Diplomats on Horseback
In 1881, White River Utes from western Colorado rose up against encroachment by hostile white settlers. The…
Way We Were
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…
Presenting the Case
This is the eighth article in a series on the Conkling Mining Co. v. Silver King Coalition…
The Elephant in the Mine
This is the seventh article in a series on the Conkling Mining Co. v. Silver King Coalition…
The Coalition Building Remembered
The Park City Museum this year is commemorating the 40th anniversary of the fire that burned the…
Who’s to Blame for the Flu Game?
This story is continued from last week. After episode 9 of The Last Dance aired, everyone wanted…
The Problem Pizza
June 11, 1997. Any Utah Jazz fan alive at the time remembers. And current fans surely know…
A Birthday to Forget
This is the sixth article in a series on the Conkling Mining Co. v. Silver King Coalition…
Driving the Spiro Tunnel
This is the second of two articles on the creation of the Spiro Tunnel. As described in…
A Brief Look at Parley Pratt’s Life
Parley Parker Pratt was the third son out of five born to Jared and Charity Pratt on…
A Look At Park City’s Hispanic and Latino Migration
The presence of Hispanic people in Utah dates back to the early 1500s when the area was…
Skyscrapers in the Hills
In Salt Lake City there are more than ten buildings over 300 feet high and two extending…
Subtleties and Difficulties of Surveying
This is the fifth article in a series on the Conkling Mining Co. v. Silver King Coalition…
Emmett “Bud” Wright Put Parkites on Skis
You no doubt have stopped between the front of the Park City Museum and Dolly’s Bookstore to…
A Brief History of The Canyons
People have been skiing in Park City since at least the 1890s. Skiing was a local affair…
Mine Structures in Modern Park City
If you explore the Park City area, I guarantee that you will bear witness to at least…
The Expanding King Con
As Solon Spiro contemplated the future in late 1915, the outlook appeared excellent. His King Con mine…
Some Trouble with Surveys
This is the fourth article in a series on the Conkling Mining Co. v. Silver King Coalition…
The Judge Orders A Survey
This is the third article in a series on the Conkling Mining Co. v. Silver King Coalition…
“America’s Most Daring Skier” Right Here in Park City
With homage to its storied mining origin, Park City Mountain Resort is littered with place names directly…
Sketches of Utah Life
In 1873, President Ulysses S. Grant had recently signed legislation designating Yellowstone the first National Park. The…