From Ranching to Dancing, part 2
Welcome back to our second and concluding article regarding the history of square dancing in Park City.…
Recreation
From Ranching to Dancing, part 1
In 1949 Judd and Beth Flinders purchased a 900-acre dairy farm in the Kimball Junction area of…
Last Call at Down Under
This article is continued from last week. “In all the years I worked at the Claimjumper, I…
The Circus Comes to Town
This article previousy ran back on July 1, 2015. One day in late April 1916, a circus…
Otto Carpenter: The Man Behind Snow Park
In 1946 Otto Carpenter and Bob Burns opened Snow Park, Park City’s first alpine ski area. In…
When Did Skiing Arrive in Park City? Part 2
This is the second article covering Park City’s earliest skiers. The first ran on January 24. The…
A Party on Rails
Saturday February 27, 1971 provided a rare opportunity to experience a historic event: riding the final passenger…
Recollections of One of Deer Valley’s First Female Ski Instructors
Twenty-three ski instructors – eight of them female – formed the inaugural department when Deer Valley Resort…
When Did Skiing Arrive in Park City? Part 1
Often, we attribute the title of Park City’s first skier to Emmett “Bud” Wright, who used skis…
The West’s Newest and Finest Playland
This is the third Way We Were article covering the 60th Anniversary of Park City Mountain Resort.…
Remember This Date
This is the second Way We Were article covering the 60th Anniversary of Park City Mountain Resort.…
Could the Silver King Aerial Tram Carry Skiers?
In an essay called “The Hidden Life of a Miner,” Park City historian Gary Kimball recalled overhearing…
Park City’s Music Man, part 1
This is the first of two articles about Parkite Jim Santy. “I’ll be a resident of this…
A Tramway and A Ski Lift
A frequent question we get or myth we hear at the Museum is about whether the Town…
The Durkin Boarding House
One of only a few boarding houses from any part of town to survive until today, the…
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…
Ernie’s Spur-of-the-moment Rodeos
Every July the Oakley Rodeo attracts hundreds of professional contestants and thousands of spectators to a four-day…
Recreational Allure of the Great Salt Lake
Most stories written today about the Great Salt Lake have to do with its fragile ecosystem. Without…
Making A Difference
Meeche White grew up with three cousins who are deaf. Her experiences with them in school gave…
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 Decade of Transformation
Park City underwent significant economic and social changes in the 1960s as it started evolving from a…
More than Peanuts and Crackerjacks
In their book accompanying the Smithsonian traveling exhibit ¡Pleibol! In the Barrios and the Big Leagues /…
Fascination with Early Aviation
“Aviation, the word that charms the multitude – that thrills the heart – that crowds the grandstand.…
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 –…
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…
One Original Ski Patroller’s Memories
Needless to say, Park City was a little different when I arrived as a pro ski patroller…
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,…
The Resort Ride True to Its Name
In July 1978, less than a year after they opened the Alpine Slide, developers Wally Wright and…
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 Great Flower Run
George Wanning was a prominent member of Park City in the 1900s, owning a saloon on Main…
Movies on Main
When thinking about film in Park City, most people imagine the Sundance Film Festival, or perhaps the…
Field Trip to the Silver King
During August of 1914, the 108th meeting of the American Institute of Mining Engineers was held in…
The Wasatch “Super-Tunnel”
Nearly four decades after it was first proposed the Park City—Alta tunnel idea was resurrected by United…