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Utah Lore: How Sherlock Holmes Solved a Utah MysteryUtah Lore

Utah Lore: How Sherlock Holmes Solved a Utah Mystery

Jeremy PughJeremy PughAugust 7, 2025
Sherlock Holmes was created in 1887 by Arthur Conan Doyle, whose creation would eclipse his creator in world renown. Known…
Prohibition in Utah
Buzzed in the Beehive: A Brief History of Drinking in UtahUtah Lore

Buzzed in the Beehive: A Brief History of Drinking in Utah

Mary Brown MaloufMary Brown MaloufAugust 1, 2025
Drinking in Utah has been zany since the first clink. Detailing the Byzantine intricacies of Utah’s liquor laws would take…
Utah Field Guide: Jell-OUtah Lore

Utah Field Guide: Jell-O

Jeremy PughJeremy PughJuly 11, 2025
Utah is famously known for its per capita consumption of Jell-O—so much so that in 2001, the Utah State Legislature…
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The Bear Lake MonsterUtah Lore

The Bear Lake Monster

Jeremy PughJeremy PughApril 22, 2025
Bear Lake offers one of Utah’s most scenic vistas. As you crest the hill of Logan Canyon into Rich County, the…
Utah Lore: Mark Twain’s Encounter with Brigham YoungUtah Lore

Utah Lore: Mark Twain’s Encounter with Brigham Young

Jeremy PughJeremy PughMarch 19, 2025
When Mark Twain—then still just plain Samuel Clemens—came through Salt Lake City in 1861, he was accompanying his brother Orion…
In the Utah Desert Martians Walk Among UsUtah Lore

In the Utah Desert Martians Walk Among Us

Jeremy PughJeremy PughFebruary 4, 2025
Mars has always been called the red planet, and it’s easy to see why with one look through a telescope.…
Macy's Utah
Why Does Macy’s Have the Exterior from a Famous Utah Department Store?Utah Lore

Why Does Macy’s Have the Exterior from a Famous Utah Department Store?

Jeremy PughJeremy PughNovember 8, 2024
At its inception, Zion’s Cooperative Mercantile Institution was a specifically Mormon institution. Known more often by its acronym ZCMI it was…
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Why are Paranormal Investigators so Drawn to Utah?Utah Lore

Why are Paranormal Investigators so Drawn to Utah?

Christie PorterChristie PorterOctober 14, 2024
Skinwalker Ranch is a 512-acre property at the center of the Uintah Basin, which has long been home to tales…