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Do Utahns Celebrate St. Patrick's Day?
Do Utahns Celebrate St. Patrick's Day?
St. Patrick's Day comes around every year, but how much do you really know about it?  Here in Utah, drinking and a St. Patrick’s Day Parade are not usually on the minds of the majority of people. You wear green, maybe joke about leprechauns and in Southern Utah, events are limited.   Big ...
Then & Now: St. George Utah Hotels And Motels
Then & Now: St. George Utah Hotels And Motels
St. George Utah has certainly changed a lot over the years. From its humble beginnings as a cotton growing mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the 1800’s, up until the present day, Utah's Dixie has continued to evolve and change with the times. P...
Fry Sauce: The Story Of Utah's Favorite Condiment
Fry Sauce: The Story Of Utah's Favorite Condiment
Many years ago I was living in Wisconsin, and I had a roommate from Utah. We were eating French fries, and I watched as my roommate took a glob of mayonnaise and a squirt of ketchup, and then began mixing them together on his plate. I asked him what he was doing. ...
The Smallest City In Utah Has Only 149 People
The Smallest City In Utah Has Only 149 People
When I first moved to St. George, Utah from Las Vegas, I was under the impression that St. George was a tiny town. I was wrong. St. George is actually the 5th largest city in the state, and is growing every day. Wanna see what a TRULY small town in Utah looks like? Wel...