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Idaho’s state parks are thriving, just five years after Gov. Butch Otter proposed shutting down the parks department and eliminating funding.
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Swimmers and floaters enjoy the afternoon Beaver Bay Beach in Farragut State Park in Athol on Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
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Farragut State Park

A sailboat cruises past a swimmer at Farragut State Park in Athol on Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
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Brody Van Brethorst, 14, of Weiser, Idaho jumps across the docks near the boatlaunch at Farragut State Park in Athol on Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
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Boaters take off from the boat launch at Farragut State Park in Athol on Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
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A visitor walks toward the Cataldo Mission in Cataldo, Idaho on Thursday, June 25, 2015.
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The Cataldo Mission

The inside of the confessional at the Cataldo Mission in Cataldo, Idaho photographed on Thursday, June 25, 2015.
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This fading mural hangs near the altar inside the Cataldo Mission in Cataldo, Idaho on Thursday, June 25, 2015.
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The altar inside the Cataldo Mission in Cataldo, Idaho photographed on Thursday, June 25, 2015.
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This wooden carving is part of the altar insidetThe Cataldo Mission in Cataldo, Idaho on Thursday, June 25, 2015.
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