Emerald Creek Garnet Ltd. has received a federal permit to mine industrial-grade garnets from approximately 328 acres near Fernwood, Idaho. Centuries ago, an ancient lake washed garnet crystals out of ...

I have lived all over Idaho. From Magic Valley to the panhandle to southeastern Idaho, I've called many of the Gem State's ...

Standing ankle-deep in thick brown mud and pushing a shovel into the side of a stream bed may not sound like much of a way to spend a vacation. Why fill buckets with dirt when you could be windsurfing ...

The state gem of the ‘Gem State’ is the Star Garnet! Idaho’s semi-precious stone is a rare sight to behold! There are only two places in the entire world where you can mine star garnets. One is the ...

Check the web site for last-minute closures before making the trip. It’s updated daily. Clarkia is southeast of Spokane in Idaho. For directions, nearby ...

ST MARIES, Idaho — The Emerald Creek Garnet Area in St. Maries closed for road construction and site improvements in 2019, and remained that way to adhere to social distancing guidelines during the ...

What makes this case especially eerie is the lingering belief that Van Vlack's spirit endures, haunting the rooms of the Old Idaho Penitentiary to this day ...