BoCo Sluice Box

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BoCo Sluice Box A menagerie of Antiques, Knick Knacks and Second Hand Stuff at the end of main street in historic Id BoCo Sluice Box was purchased on July 7, 2014.

Isaiah's Foundation approached the new owners and asked if they could include the Sluice Box on the Closer to Heaven home tour which is held annually in the fall in Idaho City as a fundraiser for a kid's day camp. The organizers felt that it would add attraction and boost ticket sales because of people's curiosity about this building/business which had been closed for quite a number of years with all contents inside (and out). The new owners agreed to touch next to nothing and put the Sluice Box on the home tour so people could see it has it had been preserved by the dust of the years. This turned out to be a great success with about 400 people coming through the doors on that September day. The building was closed up again for the winter and the owners decided it was a "no brainer" to reopen for the good weather months beginning May 8, 2015. The Sluice Box is heralded as the most photographed building in Idaho and many people are curious about it's contents that can be peered at through windows and over the fence. Please join us on the adventure that is BoCo Sluice Box. Everything is for sale! Come find your treasure! In May 2021 the BoCo Sluice Box was sold to Josh, Jamie, Paige and Richard Brown, may they find the happiness and prosperity they deserve on this wonderful property! Follow them at Lobby Coffee in the Sluice Box

09/20/2026

Mark your calendars—Idaho City Days is coming October 3–4! 🍂
Bring the whole family to beautiful Idaho City for a weekend filled with local vendors, food trucks, live music, arts and crafts, and plenty of family fun!
🔔 Don’t miss a special piece of Idaho history: Idaho’s Liberty Bell will be on display Saturday from 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. at 101 Main Street.
📅 Saturday, October 3 | 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
📅 Sunday, October 4 | 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Come shop, eat, explore, and celebrate our mountain community. Please share and help us spread the word!

💖The Walls of Wishes are waiting…Some things are too meaningful to simply put away.I recently hung a memento from a life...
08/09/2026

💖The Walls of Wishes are waiting…

Some things are too meaningful to simply put away.

I recently hung a memento from a life shared with me by my brother, after he saw me announce this nostalgic venture.

I hung it on one of the (exterior) Walls of Wishes at BoCo Sluice Box. I added a few little pieces of meaning and markings of my own, and as I hung it near the Sluice entrance, I sent my wishes along with it.

That’s what these walls are about.
Memories. Stories. People. Wishes. Treasures.

If you have something meaningful you’d like to leave behind at the Sluice Box—a little memento, a piece of your story, or something connected to Idaho City—message Lisa to arrange a time to add it to one of the Walls of Wishes and cast your desires out to the universe.

Leave a little piece of your story.
Make your wish.
And someday, come back and remember. 💜

BoCo Sluice Box • Idaho City

Another day puttering away…The aliens have landed, again.
08/07/2026

Another day puttering away…
The aliens have landed, again.

Puttering away…Sluice treasures of the day! (See images) Dare some of you to find your name 💞
08/06/2026

Puttering away…Sluice treasures of the day! (See images)
Dare some of you to find your name 💞

Huge shout out to Jared Reimann for helping me shore up the Sluice box and add a little new nostalgia to the building! A...
07/31/2026

Huge shout out to Jared Reimann for helping me shore up the Sluice box and add a little new nostalgia to the building! At one point in this series if you could hear what Jared 😍 was saying you would hear “why Miss Lisa why do I have to get up on this piece of the roof, “because Jared…😍 and he put the y road sign up.

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609 Main Street
Idaho City, ID
83631

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