On Wednesday October 11, 2023 Keith Droste joined his fellow hard-rock brethren in the “great beyond.” No…
Improvise, adapt, overcome is a mindset, a philosophy embodied in the culture of the U.S. Marine Corps…
The following is the third article in a series on the idea to build a ski resort…
The following is the second article in a series on the idea to build a ski resort…
The following is the first article in a series on the idea to build a ski resort…
The following is the fifth and final article in a series on Park City and Ketchum, Idaho.…
The following is the fourth article in a series on Park City and Ketchum, Idaho.In 1936 Averell…
The following is the third article in a series on Park City and Ketchum, Idaho. The last…
The following is the second article in a series on Park City and Ketchum, Idaho. Welcome back…
The following is the first article in a series on Park City and Ketchum, Idaho. Park City…
The following is first-person oral history from Jim Hewitson as told to David Nicholas. It is the…
The following is first-person oral history from Jim Hewitson as told to David Nicholas. It is the…
The following is first-person oral history from Jim Hewitson as told to David Nicholas. It is the…
The following is first-person oral history from Jim Hewitson as told to David Nicholas. It is the…
The following is first-person oral history from Jim Hewitson as told to David Nicholas. It is the…
December 17, 2022 represents the 119th anniversary of man’s first flight of a heavier than air aircraft.…
This history is written from the perspective of a figurative miner at the Mayflower Mine, based on…
This history is written from the perspective of a figurative miner at the Mayflower Mine, based on…
Deer Valley Resort is celebrating its 40th season in operation this ski season. This is the fifth…
Deer Valley Resort is celebrating its 40th season in operation this ski season. This is the third…
Deer Valley Resort is celebrating its 40th season in operation this ski season. This is the second…
Deer Valley Resort is celebrating its 40th season in operation this ski season. This is the first…
The Wasatch Mountains have delivered “treasure” to the community of Park City since the town’s birth in…
Welcome back to our second article regarding the salvation of Park City’s railroad blues. In our first…
John Willard Young (JW) was the third son of Brigham Young and Mary Ann Angell. He was…
Park City was a mining town for over 100 years. The industry and town flourished together with…
Welcome back to our second article discussing the impact of the first Transcontinental Railroad on the development…
The title of this article may remind readers of the movie “Field of Dreams” - a magical…
In the early days of mining, drills powered by compressed air were ubiquitous. A regrettable byproduct was…
I am 118 years old, as are my remaining thirty-five siblings. Originally we numbered thirty-nine, a very…
Welcome back to the “smashing” conclusion of our series on Park City’s only runaway train. The action…
Welcome back to the second article on the Friday April 26, 1968 derailment of the Park City…
The term “runaway train” conjures up thoughts of panic, as well it should. When we hear it,…
Welcome back to our story about the March 9, 1964 derailment of the Park City local. We…
The term “off the rails” barely needs an explanation. The phrase makes it clear that a calamity…
There is little doubt that R. T. Freng’s heroic actions on the evening of March 11, 1929…
Welcome back to our second article on the first plane crash in Park City’s history. Last week…
Our story begins on Sunday morning March 10, 1929 in the Mission Hills District of San Diego,…
On November 17, 1941, a B-18 Army bomber fell from the sky above Park City, engulfed in…
Just after midnight on November 17, 1941, Park City witnessed the fatal crash of B-18 Army bomber…