The History & Lore of Logan Canyon Tour & Podcast
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Stokes Nature Center presents the History & Lore of Logan Canyon tour and podcast. This podcast series consists of 15 audio recordings of different stories about historic sites and legends of Logan Canyon, each linked to a specific site in the canyon. Now, you can travel through Logan Canyon learning about its amazing history and fascinating lore at specific stopping points along the way.
The Podcast
Download the podcasts HERE. We also have mp3 players available to rent at SNC. This program is free, but we require a driver's license or other accepted form of ID as collateral for all rentals.
The Tour
To take the tour, please click here to download the tour brochure. It contains GPS coordinates, directions, and a map to help guide you to each site.
Accessibility: Some of the sites in the tour are seasonable and cannot be accessed in winter, fall, and/or spring. Please contact SNC at 435-755-3239 for the latest information on accessibility.
About podcasting: Podcasting is a technology that allows users to download audio files onto their computers and, if desired, transfer them to mp3 players.
Help us improve our programs! Perhaps you took the full tour, or maybe you only listened to some of the podcasts at home. Regardless, we'd love to hear about your experience with the History & Lore of Logan Canyon program. Please take a moment to fill out a feedback form.
Click here to listen to the podcasts. See below for text and sources.
Too Many Sheep
Establishing a Forest Reserve
A Growing National Forest
Stokes Nature Center's Beginnings
Power Struggle
Witch's Castle
Forest Army
Old Ephraim
Temple Sawmill
St. Anne's Ghost
Road to Recreation
The Naming of Logan Canyon
Beaver Mountain Ski Area
Plane Crash of 1953
Bear Lake Monster
This program has received funding from the Utah Humanities Council. The Utah Humanities Council promotes understanding of diverse traditions, values, and ideas through informed public discussion.
A special thank you to Elaine Thatcher of Utah State University's Mountain West Center for sharing her time and expertise with us.
Thank you to Randy Williams of Fife Folklore Archives at USU Special Collections.
Voice Credits
Val Grant, Bridgerland Audubon Society
David Sidwell, StarHouse Discovery Center Children's Museum
Elaine Thatcher, Mountain West Center
Lisa Thompson, Uinta-Wasatch Cache National Forest
Quotes by: Jim Akers, Stokes Nature Center
Thank You to These Sources
Forest History Society
Logan Library
Seeholzer Family
USDA Forest Service
Utah State University Special Collections and Archives
This program was produced by Annalisa Paul of Stokes Nature Center.