Tuesday follow up

If you missed it, Tuesdays story was about the history of the Boise River. TL;DR: the Boise River used to be a polluted mess & the creation of the Greenbelt helped spur a major river cleanup, leading to the beautiful Boise River we know & enjoy today.

From Boise reader Jay, who runs the Dry Creek Historical Society, gave me some awesome info about the old cars along the river bank situation. Here's a note from Jay:

One word about the old junked cars along the river bank (great photo of them, by the way): many times they were deliberately placed there in order to reduce bank erosion during periods of high water. In the same sense, when I lead History Hikes up in the foothills I often point out old cars that have been placed part-way up some particularly steep draws, in order to slow down water flowing from the higher elevations and reduce erosion. When it picks up speed, that runoff can be like a buzz saw, particularly after a grass fire. I suspect the "car banks" along the river became unnecessary after the river was dammed, but who knows how long it would have taken for them to rust away, and the banks to return to their natural form, if not for Onweiler's vision.

So interesting! I've always wondered about the cars in the foothills, and in my ignorance I always imagined they ended up there from some teenagers going on an insane joyride. The more you know🌈

Weekend plans

Sat Aug 13: Boise Soul Food Festival is happening in Julia Davis Park alll day. It's going to be amazing! Get the deets in our story or listen to City Cast Boise's latest podcast all about the festival.

Fri-Sun Aug 12-14: 81 days until Halloween! Get ready at the Idaho Halloween & Horror Convention, happening at the Red Lion downtown. Browse Halloween vendors, attend the Horror Ball, eat at the Undead Buffet, take classes, learn makeup, and more! Also the Idaho Zombie Walk is on Friday 6-7pm. I'm so here for all of this lol. Tix start at $15 or $45 for all three days.

Sun Aug 14: The 8th Annual Idaho Tejano Music Festival is happening at Indian Creek Plaza from 3-10pm. Music, food & more! I'm pretty sure this is free to attend but I couldn't 100% confirm.

Next weekend: LED is bringing back Dance is Cringe, an incredible dance performance that debuted at Treefort 10 in March. It was the talk of the town during Treefort & it's coming back for this weekend only, so don't miss it! Tix are still available for Friday & Saturday.

Out of town

Th-Sat Aug 11-13: The Braun Brothers Reunion is happening in Challis. If you like country and rock music, camping, and meeting new people, this is your jam. Three full days of music in the Idaho mountains. Online tix sales have ended but you can still buy tix at the door! All ages fun partay.

Th-Sun Aug 11-14: The Idaho Mountain Festival is happening in Castle Rocks State Park. It's an all-inclusive rock climbing event, complete with camping, catered meals, demo gear, climbing clinics, yoga classes, training runs, kid activities and more! I think registration is closed (bc it starts today lol) but mark your calendars for next year cause it sounds really fun!

Fri-Sun Aug 12-14: The annual Huckleberry Festival is happening in Donnelly. There's a fun run, community breakfast, parade on Saturday, live music, and 40+ craft and food vendors. Funnnn.

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Tunes & shows

Lots of fun shows happening this weekend + next week! See all upcoming shows at fromboise.com/shows​

• Th Aug 11 @ 5:30pm: Lounge on Fire at Idaho Botanical Garden
• Th Aug 11 @ 8pm: Church of the Cosmic Skull + Lord Buffalo at Neurolux
• Th Aug 11 @ 8pm: Shawn James + Gravedancer at The Olympic
• Th Aug 11 @ 8pm: MUNA at Knitting Factory
• Th Aug 11 @ 8pm: The Synth Society at Club Karma
• Fri Aug 12 @ 7pm: Fall of Fathom + A Residual Affinity + Illicit Nature + Slurm Flirty Worm at Belle Event Center
• Fri Aug 12 @ 7pm: Kiltro + Lucky Spell + Oyó at The Olympic
• Fri Aug 12 @ 8pm: BODEGA at The Shredder
• Fri Aug 12 @ 8pm: Hooveriii + Mondo UFO + Moon's Owl Mages at Neurolux
• Sat Aug 13 @ 7pm: Up is the Down is the (album release) at The Olympic
• Sat Aug 13 @ 7pm: Petite Amie + Endless Atlas at Neurolux
• Sun Aug 14 @ 8pm: Red Fang + Bell Witch + Aerial Ruin: Stygian Bough + HELP at The Olympic

