A Brief History of Cannabis in Park City
Situated mostly at altitudes surpassing 7,000 feet – as the t-shirts in the window displays exclaim –…
Way We Were
The Park City Bottling Works, A Soda Pop Legend
Dig deep enough into the hillside below the Fireside Condominiums parking lot – site of the old…
The King of All Indoor Sports
Said one old timer Parkite, given the pseudonym Pat by the Park Record in a 1979 story,…
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…
“Mike is gone.” – A Sad Tale for St. Patrick’s Day
If the history of Park City is any indication, the luck of the Irish is not evenly…
The Silver King Hoisting System
Each of the mine shafts in the Park City area were fitted with hoisting equipment to raise…
Political Signage in Park City
Like in the rest of the United States, politicians in Park City and Utah have often used…
Park City’s Oldest Club
This story was submitted by the GFWC Park City Athenaeum Club. This February the GFWC Park City…
Olympic Prestige for Park City
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, much of which was…
Bidding for an Olympics
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, much of which was…
Going Downhill Is All Right with the Kids
Today, Park City is a winter sports hub. Before the ski resorts we see today, Parkites could…
A Valentine’s Tragedy
Charles “Chuck” Lloyd purchased the Egyptian Theater in 1948 from John and Eliza Rugar, though there were…
One Original Ski Patroller’s Memories
Needless to say, Park City was a little different when I arrived as a pro ski patroller…
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…
Preserving Park City 2: Changing attitudes
After two decades of hard times during the 1950s and 1960s, Park City began to redefine itself…
Diplomats on Horseback
In 1881, White River Utes from western Colorado rose up against encroachment by hostile white settlers. The…
Thanksgiving 1946
Thanksgiving fell on November 28 in 1946. It was the first full year following the end of…
Preserving Park City 1: A Lack Thereof
There was a time when Park City wanted nothing to do with historic preservation. During the 1950s…
This Is Not a Drill
Stipen Marinic was exactly five months shy of his fifteenth birthday when he arrived in the United…
Park City’s First Elections
Though Park City was small when it was incorporated in 1884, its politics were lively. Park City’s…
Park City’s Most Prominent Athlete
John Leo “Jack” McKissick was born on September 6, 1918 in Park City. A stocky, but athletic…
A Face Not Your Own
Last week, we discussed minstrelsy in Park City and established how its use of blackface makeup and…
Burnt Cork Fanatics
While actors using blackface and racialized stereotypes dates back to at least the Middle Ages, the advent…
The Changes We See
October is often when skiers begin to prepare for the upcoming season – planning trips, buying passes,…
Challenging Election Results in 1885
In the late 19th century, Utah’s primary political parties were not the Democratic and Republican Parties, but…
From Jubilance to Disappointment
This is the thirteenth and final article in a series on the Conkling Mining Co. v. Silver…
A Smattering of Gold
The Wasatch Mountains have delivered “treasure” to the community of Park City since the town’s birth in…
An Arduous Journey
In May 1869, John Wesley Powell and his crew began a 13-week, approximately 1,000-mile exploration of the…
Appealing for More Than Money
This is the twelfth article in a series on the Conkling Mining Co. v. Silver King Coalition…
Let’s Level with You
Today if someone was to ask you, "Is that guy on the level?" you might answer "Yeah,…
Treweek Fights to the End
This is the eleventh article in a series on the Conkling Mining Co. v. Silver King Coalition…
The King Wins and Loses
This is the tenth article in a series on the Conkling Mining Co. v. Silver King Coalition…
An Original Error
This is the ninth article in a series on the Conkling Mining Co. v. Silver King Coalition…
The Resort Ride True to Its Name
In July 1978, less than a year after they opened the Alpine Slide, developers Wally Wright and…
That Fateful Night
Forty years ago this week, on a Sunday afternoon, July 19, 1981, the Beach Boys were playing…
A Look at the Lincoln School
Park City’s Lincoln School was built in 1896 as an elementary school – one of three schools…