On Saturday, April 5, Steve had returned to Salt Lake City
and we continued our exploration of this great country by driving north to
Idaho Falls, Idaho. Along the way, however,
we made a side trip to a small city called Blackfoot to see the Idaho Potato
Museum!
Blackfoot is located in Bingham County which is the producer
of one-third of our nation’s potatoes.
It is known as the Potato Capital of the World. So where else would we find the world’s largest
potato "crisp" according to the Guinness Book of World Records?
This was such a fun, unique stop. We learned more about potatoes than I ever
cared to know! We saw antique farm
equipment, a collection of over 100 potato mashers, a posse of Mr. Potato Heads
– we even saw Marilyn Monroe dressed in burlap sack while gracing a potato
field! And of course, we bought the
t-shirt!
As we were leaving, the museum curator discovered that we were from Texas. So we were the proud recipients of a free gift from the museum: "Taters for Out-of-State-ers"! We received two boxes of hash browns, which we eagerly ate for breakfast the next morning!
If you ever drive on Interstate 15 between Pocatello and
Idaho Falls, make sure you stop at the Idaho Potato Museum!
