Turns out Valley County, ID is interesting.
TourPods has 8 narrated audio stories about Valley County — the hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore of its streets, told like a podcast about wherever you're standing.
Ponderosa State Park
The Peninsula That Stayed Public
How a pine-covered point became McCall’s public shoreline landmark.
Stibnite
War Minerals, Cards, and Contraband in Stibnite
How a remote Idaho mining camp became a wartime boomtown with trouble close behind.
Long Valley
Before the Resorts, Long Valley Fed the Mountains
How high meadows and farm fields sustained a working mountain economy.
Payette Lake
How Payette Lake Made McCall
A lake named for a trapper became the heart of a mountain town.
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When the Lake Town Learned to Love Winter
McCall’s shift from sawmills and timber to four-season mountain tourism.
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How Finnish Farm Families Helped Shape Donnelly
In Long Valley, survival became a food tradition.
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When Gold Outran the Law at Thunder Mountain
A remote Idaho gold rush where distance made order almost impossible.
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How a Rancher’s Name Stayed on the Lake
A town grew on Payette Lake, and one settler’s name stayed.
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