Mackay Idaho December 31 2011

 Mt. McCaleb from Cedar Avenue. We had about 1 inch of new snow last night with gale force winds. However, it is calm this morning.

 Mackay Main Street from Pine Street. Saturday, December 31 2011

 Ivies on the corner of Main Street and Pine Street. December 31 2011

The dental office across from Ivies (former Ambrose Building) has closed and Jed Snow, DDS has opened a new office in the Oscar Wornek Business Park on Highway 93 between the Mackay School Bus Parking Lot and the Mackay Airport.

Lawrence R. Lemmon Passes Away December 27 2011

Lawrence Lemmon was an avid collector. He not only collected items, but made elaborate displays for the Lost River Museum in Mackay, Idaho. He loved sharing his work with others and we loved that he shared!

 This is a pencil display Lawrence made.

 This is a display of personal care items from a historical point of view.

 Lawrence Lemmon in the Annex of the Lost River Museum July 10 2004.

Lawrence and Lillie Lemmon 

The South Custer Historical Society and Lost River Museum will MISS YOU Lawrence!

Last Year and This Year - December 2010 and 2011

 No snow this year 2011!

Mackay Idaho's Mine Hill Tour Stop #1: Shay Blacksmith Shop December 29 2011

The Mine Hill Preservation Committee chaired by Earl Lockie has been hard at work stabilizing the former Empire Mine Blacksmith Shop just above the Big Lost River at the former smelter site.  This is the first stop on the Mine Hill Tour (FREE and self-guided with interpretative signs). Mine Hill Tour maps are available at Mackay City Hall, Sammy's, Chevron, and many merchants in town - so, stop by for the map before heading up the Mine Hill.

Very unusual to have no snow on the ground at this time of year, December 29 2011

 Mining equipment displays inside the blacksmith shop.

 Same location in around 1908. The original blacksmith shop burned and was rebuilt without the cupola.

Blast from the Past - Veteran's Day Dinner November 1973

Dry DRY in Mackay, Idaho - December 27 2011

 Mine Hill taken from Highway 93 just south of Mackay, Idaho December 27 2011

Mt. McCaleb taken from Highway 93 just south of Mackay, Idaho December 27 2011

Ice Fishing on Mackay Dam - December 26 2011

Ice Fishing on the Mackay Reservoir Dam December 26 2011.

Guest Photo by Teresa Burwell

Blast from the Past - Christmas at the Library 2009

Lesley Szabo with Santa at the Mackay Library Dec 16 2009

Willow Creek Summit Highway 93 December 23 2011 9:30 AM

Willow Creek Summit on Highway 93 between Mackay and Challis from the 511 Idaho Web Cam 9:30 AM Dec 23  2011

Practice with the new MacBookPro - still do not have access to historical files on PC.

New Computer learning Curve Steep - December 21 2011

Just traded my OLD Dell PC Laptop for a new Apple MacBook Pro - and I'm learning how to make the little dear go - sorry about the lapse in posts. HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Blast from the Past - Mackay to Challis Idaho Stagecoach circa 1901

Big Lost River Flows to the INL in November 2011

Late-season flows in the Big Lost River: Not since 1999, has the Big Lost River flowed onto the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) during November. Because of an above average precipitation event this October and an above average 2011 water year, fall flow occurred again in the river—which is an important source of recharge for the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer.
From: http://id.water.usgs.gov/projects/INL/index2.html

Blast from the Past - Paxton Drugs - Early 1900's

Blast from the Past - American Legion Veterans March 19 2011

Blast from the Past - Empire Mine Headhouse Above Mackay Idaho

Blast from the Past - Clyde and Eva Lambert Rock Hounds July 1974

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Remembering - Eva Adams Lambert Obituary 2008

Eva Adams Lambert, 90, of Mackay, passed away in the early morning hours on October 19, 2008. She was in her home at the time of her passing, surrounded by those she loved. Eva was born November 18, 1917 to George and Etta Adams in Taylorville, Idaho. She was the fifth of ten children. When she was 5 years old she moved with her family to the Lost River Valley and settled in Leslie. She lived in her beloved Lost River Valley for the remainder of her life. Eva attended schools in Leslie and Mackay. She married at a young age and two boys, Joe and Dewaine, were born to this marriage. She was later divorced. She worked at various jobs to provide for her children. On November 17, 1949, she married James Clyde Lambert in Idaho Falls, Idaho. They were inseparable from that time on. To this marriage was born two more children, Maureen and John. They settled on a farm near Mackay where together with her husband Clyde, she worked and raised her family. She lived on this farm for the rest of her life. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Idaho Falls Temple. All of her children have been sealed to them for time and eternity. Eva was a kind and loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She had a wonderful sense of humor. She was an example to all of those around her. She spent countless hours with her grandchildren and each of them had a special place in her heart. She had the unique ability to make each one of them think that they were her favorite. She leaves a great legacy of love and laughter to all those who knew her. Eva is survived by her husband, Clyde of Mackay; her four children, Joe (Sharon) Nafus and Dewaine (Shari) Nafus, of Blackfoot, Maureen (Jeff) Danielson of Idaho Falls, and John (LaRue) Lambert of Mackay; four sisters, Theola Jensen and Alene (Darwin) Bowden, of Moore, Reoma Smith of Burley, and Lula Shaffer of Mackay; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter. Her parents, three brothers, LaVerle, Lester, and Orvil, two sisters, Eliza, and Wanita, and her grandson, Joey Nafus, preceded her in death. The family wishes to express sincere gratitude and appreciation for all the services and love provided by Upper Valley Family Medicine, Madison Memorial Hospital, Creekside Home Health, and Lost River Home Health and Hospice. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, October 25 at the Mackay LDS Church. A viewing will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday evening at the church, and for one hour prior to the services on Saturday. Interment will be in the Mt. McCaleb Cemetery under the direction of Anderson Family Funeral Home in Arco. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Mackay EMTs , c/o South Custer County Ambulance, POB 37, Mackay, ID 83251 or to Lost River Hospice, POB 145, Arco, Id 83213. From the Arco Advertiser

 

Mackay Idaho Airport

" Diers' Flying Service Instruction" is a restored historical sign and the business does not exist today, 2011.

Runway No. 1 looking north toward Mackay Dam - 60 feet wide and 4,400 feet long (Remember, you can click on the photo once to enlarge it and twice to make the photo even larger)

Christmas Festival in Mackay Idaho Scheduled for December 17 2011

Blast from the Past - History of the Mackay Family

Mackay, Idaho was named for Clarence Hungerford Mackay, the son of John and Louise Hungerford Bryant Mackay. The Mackay's never lived in Mackay, Idaho, but were honored with the name sake by Wayne Darlington, a renowned engineer and superintendent of mining activity for White Knob Mining Company. Clarence H. Mackay made the investments in the mine above Mackay, Idaho with his father's, John W. Mackay,  mining and transaltantic cable fortune. Father, John W. Mackay died in 1902, just one (1) year after Mackay, Idaho was founded in 1901. John and Louise Mackay's oldest son, John William "Willie" Mackay died in  France in 1895. Clarence H. Mackay died in 1938. No evidence exists that John Mackay was EVER in Mackay, Idaho.

Remembering - Ira Clair Lambert Obituary 1965

Remembering - Eulae Jeppesen Hintze Obituary 2001