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Mormon Miracle Pageant marks 50th anniversary

Manti, Sanpete County seat, hosts travelers seeking quiet relaxation and historical reflection. Visitors spend a night or two at quaint bed and breakfasts, or tour the grounds of the historic Manti LDS Temple, built in 1888. Others come for the thrills offered on any of the nearby fishing or ...

Vacation close to home at a Sanpete area campground

The following camping locations are within Sanpete County. Most locations require reservations to be made.<strong>Gooseberry Reservoir</strong>Manti-LaSalFrom Fairview, Head north on Canyon Rd/Milburn Rd toward W 400 N/UT-31. Continue to follow Canyon Rd 0.8 mile. ...

Mt. Pleasant Relic Home attracts visitors, residents

Mt. Pleasant Relic Home attracts visitors from far away as well as local residents, including school students, with a wide array of well-preserved artifacts from times gone by.The museum will be open on Memorial Day, May 24, July 4th and special occasions by appointment for family reunions, ...

Moroni celebrates Fourth of July

Moroni residents will celebrate the Fourth of July holiday beginning Saturday, June 27, with a softball tournament and then Friday and Saturday, July 3-4, with games, good food, activities and much more.Events begin July 3, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., with Moroni City's famous BBQ turkey dinner at ...

Fairview City honors pioneer heritage

Founded in 1859, the town’s high elevation provided a fair enough view of the valley to inspire the choice of name in 1864. The first settlers from Mt. Pleasant had named the site North Bend.Fairview became the center of a wealthy agricultural district which in 1900 supported four general ...

Celebrating 101 years of tradition at Sanpete County Fairgrounds

Sanpete residents and 'out-of-towners' will congregate in Manti this August to celebrate 101 years of tradition at the annual Sanpete County Fair.Tickets for the fair go on sale Monday, Aug. 3, at Beck's Home Furnishings, Mt. Pleasant; T&R Sports, Ephraim; Sanpete Building ...

Fountain Green, a colorful history, leads to Lamb Day celebrtion

Fountain Green greets you as you top Salt Creek Canyon from Nephi. It began as a popular campground for Salt Creek and San Pitch travelers during the 1850’s before the Johnson’s and other families from Santaquin in Utah Valley settled it. Lying just below the Divide and Mt. Nebo, it had a ...

Free Fishing Day

If people are looking for a fun activity that's outdoors and close to home, mark Saturday, June 6 on the calendar.June 6 will be a great day to take a kid fishing: It's Free Fishing Day in Utah. No one needs a fishing license to fish in the state that day."Make plans now to take your family out ...

Mt. Pleasant celebrates nation’s birthday at Hub City Days

Mt. Pleasant is known for its 19th-century Main Street buildings, being home to Wasatch Academy, and for being the largest city in the northern half of the county. After taking lumber out of Pleasant Creek Canyon in late 1851, a band of Mormon colonists from Manti led by Madison D. Hambleton ...

Scandinavian storytellers

Over time, electronic entertainments seem to have shuffled storytellers off to the pages of history books, except for special events such as Ephraim's Scandinavian Heritage Festival.Drawing on the old and cherished tradition of storyteller Hans Christian Andersen, storytelling has expanded to ...