Introduction to the Trail - Auto Tour 5

Prelude to the Flight of the Nez Perce

Prior to 1855 the Nez Perce (or, in their language, Niimíipuu, meaning “the people” or “we the people”) homeland extended throughout much of north-central Idaho, northeastern Oregon and southeastern Washington. Tension mounted as whites ...

Maki Cabin

[The photos and video for the Maki site show the reconstruction of this historic homestead cabin at the Upper Swan Valley Museum in November 2018. The two historic photos are of Jamar and Elsie Maki milking cows and Jalmar Wirkkala, ...

MHHM-An Ancient Cultural Landscape

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MHHM-45-Mountains on the Move: The Bitterroot and Sapphire Ranges

The spectacular Bitterroot Mountains northwest of Sula expose granite rocks of the Idaho batholith, a major geologic feature that consists of a series of igneous intrusions that pushed their way toward the surface between about 80 and 53 million years ...