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Archives for June 2010

Mills, Utah: “A nice quiet place to live”

June 30, 2010 by Richard Markosian 3 Comments

Discovering Small Town Utah Door-to-Door On first inspection, the exit off the freeway to Mills looks like a giant factory rather than a town. I pulled off and entered the main factory office and the ladies working there told me that the town of Mills is actually a few miles down the small road behind the giant plant that renders cow parts into lard, grease and bone meal. “I … [Read more...]

Nephi Wrecking Yard

June 29, 2010 by Richard Markosian 2 Comments

Discovering Small Town Utah Door-to-Door My intention for stopping in Nephi wasn’t originally to write a story, but to relieve my dogs who had been in the car for an hour without a break. They were running around the frontage road when we saw the yard full of vehicles in various stages of decay. I saw a man looking at me like I might be intruding. “Is this wrecking yard … [Read more...]

Discovering Small Town Utah Door-to-Door

June 28, 2010 by Richard Markosian 1 Comment

It’s summer and now is the best time to road trip to some of Utah’s best remote locations and small towns. A few of my favorites: Manti (amazing Mormon town complete with pageants and the beauty of their temple rivals our SLC temple); Salinas, an ORV lover’s paradise; Helper, amazing old architecture from the coal rush; Cinton/Sunset - enjoy the Great Salt Lake and the aromatic … [Read more...]

Off the Beaten Path — June Issue Introduction

June 25, 2010 by Richard Markosian

About this Issue by Richard Markosian Discover some of Utah's most interesting tiny towns in this special travel and adventure issue of Utah Stories We came up with the idea for this issue in response to some criticism we have received in writing mostly about Salt Lake City, while calling our magazine “Utah Stories.” I’m well aware there is much more to Utah than … [Read more...]

You Can Grow It!

June 23, 2010 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

No space, no experience? No matter, you can grow your own vegetables by Paige Wiren When you turn the gate latch to enter 'The Grateful Tomato Garden', the whine of the wrought iron metal sends the sparrows flying. A solitary gardener refills her watering can from the artesian well at the center of the garden. Pinwheels turn, butterflies dance, and a cockeyed scarecrow's … [Read more...]

New Website Launch

June 19, 2010 by Richard Markosian 1 Comment

We are pleased to announce the launch of the new and improved Utah Stories Magazine website.  Our new site is faster, more user friendly, and better at bringing you the best of local, Utah journalism. We hope you like it! If you are looking for an article in the search bar and can't find it, don't panic!  We haven't thrown anything out in the move.  Try looking in the … [Read more...]

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