More upcoming shows: fromboise.com/shows​

Food finds & things to drink

• Did you know that Lost Grove Brewing now has a pizza kitchen?! We got to try it out and it was sooo good.
• Also did you know Redfeather Lounge (next to Bittercreek) is open again? Their cocktails are looking goood.
• ​Caffeina has new breakfast goodies. Yum.
• Boise Juice Co. brought back the IdaBerry Bowl, featuring Idaho huckleberries! It's sooo good.

Things to do

• TONIGHT: Go watch On The Line, a home movie that follows filmmakers Jack Russell and Sam Scourfield on their search for The Road Trip of a Lifetime. It's *premiering* at 9:30pm tonight at The Terrace Drive-In Theater in Caldwell.
• TONIGHT: Check out Art at the Greenbelt Market and visit with local artist Justin John. Starts at 6pm.
• Fri Aug 12: Movies Under the Stars at Julia Davis Park is showing Jungle Cruise. Movie starts at 9:30pm. Byo blanket/chair, picnic & drinks (no glass). It's free!
• Fri Aug 12: Global Groove Drum & Dance is happening at the Global Lounge Commons from 6-8pm. All ages & levels welcome! Tix are only $15.
• Sat-Sun Aug 13-14: Nampa Festival of the Arts is happening at Lakeview Park in Nampa from 10am-6pm. Browse more than 200 local arts vendors. Parking & admission are freee!
• Sat-Sun Aug 13-14: Have a cute pet? Get your photo taken together at Bark n' Purr's Summer Pet Portrait Event! A $30 donation to the Moonsong Malamute Rescue gets you a 10min portrait. Must sign up for your slot in advance.
• Sun Aug 14: Join The Great Dolphin Dunk, happening at 12pm at Roaring Springs. 10,000 toy dolphins will race around the Endless River, now in its 22nd year. The event has raised more than $1M for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Ada County!
• Sun Aug 14: Close out your weekend with Yoga at Elm Grove Park with Marisa Radha Weppner from 11am-12pm. All levels welcome!
• Tu-Sat Aug 16-20: The Caldwell Night Rodeo is back for its 98th year! GA tix start at $15, kids are $1, goes up from there. Yee-haw!
• Wed Aug 17: Go watch Anchor Point at Idaho State Museum, a documentary film about women changing the culture of firefighting on our nation’s public lands. Tix are only $5! Starts at 6pm.
• Next week: Caldwell Night Rodeo kicks off next week, happening Tuesday, August 16-Saturday, August 20.

A lil love note

Today marks 11 years that I've lived in Boise! I moved to Boise on August 11, 2011, so this anniversary feels extra special <3

I love Boise soo much. I am who I am today because of Boise. I was kind of your typical lost 18 year old when I came here - desperate to get out of my tiny hometown and more than ready to start the next chapter of my life. After like 5 minutes of being here I knew Boise was where I wanted to be. I think it's like that for a lot of people. Boise pulls you in. It has an energy that you can't describe, but you feel it and then you need it in your life.

Anyway, I just feel so lucky to live such a good and fun life in Boise. I have met sooo many cool people in Boise. I've made life long friends here, in a few months I'm marrying the the love of my life (we met a Forester's in McCall lol), by some miracle we just bought our first house, I've even managed to make my entire career is about Boise – how cool is that! I'm looking forward to telling more stories about Boise, continuing to explore our beautiful city, have some lil Boise kids, get a dog, and keep living that gooood Boise life.

Here's to the next 11 <3

Just trust me...

...a song for the Boise girls.​

Thanks for reading!

With love from Boise,

Marissa

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