Redfish Lake

Stanley residents have suffered through smoke and fires for the better part of this summer. That’s led to far fewer tourists over the past month, which are the lifeblood of the business community.

The public will be able to return to Redfish Lake this week as firefighters continue battling the Bench Lake Fire.

Three private property rights groups have filed amicus briefs, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lawsuit regarding a public access trail that crosses a Sawtooth Valley ranch.

The 4.5-mile-long trail connects Stanley to Redfish Lake within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. It opened last summer after nearly a decade of planning.

The appeal centered around the timing of the property owners' lawsuit over the Stanley to Redfish Trail.

When broadcaster/filmmaker/artist/designer/photographer/storyteller Arlie Sommer was young, her grandmother would regale tales of the woman Harriet “Babe” Hanson, dubbed the “Annie Oakley of Idaho.”

We get an update on the trail, which has been fought in court since 2019.

The U.S. Forest Service purchased an easement to build part of the trail on private property within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.

A low-flying helicopter last weekend harassed a work crew building a public trail on an easement crossing private land that connects the popular tourist…

A trail crossing some private land connecting a road to Redfish Lake and Stanley has been given the go-ahead by a federal judge. Landowner David Boren…