Over a thousand people gathered in Boise’s Basque Block for the third day of Jaialdi. The Basque Block became a meeting ground for Basques, Basque-Americans and people who just wanted to join in on ...

Idaho is home to one of the largest Basque populations outside of Spain. They began arriving in the late 1800s to work as miners and sheep herders. Today there’s a vibrant Basque culture. If you visit ...

BOISE, Idaho — This story originally appeared in the Boise Weekly. For the first time in over a decade, thousands of people from around the world will gather in Boise’s Basque Block to celebrate ...

That’s especially the case when you look at what happened there. But you need to look beyond the recent history There’s a rich history of the area and its position in the world before the 20th Century ...