Three students from the St. Maries Christian School participated in a six-day field trip of Idaho in September in an effort to learn more about Idaho State history. Each student had a parent along. They visited Spalding Mission; Canoe Camp and Dworshak dam and fish hatchery at Orofino; the state capitol (although it's closed for renovation so we just looked as we passed); Boise Zoo; Hagerman fossil beds; Craters of the Moon; Yellowstone National Park; Lewis and Clark Caverns; and the Old Montana prison and car museum in Deer Lodge, Montana. The last stop was at a silver mine in Wallace. The students and adults stayed at four Adventist schools located in McCall and Twin Falls, Idaho, Mt. Ellis Academy in Bozeman, Mont., and Missoula, Mont.
The trip was made possible by having the students pass out regional phonebooks last June and the generosity of the host schools for a night's lodging. Only one night was in a motel near Yellowstone.
From left: Ruth Sonnentag, Jonna Wilson and RJ Schwanz participated in their school's field trip to learn more about Idaho.
From left: RJ Schwanz, Jonna Wilson and Ruth Sonnentag visit a museum on their Idaho state history field trip.
From left: Ruth Sonnentag, Jonna Wilson and RJ Schwanz visit Yellowstone on their school field trip around Idaho.
