Moab History: A Miner’s Basin memory
Making icecream with fallen snow in Miner’s Basin
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Moab History: Bates Wilson, the “Father of Canyonlands” and inventor of “Dutch-oven Diplomacy”
Bates Wilson started as a National Park Service employee in the early 1930s.
Moab History: Daily life in Castleton, Utah
In its heyday, Castleton was comparable in size to Moab.
Moab History: Dewey’s schoolchildren
Life in Dewey posed numerous logistical challenges, including ensuring the kids were able to receive an education.
Moab History: What’s the Day of the Basque Diaspora?
An estimated 1,500 to 2,000 Utah citizens identify as Basque
Moab History: Explosion at Texas Gulf Sulphur’s “Cane Creek” Potash Mine
This week marks the 60th anniversary of an explosion at Texas Gulf Sulphur’s potash mine.
No bones about it: Amateurs learn hands-on paleontology through local club
The Gastonia Chapter of the Utah Friends of Paleontology meets once per month.
Moab History: 135 years since the discovery of gold at Miners Basin, La Sal Mountains
Gold was discovered by prospectors in the La Sal Mountains in 1888.
Moab History: The Navajo Serape
Serapes (Spanish for “blanket”) are long, rectangular textiles woven vertically on the loom.
How traveling exhibits fit in to the Moab Museum
The museum’s current display utilizes a traveling exhibit.