Entry No. 25 — the Boise file — filed under: outdoor

Bigfoot & Marie Dorian Statues at Old Fort Boise Replica

On the lawn beside a wooden replica of Old Fort Boise stand two cement figures, dedicated in 1974 by Idaho's governor. One depicts 'Bigfoot' (Starr Wilkinson), the roughly seven-foot renegade who terrorized this stretch of the Oregon Trail corridor in the 1850s-60s and reportedly took 16 bullets to bring down; he was named for his enormous feet, not for any hairy-monster resemblance. The companion statue honors Marie Dorion, the Ioway (Iowa Nation) woman who trekked hundreds of snowbound miles with her children after surviving a fur-trade massacre. The statues sit outdoors in the open air, free to visit during the park's season (roughly mid-March through mid-October).

The move: Drive out through the farm country to read the strange frontier legends carved into these two roadside concrete figures, then picnic on the fort lawn.

📍 Before you go Outdoor, always-visible roadside figures at the fort replica park; the museum building keeps limited seasonal hours but the statues are accessible anytime.

• 📍 Parma
• 💸 Free
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Outdoors

Where: Old Fort Boise Park, US-95 & Old Fort Boise Rd, Parma, ID 83660

Hours: Added 2026-06-24 — confirm current hours before you go.

⚠ Seasonal or scheduled — always check before you go.

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Proof: source 1 · source 2 · source 3 · source 4

last checked: 2026-06-24