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A Time To Remember Part II

By Cathy Bourner As part of the Department of Commerce’s database of historically important attractions, the Division of Tourism compiles a reference list of military memorials and events in Idaho.  The database includes memorials as modest as a flagpole and plaque, to those more grand such as Veterans’ Park in Boise. While Memorial Day brings [...]

A Time to Remember Part I

by Cathy Bourner While Memorial Day brings to mind the beginning of summer and camping season in Idaho we wanted to take a few words to share a little history of this thoughtful day. Originally called Decoration Day, it is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation’s service. Memorial Day’s [...]