Category: Bear Lake Valley; UT & ID

Conestoga Wagons? They’re Made in Bear Lake!

Newcomers to the Bear Lake Valley are often surprised to see a covered wagon or two in the lakeside area. Heads often turn at the… Read More
Butch Cassidy Statue at Heritage Park

At exactly 3:13 pm on Thursday, August 13, 1896, Butch Cassidy and his infamous gang of outlaws robbed the Bank of Montpelier in downtown Montpelier.… Read More
Amos Russell Wright; Mormon Frontiersman

Born Jan 12, 1840 to Jonathan C. and Rebecca Wheeler Wright in Nauvoo, Illinois, Amos Russell Wright lived an adventurous and colorful life. Raised as… Read More
Which Came First the “Berry” or the “Shake”?

It’s kind of a chicken and egg question, and to be honest, we don’t know the answer… “raspberries” and “milkshakes” have been the perfect combination… Read More
Thomas ‘Peg-Leg Smith;’ Early Settler

Born on October 10, 1801, in Crab Orchard, Kentucky, Thomas Lane “Peg-Leg” Smith was one of the most colorful characters in the early 1800s. He… Read More
‘Butch Cassidy;” Robert Leroy Parker

One of the Old West’s most storied personalities was the outlaw “Butch Cassidy”, whose real name was Robert Leroy Parker. In the late 1800s, Cassidy,… Read More
Military Transport Plane Crash in Bear Lake Area

The Bear Lake region contains many community-service minded groups and individuals, dedicated to help when needed. One such group, known as the Bear Lake Rangers,… Read More
Gutzon de la Mothe ‘John’ Borglum: Sculpturer of Mount Rushmore

Born in St. Charles, Idaho, in the Bear Lake Valley, in what was then the Idaho Territory in 1867, Borglum became famous for creating the… Read More
Jim Bridger; Mountain Man & Guide

James Felix Bridger was born on March 17, 1804 in Richmond Virginia. He received no formal education and was illiterate all his life. After… Read More
James, Jesse Woodson- in Malad?

Jesse James was born September 5, 1847 in Clay county, the “Little Dixie” area of western Missouri, near present-day Kearney. James became a Civil War… Read More