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The virtual tour, Sacajawea Was Here: Idaho, is now live at TravelStorys.com !
We are now working to add a 12th site to the tour: the Lemhi County Museum.
Funds donated will cover the authoring of a 500-word site narrative, professional editing, and an audio recording of the narrative by voice artists. This work will be added to the tour and uploaded on their website and in the free app. The new site in the tour will be geo-tagged to the physical location of the Museum. It will be the fourth site of the tour that is in the city of Salmon, joining the Salmon City Cemetery, the Salmon Indian Camps, and the Sacajawea Center.
Cost breakdown:
-One additional geolocated story site: $1,200
-Narrated content of additional geotag: $300
-Professional scriptwriting of additional geotag: $570
About the Museum:
Nestled in the heart of downtown Salmon, Idaho, the Lemhi County Historical Society and Museum offers an immersive journey through Idaho’s vibrant past. Spanning two connected buildings with three extensive exhibit rooms, the museum presents a compelling story of life in the American West, deeply rooted in the heritage of Lemhi County.
In the original museum building, visitors will find thoughtfully curated exhibits exploring the region’s diverse history. The largest of these focuses on the Agai’Dika Shoshone and Bannock peoples—the area's first inhabitants—whose cultural traditions are central to understanding the valley’s layered past. Other exhibits interpret the arrival of settlers and the development of local industries including mining, ranching, and timber. The contributions of Chinese pioneers, the legacy of Lemhi County veterans, early education, and the civic story of Salmon City, the county seat, are also featured.
Crossing into the second building, guests encounter a dynamic interpretation of the waterways that define this rugged region. Dubbed the “River of No Return,” the Salmon River and its tributaries have long shaped the landscape and the people who depend on them. Educational exhibits explore the ecological and cultural significance of water, land use, anadromous fish, backcountry flying, and homesteading along these wild rivers.
This building also houses the Shirley Walker Lemhi County History Research Center, which offers visitors and scholars access to a rich trove of archival materials. The adjacent Visitor Center provides orientation and information for exploring the region further.
Whether you're tracing the footsteps of Indigenous peoples, gold seekers, or early homesteaders, the Lemhi County Historical Society and Museum invites you to discover the enduring stories of Idaho’s frontier and the people who shaped it. Guided tours available upon request (hours reduced late fall through early spring).
About the Virtual Tour:
From the ancient “4-way stop intersection” at Lost Trail Pass in the mountains of Montana, we will travel south into Idaho through areas familiar to Sacajawea and her people. We will visit landmarks such as Toby’s Monument, tribute to the Shoshone guide Chief Cameahwait selected to guide the Corps of Discovery into Nez Perce Country, the birthplace of Sacajawea just south of the current Amish store at Baker Country Market, and the grave monument dedicated to Chief Tendoy—the last great chief of Sacajawea’s people that signed the Virginia City Treaty of 1868. Shoshone voices tell the story of sites that were and still are significant to her people, including the Salmon City Cemetery where over 75 Shoshone individuals have returned for burial. Travelers to these sites will gain an understanding of Indigenous perspectives on American frontier history.
This tour includes rugged mountain roads that are impassable in winter, communities where the only shopping opportunity is a convenience store with a post office, and the small, modern town of Salmon that is popular with tourists any time of year. Remarkable views await you on the road and along many hiking and biking trails that can be found in this area that Sacajawea once called home, and where many of her descendants still pass through. Keep an eye out for wildlife as this region is home to elk, deer, mountain lions and many other animals.
About In Good Faith, Inc.:
IN GOOD FAITH is a nonprofit corporation consistent with the provisions of Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. It is committed to undertaking research for the purpose of educating and raising public awareness, as well as advancing legal-historic awareness and justice for American Indian people pertaining to aboriginal rights, treaties, matters of sovereignty and trust responsibility, and the failure of the American Indian Tribes to receive adequate compensation for the taking of ancestral aboriginal lands.
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