Paul Tomita was four. It was July 4, 1943. Independence Day at Minidoka, a camp in the vast Idaho desert, where over 13,000 Japanese American men, women, and children were incarcerated during ...

Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, situated about 90 minutes west of Idaho Falls by car, is a massive 750,000-acre protected area that features everything from ice-cold caves to ...

It was July 4, 1943. Independence Day at Minidoka, a camp in the vast Idaho desert, where over 13,000 Japanese American men, women and children were incarcerated during World War II as security ...

ARCO, Idaho — Far out in the eastern Idaho desert, we explored a canal just feet off the road, filled with thousands of rusted medicine bottles, hand-painted mugs, fine china, ...

Fast forward to about 15,000 years ago, and a second major geological event helped shape Idaho’s landscape. Today’s Salt Lake used to be much larger; back then, it was called Lake Bonneville ...

Independence Day at Minidoka, a camp in the vast Idaho desert, where over 13,000 Japanese American men, women and children were incarcerated during World War II as security risks because of their ...