Teton Dam Royalty Crowned for 2026

REXBURG, Idaho (KIFI) - Rexburg is remembering the Collapse of the Teton Dam that happened 50 years ago next week.

The week of commemorating the flood began tonight with the crowning of the Teton Dam royalty.

Verla Archibald lived through the flood and was crowned the teton dam flood queen 2026.

The event featured a song about what it was like to clean up the mud left in the flood's wake. She remembers some of the most unique things she found after the flood.

"My husband kept finding a left boot, cowboy boots, and he came and he had a great big pile of them, and he said, surely there's got to be a right foot somewhere," Archibald said. "But we found out they were from the army store, and the other boot was on the shelf. "

There will be events happening all next week, including A 70s fashion show, a car show, even a float trip down the Teton River from the dam site.