“Eventually all things merge into one, and a river runs through it.” ― Norman Maclean Lake Powell has it all: waterskiing, slot canyons, deep waters, cliff diving and fishing. But did you know that buried beneath the water contained by Glen Canyon Dam is an even greater treasure? The treasure is the ecology ― a habitat for fish, birds and wild game. Not to mention … [Read more...]
Are You Ready for the Coming Collapse of Banking and Currency?
Bitcoin is surging in value; as is gold, real estate, and all precious metals and stocks. More people than ever are getting out of storing their money in dollars and putting their wealth into other assets. Average consumers are now putting their extra cash into stocks, which is causing the markets to reach record surging levels in a recession. Still, major financial … [Read more...]
Striking Gold in Ogden: A 45-Year Professional Jewelry Maker Relocates to Ogden’s 25th Street
Carl Cox, of Alaskan Gold Connection, has spent the last 25 years living in Fairbanks, Alaska. After Nevada, Alaska is the second most productive gold-producing state in the country. Cox moved there with a jewelry-making background and decided he wanted to get more acquainted with the raw and natural gold specimens as they were mined from the mountains. Gold is usually … [Read more...]
Will Utah Turn into California?
Utah’s tech boom is a double-edged sword Utah’s housing and real estate boom are great for some businesses such as developers, real estate companies. The tsunami of new residents is mostly attracted to filling the open positions in Utah’s burgeoning tech sector. However, this boom is not helping non-tech workers middle-class workers, who make up 76% of Utah’s … [Read more...]
Why Would Anyone Want to Be A Primitive Skills Expert?
Why would someone set out to become the world’s greatest flint knapper? Despite the odd name a “flintknapper” is not something akin to a “kid knapper”. Flintknapping is the verb used to describe making smooth volcanic stones like obsidian into arrowheads and spear points. But that technology became obsolete probably 160 years ago. So why learn this craft? Greg Nunn, who is … [Read more...]
The February 2021 Fun Guide and the End of the World
The world will end in 2021. (The middle of that sentence is where you would expect me to make the disclaimer, “as we know it”.) But the world will actually end in so many forms, that for many, it will become unrecognizable. Due to these changes, many Utahns are unnecessarily fearing the very worst. But this is not a message of doom and gloom. There is hope on the horizon. … [Read more...]
Can you still speak your mind on Instagram?
Big-tech is taking aim at the voices on the right and silencing decent. They do this under the pretense that they are preventing violence and hate speech. This perhaps seems justified to many Americans. But now voices on the center and independent publishers are being silenced as well. Utah Stories' mission is to promote civil discourse and the voices on both sides of … [Read more...]
What Are Utah’s Proud Boys and Militia Members Saying Now?
Tim Jacobs, an African American from Maryland was visiting Utah’s Temple Square when he learned that there was going to be a Trump “Stop the Steal” rally up at Utah’s Capital building. He got a ride up the hill and was impressed with what he found. “It’s a lot freer over here. I see people openly carrying, which I think is awesome.” He was prepared for the worst after the … [Read more...]
Hundreds Participate in “Stop the Steal” Rally in front of Salt Lake City’s Utah Capitol Building
Utah Capitol building-- The Proud Boys, local militia groups, retired veterans and angry citizens were all on hand to protest the final confirmation of Joe Biden's electoral victory. Utah Stories’ objective was to understand if indeed Trump supporters were disavowing themselves from the Republican Party. We spoke to about a dozen protestors who feel that the election was … [Read more...]
The Alcohol Ban That was Killing Utah Bars and Restaurants is Now Lifted
Last week, a group of two dozen Utah bar and restaurant owners filed a lawsuit against Governor Gary Herbert and Richard Saunders, the interim executive director of the Utah Department of Health, to end the health order. It was an “unreasonable restriction” on their businesses and one that is “causing irreparable and distinct harms” to the establishments and their … [Read more...]