The ninth annual Sawtooth Salmon Festival is Saturday and in Stanley and it is definitely a time to celebrate the return of Idaho's sockeye salmon.

That's my pick for recreation this weekend. All the stuff will be from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday with the celebration headquarters in the park next to Mountain Village on the south side of Idaho 21.

The festival will feature field trips to the river to see wild chinook salmon spawning; special sockeye education to celebrate this year’s increased run of sockeye; hands-on kid’s activities, including Gyotaku (traditional fish printing); a wild salmon feast; and lots more. It is a perfect event for kids.

Besides the festival, there's lots of other things to do in the Stanley area, like alpine hiking, mountain biking, fishing in the Salmon River and primo camping.

It's the perfect weekend to be up in the high country.

You can get more information on this Web site under Outdoors or by calling 800-574-7481 or 343-7481

Have fun.