Air Quality in Mackay Idaho Still Improved With Wind from the South Again Today August 21 2012

Note US Flag in front of house on Cedar Avenue (seen here from corner of Pine Street). The Halstead Fire north of Stanley continues to burn out of control at 93,720 acres and only 5 percent contained. With the wind from the south, it is blowing toward the fire instead of bringing the smoke into the Big Lost River Valley. Forecast is for some rain tonight too...hope that helps!

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.

Road Improvements in Mackay Idaho - McCaleb Ave looking East from College with Tank Park on the Right

Mackay from Bar Road Looking West July 19 2010

Bar Road from Pass Creek Road Looking West Toward Mackay

Mackay from Taylor Canyon July 3 2010

Mackay and Mt. McCaleb March 11 2010

From the Mine Hill. Blue Skies.