Category: Utah Curious?

Tourists flock to our state to ponder the dwindling Great Salt Lake, tour the Salt Lake…

Porter Rockwell once said, “I never killed anyone who didn’t need killing.” A towering figure in…

How a scrappy desert novel turned into a rallying cry for a generation of Utah activists.…

An investigation into whether Alta’s famously particular ski culture is more myth or reality. Originally published…

An investigation into the odd bit of Swiss trivia embedded at Snowbird — a literal chunk…

No state has a stranger, more devoted relationship with Jell-O than Utah. It’s a punchline, a…

A tongue-in-cheek history of Utah’s beloved Lagoon amusement park. Originally published in Salt Lake Magazine, 2025.

Bear Lake’s impossibly blue water carries a darker reputation to go with the scenery: locals have…

The origin story of Utah’s beloved funeral potatoes casserole. Originally published in Salt Lake Magazine, 2024.…

A look back at the Deseret Alphabet, the 38-character writing system Brigham Young championed in the…