Tag: Animals | Park City Museum

Black Bears as Pets and in Bets

Bears, especially black bears, were much more abundant and commonly seen in the Wasatch Mountains in Park…

This article previousy ran back on July 1, 2015. One day in late April 1916, a circus…

The many open spaces around Park City provide shelter and food for a wide variety of wildlife.…

Anyone who has recreated in Thaynes Canyon knows it is an active, well-traveled place. Turns out that’s…

Many people can reminisce about the history through which they have lived. This writer, for example, has…

Every July the Oakley Rodeo attracts hundreds of professional contestants and thousands of spectators to a four-day…

This is the second article covering preservation of the historic McPolin Farm on Highway 224. There had…

One of the places that everyone passes while driving into Park City is the McPolin Farm. Considered…

The following article by Donovan Symonds is the first of two on the shared history of Coal…

Forget your cats, dogs, and guinea pigs. How about a black bear or a coyote? While today…

Does anyone know the Utah legend from 1968 about the thousands of sheep that mysteriously died in…

Originally homesteaded by the Harrison McLane family in 1886, the farmland on SR 224 that also hosts…

When Park City Municipal bought the McPolin Osguthorpe farm in 1990, I was newly elected to the…

One day in late April 1916, a circus agent rolled into Park City, and thus began the…

Barney Riley was appointed to a brand new Park City night watch along with two others in…

As the Park City Museum is currently hosting The Bison: American Icon exhibit, this week’s Way We…