Recreational Allure of the Great Salt Lake
Most stories written today about the Great Salt Lake have to do with its fragile ecosystem. Without…
Recreation
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…
Once Upon a Time in Park City
Forty-two years as a film festival, thirty-nine years in Park City, twenty-nine years as The Sundance Film…
A Man with a Dream
On Friday, May 8, 1953 the two largest mining firms in the Park City district, the Silver…
The Swimming Pools of Park City’s Past
Children enjoy the Park City Racquet Club’s swimming pool during the summer of 1988. The year before,…
Saltair: The Coney Island of the West
In June 1946, Park City restaurateur J.E. Jenkins, also known as photographer Pop Jenks, decided to treat…
The Legacy of Lagoon
Utah’s Lagoon Park is one of the ten oldest amusement parks in the country.[1] The earliest version…
From Seaside to Slopeside: America’s Amusements
Coney Island stirs up images and memories of a place known worldwide, either by those who went…
A Coney Island Adventure
Water amusement parks have long been a popular source of recreation. Utah’s most famous was Saltair, on…
Pitch ‘Em, and Have Some Fun!
Park City loves to play. In fact, Park City was reborn after the collapse of the mining…
Park City’s First Playground
For many of us, it’s impossible to remember our childhoods without recalling time spent at a playground,…
A Public Library for Park City
“It seems evident to all that there is a crying need in our town, a live town…
Taking Flight with Their Little Red Wagon
In celebration of “the power of imagination on wheels,” the last Wednesday of March each year is…
A Jolly Jaunt to Brighton
Did you all get to take advantage of our beautiful surroundings this past summer? Hiking, mountain biking,…
Total Eclipse of the Sun
Are you doing anything for the eclipse on Monday, August 21, 2017? Many people, Americans and international…
Wager for a Long Walk
How far would you hike for $50? In 1913, Annie and Teenie Wilson, Mazie Kerr, and Freida…
Skating in Our Winter Wonderland
A cold breeze on your face, the sound of blades gliding on ice, a wintertime classic: ice…
A Happy Few Hours
July of 1918 was a busy month. July 9 saw the worst train wreck in the country’s…
Devoted to Dancing
Though her time in Park City was short, the final piece in our Women’s History Month series…
Park City’s Snowball Express
Thanks for coming back to learn about the history of “ski trains” in Park City. Preparations for…
Park City Ski Trains, All Aboard!
Dating back to the 1930s, Park City promoted itself as a destination for winter sports. The Salt…