In the late 1800s, Little Cottonwood Canyon was the site of a mining boom (and subsequent bust, of course). Many of the place names were coined by miners or taken from the...
Bear Lake offers one of Utah’s most scenic vistas. As you crest the hill of Logan Canyon into Rich County, the lake sprawls out into a vivid, sparkling blue jewel defining the valley...
When Mark Twain—then still just plain Samuel Clemens—came through Salt Lake City in 1861, he was accompanying his brother Orion on his way to take up the position of Secretary of Nevada...
Mars has always been called the red planet, and it’s easy to see why with one look through a telescope. It’s also held a certain mystique, because for years we’ve been told...
It’s official. Salt Lake City, Utah will host the 2034 Winter Olympics, with a staggering 80% of Utahns in favor of hosting another Winter Games. Much of the success of 2002 still...
At its inception, Zion’s Cooperative Mercantile Institution was a specifically Mormon institution. Known more often by its acronym ZCMI it was envisioned by Brigham Young, Utah’s Territorial Governor and LDS Church leader as...
At the top of the hills in the Avenues, the northern part of Salt Lake City, is the Salt Lake City Cemetery, a sprawling graveyard—one of the largest city-owned cemeteries in the...
Skinwalker Ranch is a 512-acre property at the center of the Uintah Basin, which has long been home to tales of the paranormal—including hundreds of recorded firsthand accounts dating back to the...
