Emile Grandjean

Grandjean joined the new Forest Service in 1905, and trained foresters were so rare in the West that he was a supervisor within a year. When the 5.5-million-acre Sawtooth reserve was split in 1908, he became the first supervisor of the Boise National Forest, so the sign's 1906 runs two years early. He covered the territory on horseback until an injury forced him out in 1922, and the peak, the creek and the hamlet carry his name. This panel has been reported missing from its place on the highway; the text here is read from an earlier photograph.

What the plaque says

Emile Grandjean An immigrant from Denmark where he had studied forestry, he came to this part of Idaho in 1883 to mine, hunt and trap. Before Idaho became a state in 1890, he built a winter cabin below Grandjean Peak on a site later occupied by Grandjean Ranger Station. Because of his European studies, he became a professional forester here. Then he served as supervisor of Boise National Forest from 1906 to 1922. 435 Text prepared by the Idaho Historical Society Marker made & installed by Idaho Transportation Department

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Kirkham Hot Springs — 16 mi
  Hot water pours off a ledge into pools at the edge of the South Fork Payette, a staircase down from the highway.

More markers nearby

• Emma Edwards — 16 mi
• Bear's "Ploughed Field" — 16 mi
• Stanley Ranger Station — 16 mi
• Lowman — 19 mi