Category: Region
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Minerva Teichert; Prolific Artist & Cokeville Resident
Minerva Bernetta Kohlhepp Teichert was a prolific American painter of Western art and subjects from the teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day… Read More
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Why Bear Lake Needs Us — And Why We Need Bear Lake Watch
By Brady Long, Executive Director, Bear Lake Watch For over 30 years, Bear Lake Watch has stood as a steward for one of our region’s… Read More
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Rebirth of a Cokeville School – The Schoolhouse Inn
Cokeville’s Rural SchoolsFrom 1908 to 1918, homesteaders claimed large portions of the valley, and the school system struggled to educate the student-aged children in the… Read More
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Come Home Again to Cokeville, Wyoming
The Cokeville area in Lincoln county, Wyoming shares a fascinating history. Cokeville was not originally a Mormon settlement, but was settled gradually by many groups… Read More
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Tennessee in Southern Idaho- An Unexpected Encounter
Montpelier has always been a baseball town. Discussions about religion or politics are often less heated than those involving the latest pennant race or an… Read More
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Horseback Riding in Bear Lake
So you’ve done all the normal Bear Lake things- been to the beach, returned with a sunburn; grabbed the traditional meal of a burger, french… Read More
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Elijah Nicholas ‘Nick’ Wilson; The White Indian Boy
Nick Wilson (1842–1915,) lived an exciting, adventurous, life. Raised in Utah on the western frontier, this Mormon boy ran away from his home to live… Read More
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The Railroad in Southeastern Idaho
For generations, the railroad was the dominant force in southeastern Idaho, and its payroll the largest in the country. The Oregon Short Line Railroad laid… Read More
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Tipsy Cows
J. Patrick Wilde was a noted recorder of life in Bear Lake. His prolific collections of historical tales and legends fill several volumes. His book,… Read More
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The Oregon Trail and Hudspeth Cutoff in Southeast Idaho
The storied Oregon Trail stretched from Missouri through southern Wyoming into the Bear River Valley, along the shores of Bear Lake, continuing through present-day Montpelier… Read More