The Green River is a major physical divide in eastern Utah, yet it is also a lifeline for drinking water, agriculture, and recreation. Learn how the River has been a barrier and a bridge for one community along its banks.
When Mormon pioneers tried to settle along the banks of the Virgin River, raging waters kept them from getting too comfortable. Learn about the ghost town of Grafton and its losing battle with the River.
Steam locomotive engines need water -- a lot of it. But here in Utah -- the second driest state in the Lower 48 -- finding water to feed these steam beasts was a real problem for the railroad companies. Learn more about how they solved this dilemma.
You know those world-famous Green River melons? Well, they need lots of water to build that juicy goodness. Learn how one farm along the Green River solved the problem of getting water to its fields.
People living in Utah have been managing water to support agriculture for over a thousand years. Using tools and techniques perfected by their ancestors, these ancient farmers manipulated water and adapted to their dry environment in order to thrive.
The Great Saltair Resort is often remembered for its glory days as a dance hall and amusement park. But it was constantly at war with the harsh, saline environment that gave it its claim to fame.
The evil queen gave Snow White a poisonous apple that sent her into a magical deep sleep, but in Tooele County, a mining company used run-off water polluted with heavy metals to grow their toxic orchards.
A map of the United States is a familiar sight in Utah's classrooms. But if we had listened to one of America's most visionary scientists more than one hundred years ago, Utah's state borders would look totally different today.
Great Salt Lake is the natural wonder that gave Utah's capital city its name. Yet, it is cut in half, deprived of water, and shrinking before our very eyes. Learn about the water story of our beloved Great Salt Lake -- and the warning it presents.
Armed with a cameraman, a rubber boat named "Charlie," and a pet raccoon, Buzz Holmstrom took a legendary river trip that was featured in the 1938 film "Conquering the Colorado."
Ever wonder how people kept food cold before electricity? Learn how ice was harvested, stored, and used throughout Utah before freezers were common household appliances.
Have you ever looked out over Great Salt Lake and thought, "I'd really like to grow oysters there?" You probably haven't. Learn how Utahns have tried -- and failed -- to cultivate this unlikely product.
Water is a key part of Utah's recreation scene, whether you're skiing, snowboarding, sledding, or ice skating. Learn how Utah's residents used to love their winter thrills so much that they shut down entire city streets to make way for snowy fun.
We no longer work as close to the land as Utah's indigenous people once did. But that doesn't mean we don't work for the same reasons. Learn how Timpanogos Utes made a living and how we might relate.
Irrigation was essential to early Mormons' ability to survive in Utah. Learn how they labored physically, intellectually, and communally to make the desert bloom.
One of the most important artists of the 20th Century took a convoluted journey to create one of the most significant works of land art in the world. And it happened right here in Utah.
More than 140 years ago, on August 30, 1869, six men in two wooden boats emerged into open country from the high cliffs and rough waters of the Grand Canyon. They were "blackened, bearded, emaciated, in rags," and down to their last stash of mouldy flour. They were lucky to be alive.
Like the famous Loch Ness in Scotland, Utah's Bear Lake keeps a monster-sized secret in its watery depths. Located at the top of Logan Canyon on the Idaho border, Bear Lake has been at the center of "monster sighting" stories since at least 1868.
Every summer, thousands of people flee to the cool waters of Flaming Gorge Reservoir in Utah's northeast corner. But few of them would know about the little town of Linwood buried beneath the water's surface.
