

For 20 years, the Collectors’ Corner Museum has been displaying unique collectible items from each and every era.

Located along the Snake River, where the area was first settled, you will find the bright, welcoming, buildings of Historic Downtown Idaho Falls.

BEFORE HE WAS EVEN BORN, Ammiruhamah Faulkner saved his mother’s life – and not in some sappy, sentimental way.

The Museum of Idaho has an exciting lineup of summer events for both members and nonmembers.

In 1909, Mayor E.P. Coltman asked the city council to recommend a spot on the Snake to erect a hydroelectric power plant.

On January 22, the museum unveils “Genghis Khan: Culture and Conquest.”

Sarah Crow brought the first piano to Eagle Rock in 1883 and began teaching lessons. Alma Marker’s music store opened that same year.

Get to know people of the past who made what Idaho Falls is today.

To many Idaho Falls long-timers, no matter what the sign says, it’ll always be the Westbank.

Tautphaus Park, as it became known, attracted day-trippers and tourists from afar to picnic, boat and swim at this oasis in the desert