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Why this tiny Idaho town has a 33-mile Main Street | Bartell's Backroads

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By John Bartell Verified
| KXTV-TV (Sacramento, CA) Verified
ISLAND PARK, Idaho — Island Park, Idaho, may have the longest main street in America, but its population is pretty small, just over 200 people. The oddly shaped town borders Montana and Yellowstone National Park, and its main street stretches 33 miles along Highway 20. That makes Island Park a small town with a very long road to explore. This story continues below. More in Television Becerra vs.
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Pocatello's Museum of Clean offers quirky history with historic vacuums and art from cleaning tools | Bartell's Backroads

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By John Bartell Verified
| KXTV-TV (Sacramento, CA) Verified
POCATELLO, Idaho — In Pocatello, Idaho, there’s a museum dedicated to something most people might rather put off until the weekend: cleaning. At the Museum of Clean, even the vacuum cleaners have a history and some exhibits give visitors a chance to experience just how much work cleaning once required. “Try it. You gotta try it. Well, not very efficient, is it?” Curator Kevin Gibson said while demonstrating one of the museum’s exhibits.
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How a bordello became a time capsule of women who helped shape the West | Bartell's Backroads

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By John Bartell Verified
| KXTV-TV (Sacramento, CA) Verified
WALLACE, Idaho — In 1967, Interstate 90 was set to cut through Wallace, Idaho. Residents fought back by getting the entire town listed on the National Register of Historic Places, saving its historic buildings. It's a good thing they did. Otherwise, this building and all its contents would have been lost. “So what exactly are we looking at here?” this reporter asks. “This is a vibrator from 1910,” Miss Pam, a museum docent, says. “You mean like a back massager?” “Well... whatever...” Miss Tina says.
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