by Karen Munson — Deciding the potato is too limiting a theme, organizers rebranded the festival this year as the Escalante Heritage and Wild Potato Festival.
Tag: Mormon Pioneers

by AJ Martel — I wonder if some blessings we receive are because God has seen our gratitude. A prayer of gratitude is more powerful than a prayer of asking.

The Byway — The St. George ‘pioneer temple,’ the first temple completed in Utah in 1877, will soon be open for tours after a 4-year renovation project.

by Ari Hurdsman — Piute County also does fireworks and a parade, but what sets Piute’s 24th celebration apart from others is the rodeo and a fish rodeo.

by Abbie Call — What happened to “proud to be an American”? Can’t we keep fighting for the America our pioneer forefathers saw in their future?

The Byway — Moving in among the Natives was a challenge for the Saints, but Jacob Hamblin and other early Church members worked to keep the peace.

by Abbie Call — The first pioneers are very important, but so are our pioneer ancestors—the ones who settled Panguitch, Cannonville, Junction and Loa.

by BE Davis — Reparations for white colonization and displacement of Natives is only invoked, it seems, in the public lands debate, and especially in Utah.

The Byway — Coming up on July 22, a monument for Black Mormon pioneers will go up in This Is the Place Heritage Park in Salt Lake City.