Half a century of familial knowledge and a true love for plants has kept a family business blossoming in Salt Lake Valley. Ruth MacAngus was two years old when her father started Millcreek Gardens in Salt Lake. Fifty-two years later, Millcreek Gardens is family-owned and still going strong, and MacAngus continues the venture of her own successful empire. MacAngus’ father, … [Read more...]
Sugar House’s Hidden Hollow
You may have read that when the first Mormon immigrants arrived in the Salt Lake valley, they found few trees growing here. Not true, according to Sandy resident Ty Harrison. When his ancestor John Thomas Wilson homesteaded 80 acres on the Jordan River, there were great numbers of narrowleaf cottonwood, box elder and peachleaf willow trees along the creeks that flowed … [Read more...]
Utah’s Five Wackiest Summer Destinations
by Paige Wirren Yes, they’re wacky in that whodathunkit kind of way, and wacky by increasingly modern, homogenized standards of zoning laws, building code requirements, restrictive covenants and utilitarian laws, but the Utah sights noted here are bona fide, idiosyncratic expressions of the unconventional, extraordinary places of interest worthy of visiting and experiencing … [Read more...]
Five Utah Hot Springs Reviewed
Where to go and what to avoid in finding the best geothermal natural spa treatments by Paige Wiren If you’re looking for a departure from your customary pastimes, consider taking in some of Utah’s geothermal mineral waters. Offered here is a taste of the flavor of accessible non-commercial and commercial soaking experiences along the greater Wasatch Front. Ogden River … [Read more...]