By Pat “Tube Dude” Scouten On Monday January 25, 2010 there was a winter carp seining session in the Goshen Bay area on Utah Lake. It was conducted by the Loy family fishing operation and open to public observation. In addition to the contracted fishermen there were several representatives of Utah DNR and members of …
History The 42 acre Lincoln Point property is north of and adjacent to the Utah County Lincoln Beach park and boat harbor. The earliest development on the property began less than forty years after the first pioneer settlers came to Utah Valley. About 1889, John Hallet took settlement money from a mining accident that severely …
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Erika Wilde is a local triathlete who uses Utah Lake and the surrounding area as her home base for training. Her name may sound familiar to you, because we have featured her before on our blog! This post is the final chapter in what Wilde calls her “Utah Lake Triathlon”. “I grew up in Orem. I could …
Understanding why Utah Lake’s water levels are so low right now, and why they change so much.
Ten years ago, The June Sucker Recovery Implementation Program produced the video Utah Lake: Legacy. As Utahns celebrate Pioneer Day this week, we thought it would be a fitting time to invite Utah Lake users to watch this video
In order to truly understand the potential that Utah Lake has, it is helpful to look into the past and see the history of the lake. We wanted to share some great pictures that we have been able to gather about Utah Lake’s history. Take a look at each one and then vote for your …
Regardless of who or what you are, a checkered past is not an easy thing to escape.
It’s hard to believe, but five years ago today, the Utah Lake Commission held its first meeting as an officially recognized organization.
In addition to staging a boxing match, what else were Utahns doing at the bottom of the lake when it was largely dried up 75 years ago?