Utah History
Pioneer Day & Mormon Pioneer History (They Don’t Talk About)
Why Utahns celebrate Pioneer Day and the less known history of Mormon Pioneers coming to the Great Basin and forming a new state, Utah.
San Rafael Secrets: What Did Madame Marie Curie Do in the Middle of a Utah Desert?
High-quality uranium brought Madame Curie to Emery County Deep in the San Rafael Swell lie the lonely stone remnants of the Temple Mountain townsite, a remote cluster of stone cabins where…
100-Year-Old Wasatch Mountain Lodge Hidden in Dense Forest of Big Cottonwood Canyon
If you’ve ever skied Brighton Resort, chances are you’ve glided right past the two-story, almost 100-year-old Wasatch Mountain Lodge without even knowing it. Located on the hillside above Brighton Inn,…
A Brief History of the Great Salt Lake
From the 1880s to the 1950s, visitors and residents floated and swam in the Great Salt Lake. But due to years of dumping untreated sewage and wastewater into the lake,…
Mark Hofmann’s Forgeries in the Rare Coin World Still in Circulation Today
Mark Hoffmann, the most accomplished forgers in history comes from Utah. He started his career by forging rare coins and early Mormon currency. Hundreds of which are still in circulation.
What Do Donald Trump and Joseph Smith Have in Common?
What Do Donald Trump and Joseph Smith Have in Common? The short answer is they were both presidential candidates accused but never convicted of inciting riots.
Have Utahns Forgotten Their Industrious Pioneer Ways?
Does Utah and the West still have an identity? Are we standing up for who we are? And what we want? Or are we likely to become culturally, politically, and…
Utah’s Identity Crisis: Will Crony Capitalism Define Utah’s Future?
Utah has now more tech jobs per capita than any other state. Our educated workforce, strong family values, and comparatively cheap real estate have successfully landed big tech in little…
Astonishing Discoveries about Utah Indians
Archeologists Dt. Janetski and Dr. Ives have made some astonishing conclusions. They have found that indigenous people from Canada, who spoke Dene, migrated south into the area around Utah beginning…
Thomas Kane Diverts U.S.-Utah Showdown
In the case of the standoff now known as the Utah War, Thomas Kane presented himself as a mediator. Thanks to him, Brigham Young agreed to step down as Governor…
Buddhism in Utah – Cultural Traditions Combine with Modern Practices
While it’s tempting to assume Utah Buddhism is merely a byproduct of newcomers, that’s not necessarily the case. Utah’s first Buddhists were Japanese immigrants arriving in the 1880s to labor…
Sugar House Can’t Be Beet
The homely sugar beet is the most recognizable symbol of Sugar House. Brigham Young ordered to bring new industries to the State of Deseret, to make it as self-sufficient and…
“There isn’t any poop fairy”—Bekee Hotze
Civilizations depend on forests and deforestation often results in societal collapse. This almost occurred in Salt Lake City. In the early 1900s, the surrounding mountains were logged, mined and eroded…
Sugar House—Furniture Capital of the West
Sixty years ago, Sugar House was known as the “Furniture Capital of the West,” with 21 home furnishings stores in the business district. Today, there is only one full-line furniture…
Trappers and the Ogden Valley
“One hundred Cheyenne warriors, arrows drawn, fire in their eyes, riding on the fastest mustangs you ever did see were right on my heels! I could feel the ground rumble…
Sculpture Memorializes a Man and His Mission in Sugar House
Jim Kirkman was known as many things to his friends and family in Sugar House: Master Gardener, educator, an encyclopedia of desert knowledge, an archaeologist with a reverence for what…