Utah Lore • Salt Lake Magazine

Spencer WindesNovember 19, 2025

It was a perfect autumn day in Salt Lake City—cool and crisp, with a cerulean October sky above a workaday…

Jeremy PughNovember 14, 2025

T he Nutcracker ballet is an American holiday tradition up there with Santa, Coca-Cola, Stockings and Red Ryder BB Guns.…

Jeremy PughOctober 16, 2025

In 1893, a large wooden crate marked “Household Goods” arrived at an address in Chicago. No one at the address…

Heather HayesOctober 1, 2025

Are there ghosts in Utah's abandoned ballrooms? So, are there ghosts in Utah's abandoned ballrooms? Sure feels like it. Whether…

Jeremy PughAugust 7, 2025

Sherlock Holmes was created in 1887 by Arthur Conan Doyle, whose creation would eclipse his creator in world renown. Known…

Drinking in Utah has been zany since the first clink. Detailing the Byzantine intricacies of Utah’s liquor laws would take…

Jeremy 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…

Jeremy 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…

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