Monthly Archives: July 2017

Salt Lake, the Great – Part 3

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Oh, Philo, Come on before we go. Hey, I’m in Utah. Don’t begrudge me another Footloose reference even if it’s a bit twisted. The reason I went to the Capitol building was to take a picture of this statue: Why …

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Salt Lake, the Great – Part 2

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Beehive yourself. My next stop was the state Capitol building where I wanted to see one particular statue that I’ll discuss in the next post. If you enlarge the photo below and look at it very very closely you can …

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Salt Lake, the Great

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Previously, I promised I’d explain why I chose to stay at the Peery Hotel in Salt Lake City. First, when I travel, I try to favor locally owned hotels rather than supporting the large hotel chains. (Some of you might …

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Unexpected Utah – Part 3

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Stick an American Fork in it. After lunch and a bit more time wandering about the temple grounds, I hit the road again and sped 20 miles north through Provo and Orem and on to American Fork. This is the …

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Unexpected Utah – Part 2

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Next stop, Salina. The site of a little known massacre. The next bit of history isn’t at all whimsical. It’s about a massacre in Salina, Utah that didn’t involve settlers or Indians. It happened on 8 July 1945. The perpetrator …

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