Very few books are available on great salt lake as a whole, let alone on the island. This geocache is sponsored by friends of antelope island. But antelope island is home to an astonishing variety of flora and fauna native to the great basin. When traveling through utah on your way to yellowstone, you may be surprised to come across a small ocean in the middle of the desert. Antelope island is the largest landmass in great salt lake and is connected to the mainland by a 7. Fremont mapped the topography of great salt lake and its islands. Fielding garr ranch, white rock bay camping, buffalo point trail, and some of utah wildlife, bison, pronghorn antelope. Visions of antelope island and great salt lake marlin stum on. A park timeline of history pamphlet notes that the lds church.
Building historically books 2 mining history books 10 native american books 11 wild west books 10 roadside history books 8 utah history books 29 opening the west books 16 astronomy and weather books 8 childrens books 12 allpurpose maps. Visions of antelope island and great salt lake book, 1999. It visits the site where stump homesteaded and offers an overview of the islands history. The antelope island tour great salt lake salt lake. Antelope island in great salt lake, utah, is part of antelope island state park. Antelope island is a huge island in great salt lake with lots of hiking and driving trails. The fielding garr ranch antelope island state park. Roads and trails were updated via mapping grade gps. The island was without its namesake antelope for many years, but they were reintroduced in 1993 and can now be seen in many areas of. The garr home was built in 1848, near freshwater springs that have hydrated people. Exploring antelope island salt lake city, utah youtube. Antelope island state park is a utah state park and the entire island is included in the park. Antelope island, antelope island north, antelope island south,buffaio point, and plug peak ne. In 1981, the state of utah purchased the entire island for a state park.
If you need id help for the birds found on the island has a great photo gallery of the various species put together by the wonderful milt moody that are contributed by local bird. Whitney, also very briefly mentions stump as taking cattle to cache valley and that most of his herd. History of the first fifty years of davis county hardcover 1999. But it is interesting, with rock formations, the buffalo herd and other wildlife. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Antelope island in the context of the environment and history of great salt. In january 2019, the utah wildlife board canceled the rocky mountain bighorn sheep hunt on antelope island. Utah state history the antelope later disappeared but were reintroduced in 1993. Patrons may access these video files at the research center for the utah division of state history and utah state archives. Fielding garr moved his family to the island in 1848.
A state park, the island is a favorite destination for utah outdoor recreationists and visiting. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Utah history books utah department of natural resources. At antelope island, the island is the range and the great salt lake spreads across several basins. Located near salt lake city, the island was home to numerous pronghorn, for which it was named and, at one point in its ranching history, sustained as many as 10,000 sheep. Mormons, miners, padres, mountain men, and the openi. The historic fielding garr ranch, located at the southeast end of the island is open yearround. The ute people frequented the island until the late1840s.
Though antelope island is relatively close to the dense population center of the wasatch front cities, it exhibits a. Photo courtesy of utah division of wildlife resources a rocky mountain bighorn sheep forages outside the town of sunnyside near utahs book cliffs in 2012. See all 5 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Also, antelope island state park periodically hosts a seasonal hike, called the daddy stump history tour. Download the 2020 guidebook to learn more about applying for a utah big game permit. Gc1fdze friends of antelope island multicache in utah. Though the island was named for the pronghorn antelope that john c. The view to the north and west from the visitor center is a vista of that pattern. Antelope island is a 42 square mile mile island of low mountains, grasslands, marshes, and sand dunes in the great salt lake. There is also a gift shop located in the visitor center. The ranch was continually inhabited from that time until 1981. The past comes to life at antelope islands fielding. The text is illustrated with strikingly beautiful images taken by another longtime utah resident and island lover, nature photographer and photojournalist dan miller, and.
