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The $1.3 billion tourism industry plays a vital part in Idaho's economy by providing over 41,600 direct jobs which generate almost $500 million in local, state, and federal tax revenues. [3] The Tourism Division hosts the Idaho Conference on Recreation and Tourism in early May each year.
The statewide Main Street coordinating program was launched in June 2012 under the Idaho Department of Commerce. Jerry Miller is the state coordinator for Idaho. [33] Designated Programs. Nampa, Downtown Nampa; Affiliate Programs. Coeur d Alene, Coeur d' Alene Downtown Association; Driggs, City of Driggs; Lewiston, Beautiful Downtown Lewiston
The Idaho Department of Commerce tourism division has divided the state into these seven regions which are used in the table above: [72] Northern - Counties: Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Kootenai, and Shoshone, North Central - Counties: Clearwater, Idaho, Latah, Lewis, and Nez Perce
The Idaho State Historical Society (ISHS) is a historical society located in the U.S. state of Idaho that preserves and promotes the state's cultural heritage. [ 1 ] The society was founded as the Historical Society of Idaho Pioneers in 1881, nine years before statehood in 1890, and was established as a state agency in 1907.
Post Falls is a city in Kootenai County, Idaho, United States. It is the gateway city to Northern Idaho off Interstate 90, just west of Coeur d'Alene, and east of Spokane, Washington. The population was 38,485 at the 2020 census, [3] making it Idaho's ninth-largest city and the second largest city in North Idaho behind Coeur d’Alene.
At the federal level, north Idaho is within Idaho's 1st congressional district and represented by Russ Fulcher in the United States House of Representatives and the state of Idaho by Mike Crapo and James Risch in the United States Senate. [163] [164] Coeur d'Alene, like the state of Idaho as a whole, is known for its conservative politics. [165]
The city has a climate typical of low-elevation areas in Idaho and eastern Washington. Orofino has a dry-summer continental climate (Köppen Dsb). Due to the warm summers, it nearly qualifies as a continental Mediterranean climate (Dsa). Idaho's all-time highest temperature of 118 °F or 47.8 °C was recorded at Orofino on July 28, 1934.
[9] [62] The music festival too was appraised months later by the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce CEO and president Bill Conners as having benefits to the city beyond that of tourism. One quarter of those who bought tickets in advance in 2014 were from outside Idaho. "It's become part of Boise's brand," he said. "It's a positive brand that ...