The Last Living Expert
On Wednesday October 11, 2023 Keith Droste joined his fellow hard-rock brethren in the “great beyond.” No…
Posts by Author: David Nicholas
Improvise, Adapt, Overcome
Improvise, adapt, overcome is a mindset, a philosophy embodied in the culture of the U.S. Marine Corps…
A Vision of the Future, part 3
The following is the third article in a series on the idea to build a ski resort…
A Vision of the Future, part 2
The following is the second article in a series on the idea to build a ski resort…
A Vision of the Future
The following is the first article in a series on the idea to build a ski resort…
A Tale of Two (Ski) Cities – part 5
The following is the fifth and final article in a series on Park City and Ketchum, Idaho.…
A Tale of Two (Ski) Cities – part 4
The following is the fourth article in a series on Park City and Ketchum, Idaho.In 1936 Averell…
A Tale of Two (Ski) Cities – part 3
The following is the third article in a series on Park City and Ketchum, Idaho. The last…
A Tale of Two (Ski) Cities – part 2
The following is the second article in a series on Park City and Ketchum, Idaho. Welcome back…
A Tale of Two (Ski) Cities
The following is the first article in a series on Park City and Ketchum, Idaho. Park City…
A Dream Secured
The following is first-person oral history from Jim Hewitson as told to David Nicholas. It is the…
Balancing School, Life, and Work
The following is first-person oral history from Jim Hewitson as told to David Nicholas. It is the…
Jim Hewitson’s Unique Education, part two
The following is first-person oral history from Jim Hewitson as told to David Nicholas. It is the…
Jim Hewitson’s Unique Education, part one
The following is first-person oral history from Jim Hewitson as told to David Nicholas. It is the…
The Hewitson Family Tradition
The following is first-person oral history from Jim Hewitson as told to David Nicholas. It is the…
A Flight to Remember
December 17, 2022 represents the 119th anniversary of man’s first flight of a heavier than air aircraft.…
From A Mayflower Miner’s Perspective, part 2
This history is written from the perspective of a figurative miner at the Mayflower Mine, based on…
From A Mayflower Miner’s Perspective, part 1
This history is written from the perspective of a figurative miner at the Mayflower Mine, based on…
The New Resort Arrives
Deer Valley Resort is celebrating its 40th season in operation this ski season. This is the fifth…
All She Wrote for Mining in Park City
Deer Valley Resort is celebrating its 40th season in operation this ski season. This is the third…
A Generational Tug of War
Deer Valley Resort is celebrating its 40th season in operation this ski season. This is the second…
The Many Areas of Deer Valley
Deer Valley Resort is celebrating its 40th season in operation this ski season. This is the first…
A Smattering of Gold
The Wasatch Mountains have delivered “treasure” to the community of Park City since the town’s birth in…
Salvation, Part two – Competition Comes to Park City
Welcome back to our second article regarding the salvation of Park City’s railroad blues. In our first…
Salvation – J.W. Young Brings the Rail
John Willard Young (JW) was the third son of Brigham Young and Mary Ann Angell. He was…
Along the High Line
Park City was a mining town for over 100 years. The industry and town flourished together with…
California Dreamin’
Welcome back to our second article discussing the impact of the first Transcontinental Railroad on the development…
Build It and They Will Come
The title of this article may remind readers of the movie “Field of Dreams” - a magical…
Park City’s Widowmakers
In the early days of mining, drills powered by compressed air were ubiquitous. A regrettable byproduct was…
From the Perspective of Tower 39
I am 118 years old, as are my remaining thirty-five siblings. Originally we numbered thirty-nine, a very…
It Could Have Been Worse
Welcome back to the “smashing” conclusion of our series on Park City’s only runaway train. The action…
Living a Nightmare
Welcome back to the second article on the Friday April 26, 1968 derailment of the Park City…
Runaway Train
The term “runaway train” conjures up thoughts of panic, as well it should. When we hear it,…
Back on Track
Welcome back to our story about the March 9, 1964 derailment of the Park City local. We…
Off the Rails
The term “off the rails” barely needs an explanation. The phrase makes it clear that a calamity…
Pioneers in Aviation
There is little doubt that R. T. Freng’s heroic actions on the evening of March 11, 1929…
A Journey Interrupted, part two
Welcome back to our second article on the first plane crash in Park City’s history. Last week…
A Journey Interrupted
Our story begins on Sunday morning March 10, 1929 in the Mission Hills District of San Diego,…
Strike Three
On November 17, 1941, a B-18 Army bomber fell from the sky above Park City, engulfed in…
A Silver Lining
Just after midnight on November 17, 1941, Park City witnessed the fatal crash of B-18 Army bomber…