About 3,500 years ago, lake levels rose and the population of desert archaic people. Utah office of tourism council hall, capitol hill, 300 n. Some 87 years after the salt lake herald story on antelope island, in 1969, the state of utah opened a portion of antelope island the north end as a state park after a sevenmile causeway was constructed across the great salt lake to the island. Salt lake city is also known for the lake that it was named after the great salt lake which is the largest lake outside of the great lakes but has a high salinity higher than seawater as its name implies. From the mainland, the islands 28,022 acres appear barren and deserted. He consistently considers antelope island in the context of the environment and history of great salt lake and the salt lake valley, from which its story cannot be separated. Shundana yusaf, antelope island visitor center, antelope island, utah, sah archipedia, eds. This sketches were part of a 1906 book entitled just for fun. The visitor center has lots of good history on the island and the workers were so helpful on what the best h. Garr was assigned by the mormon church to establish a ranch on the island as a stronghold for managing the church tithing herds. Bison wander all around utahs antelope island today, between 500 and. Digital collections utah division of state history.
This is the official facebook page for antelope island state park. This is a repeated pattern all the way across western utah and nevada to the sierra nevada range. Friends of antelope island gc1fdze was created by antelope island state park adopted by visitutah on 8202008. Antelope island was first settled in 1848 by fielding garr. Popular utah history books meet your next favorite book. Antelope island is home to a herd of 600 american bison. A skilled mason, he used materials found on the island to. Great place to spend a day out in nature on one of the numerous trails in the antelope island state park. And it gives you a different perspective on the great salt lake than other locales. In town, the gateway offers premiere dining, entertainment, and shopping.
Of the 11 islands in the sprawling great salt lake, antelope island is the. A state park, the island is a favorite destination for utah outdoor recreationists. Map produced 3252014, by utah state parks and recreation for planning purposes only. Bring a lunch and stay a while and explore the old buildings and enjoy the beautiful park the sits to the south of the ranch. Its a regular size geocache, with difficulty of 2, terrain of 1. By the early 1600s spanish explores came across the ute people in the great basin area. Small museum with exhibits related to the history of the island, natural artifacts of both the island and the lake, a screening room, a 3d scale model of the whole island, informational handouts and a gift shop. Farmington bay white rock bay group campgrou d white rock loop 6. Antelope island is located near davis county, utah. Antelope island is not classically beautiful the water is brackish and there is a not a lot of vegetation.
Benjamin fielding garr 1843 1919 history of antelope island antelope island is the largest island in the great salt lake, covering 28,022 acres. Photographs of a buffalo hunt at antelope island davis county in 1926. Dan miller along the urban corridor of the wasatch front, much of the western horizon is formed by the distinctive ridge line of great salt lakes antelope island. A visitor center orients guests with the biology, geology, history, and backcountry trail system. Antelope island tours best sightseeing in the salt lake city area, utah bus tour. When you visit the ranch, watch for evidence of these many changes over the 150 years of history. That hunt will not be held, and the hunt listing has been removed from the guidebook. Canyon recreation provides outfitted jeeps, furnished with a rooftop bed and kitchen. Imagine antelope island in the great salt lake with no buffalo, only wild. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Gabrielle esperdy and karen kingsley, charlottesville. Very few books are available on great salt lake as a whole, let alone on the. The home was recently remodeled and has a large common.
Utah field house of natural history discover the prehistoric world, dig for fossils, and explore the dinosaur garden. Before i get to the avian life of the island id like to provide a link from that has a checklist of the birds of antelope island that is downloadable. If you book with viator, you can cancel at least 24 hours before the start date of your tour for a full refund. The park opens daily at 7am, and closes as early as 5. Antelope island is the largest of the ten islands in the great salt lake measuring fifteen miles long and seven miles across at its widest point. Ownership changed hands several times before being acquired by utah state parks and recreation. An undated image of the the last antelope, which was an old carving found in spring house, antelope island. Note too that buffalo were not native to antelope island and were first added in the early 1890s. Fremont returns to utah, naming antelope island for the meat they acquired there. Antelope island is the largest of 10 islands located within the great salt lake in the state of utah, with 42 square miles of scenic beauty in the southeastern part of the lake. On the island, a semifreeranging population of american bison bison bison, buffalo has been in existence since 1893.
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