Spokane7
43°April 1, 2012 in Idaho
This will be hard to top: Potatoes to take 32-state tour
BOISE – Call it Tuber Tour 2012.
The Idaho Potato Commission is commemorating its 75th anniversary and hoping to dispel some bad press for potatoes by taking a lifelike, 6-ton spud on a seven-month, 32-state tour.
The Big Idaho Potato departed the state Capitol on Friday morning with a ribbon-cutting ceremony by Gov. Butch Otter. The building-size potato that was first seen at the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl will make stops that include Chicago, New York, Washington, Denver and Los Angeles.
One stop will be outside the U.S. Department of Agriculture, where officials last year questioned whether potatoes should be …
You have viewed 20 free articles or blogs allowed within a 30-day period. FREE registration is now required for uninterrupted access.
Registration Required
- log in to your Spokesman.com account for unlimited viewing and commenting access.
- Don't have a Spokesman.com account? Create a Spokesman.com profile and register for FREE access.
-
S-R Media, The Spokesman-Review and Spokesman.com are happy to assist you. Contact Customer Service by email or call 800-338-8801
The Idaho Potato Commission displays its 6-ton tuber replica in front of the Capitol in Boise on Friday. It plans to truck the potato, made from steel, plywood, foam and concrete, around the country promoting the state’s signature agricultural crop.
(Full-size photo)
BOISE – Call it Tuber Tour 2012.
The Idaho Potato Commission is commemorating its 75th anniversary and hoping to dispel some bad press for potatoes by taking a lifelike, 6-ton spud on a seven-month, 32-state tour.
The Big Idaho Potato departed the state Capitol on Friday morning with a ribbon-cutting ceremony by Gov. Butch Otter. The building-size potato that was first seen at the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl will make stops that include Chicago, New York, Washington, Denver and Los Angeles.
One stop will be outside the U.S. Department of Agriculture, where officials last year questioned whether potatoes should be included in school lunches and banned it from the food stamp program.
The public can trace the route on the Big Idaho Potato website, bigidahopotato.com.
Get stories like this in a free daily email
Idaho records 
Celtic Woman is coming to Spokane
Win big with the NEW Spokane7!
Please keep it civil. Don't post comments that are obscene, defamatory, threatening, off-topic, an infringement of copyright or an invasion of privacy. Read our forum standards and community guidelines.
You must be logged in to post comments. Please log in here or click the comment box below for options.
comments powered by Disqus