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 t … [Read more...]
Nephi Wrecking Yard
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 sti … [Read more...]
Discovering Small Town Utah Door-to-Door
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
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 Salt … [Read more...]
Does Sexting Lead to Teen Sex?
Innocent flirting or child porn? Sexting "Sexting," using cell phones to take and pass around nude pics, was first highlighted in Utah last year when three Farmington teens were suspended from school after one parent discovered explicit photos on her daughter's cell phone, and is now catching national headlines after the suicide of an 18-year-old girl in Cincinnati. Jessie … [Read more...]