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History & Lore of Logan Canyon Podcast Series
Establishing a Forest Reserve
Logan Canyon is one of the most scenic areas of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. It
offers an abundance of recreational opportunities, including skiing, hiking, kayaking, and camping.
However, it was not always viewed as a recreational resource.
During the late 19th century, huge timber harvests and overgrazing led to the deterioration of
Logan Canyon. Irrigation and drinking water in Cache Valley became so polluted that residents
debated whether to petition President Theodore Roosevelt to intervene to preserve Logan Canyon and
its river. At the urging of several concerned citizens, the Cache County Commission called for a public
meeting to discuss the issue. On February 15, 1902, citizens from throughout the county gathered and
after much debate, voted almost unanimously in favor of petitioning the president.
President Roosevelt sent a grazing expert named Albert F. Potter to survey the canyon. Potter
estimated that around 150,000 sheep grazed in the Utah portion of the Bear River Mountains in 1901.
He concluded that the canyon had indeed been overgrazed and the trees over-harvested. So in May
1903, President Roosevelt signed a proclamation establishing the Logan Forest Reserve. The
designation covered 107,540 acres in and around Logan Canyon.
During his visit to Salt Lake City in spring of 1903, Roosevelt made a formal address to the
citizens of Utah. He said “do not let the mountain forests be devastated by the men who overgraze
them, destroy them for the sake of three years' use and then go somewhere else, and leave so much
diminished the heritage of those who remain permanently on the land.”
The General Land Office appointed John Fell Squires, a 56-year-old barber from Logan, to
serve as Forest Supervisor. James Leatham, a farmer and school teacher from Wellsville, became the
first ranger. These two men comprised the entire forest management team for the new reserve. They
fought the occasional forest fire and introduced a permit system for grazing. When the system was first
introduced, Squires and Leatham issued 17 permits for a total of 33,950 sheep. This is less than a
quarter of the number of sheep that grazed there in 1901.
Logan Canyon slowly returned to a state of ecological health. Today, the canyon continues to
be used and managed for multiple purposes, including recreation, power production, and forest
products. As stated by Gifford Pinchot, the first Chief of the Forest Service, National Forests should
“provide the greatest amount of good for the greatest amount of people in the long run.”
Sources:
U.S. Forest Service Website: http://www.fs.fed.us.
Sweeney, Michael S. Last Unspoiled Place: Utah's Logan Canyon. National Geographic Society, 2008.
Johnson, Michael W. “Whiskey or Water: A Brief History of the Cache National Forest.” Utah
Historical Quarterly. 73.4 (Fall 2005).
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Temple Sawmill
In Spring 1877, Brigham Young, the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, decided to build a temple in Cache Valley. The locals looked to the canyons to the east for the
resources they needed to complete this huge task. By summer of the same year, Thomas X. Smith and
C. O. Card located an appropriate site in Logan Canyon, a side-canyon then called Maughan's Fork.
This was a very competitive time for lumber. Nearby, the Utah & Northern Railroad was being
constructed, and Coe and Carter, a company that supplied railroad ties, had scouts looking to the
mountains of northern Utah to supply the wood they would need. Upon receiving news of this, the
locals took immediate action to secure the stands of trees they had chosen for the temple. Card sent out
a team to begin construction of the new sawmill, and not a moment too soon. Historian Marion
Everton wrote, “When the Coe and Carter outfit arrived some forty-eight hours later they found the
first logs laid out for a big sawmill and men busily engaged in constructing shelters, but not too busy to
tell visitors that they intended to continue the occupation of Maughan's Fork with the exclusion of any
and all other outfits.”
Work progressed quickly, and on November 4, 1877, the mill sawed its first board. In 1878, the
side-canyon where the sawmill was located began to be called by an appropriate name: Temple Fork.
The sawmill proved to be overly capable, producing more wood than was needed for the new
temple. Contracts were made with the Utah & Northern to cut the extra wood into railroad ties, and,
ironically, the project that once rivaled the temple became a project that helped fund its construction.
The sawmill operated for 9 years, producing more than 2.5 million board-feet of lumber, 21,000
railroad ties, and many other wood products. It was closed down in 1884 and put up for sale, but there
were no buyers. In 1886, the sawmill met its end when it mysteriously burned down. Two sets of
men's footprints in the snow led to and from the site, which led people to suspect arson. However, no
clues indicating who set the fire, or why, were ever found.
Sources:
Simmonds, A. J. In God’s Lap: Cache Valley history as told in the newspaper columns of A. J.
Simmonds, A Herald Journal Book. Herald Journal, 2004.
Sweeney, Michael S. Last Unspoiled Place: Utah's Logan Canyon. National Geographic Society, 2008.
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History & Lore of Logan Canyon Podcast Series
A Growing National Forest
The protected area that includes Logan Canyon has grown and changed names many times. In
1903, the Logan Forest Reserve was created by presidential proclamation and covered 107,540 acres.
It and other forest reserves across the nation were under the jurisdiction of the Interior Department's
General Land Office.
Two years after the Logan Forest Reserve was established, Gifford Pinchot, Chief of the Bureau
of Forestry at the Department of Agriculture, transferred all forest reserves to his agency and then
renamed it the Forest Service. While in office, Pinchot brought millions of acres of land under forest
reserve status. The reserve system across the country tripled from 56 million acres in 1905 to 172
million acres in 1910. This is roughly twice the size of the state of Utah. At this time, the Logan
Forest Reserve was expanded and renamed the Bear River Forest Reserve. It now included most of the
Bear River Mountains up to Soda Springs, Idaho.
William Weld Clark, Forest Supervisor for a short time, reported in 1907 the public opinion of
Rich County residents to the growth of the protected forest region. “The attitude of the users and
neighbors of this Forest is on the whole very friendly and favorable. There are still plenty of kickers
who are to be found in all communities and are constitutionally opposed to any regulation by which
they are required to ask for something that they have been in the habit of obtaining without consulting
anyone.”
Pinchot didn’t like the term “forest reserve.” He thought it gave the impression that the forests
were set aside and not meant to be used. But in fact, forest reserves have always been meant to have
multiple uses, from grazing and timber harvest in moderation to recreational opportunities, as well as
protecting the forests for future generations. To emphasize the idea of utility, Pinchot changed “forest
reserves” to “national forests.” Thus, the Bear River Forest Reserve became the Bear River National
Forest.
In 1908, the Bear River National Forest was split. A portion of the Idaho lands were transferred
to the Pocatello National Forest, and the remaining area was renamed the Cache National Forest. Over
the years, the Cache National Forest transformed many times, as lands were added and subtracted.
Notably, in 1915 the Pocatello National Forest was eliminated, and its lands transferred to the Cache
National Forest.
Then in 1973, in an effort to consolidate management, Cache National Forest merged with
neighboring Wasatch National Forest. Idaho lands were transferred to the Caribou National Forest.
The result was the Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
The most recent change occurred in August, 2007. The Uinta National Forest was merged with
the Wasatch-Cache to create the current Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. The forest covers
nearly 2.1 million acres, or nearly 4% of Utah’s total area and is one of the most frequently visited
national forests in the nation.
References:
U.S. Forest Service Website: http://www.fs.fed.us.
Sweeney, Michael S. Last Unspoiled Place: Utah's Logan Canyon. National Geographic Society, 2008.
Johnson, Michael W. “Whiskey or Water: A Brief History of the Cache National Forest.” Utah
Historical Quarterly. 73.4 (Fall 2005).
�Forest History Society website: http://www.foresthistory.org.
Wilson, Richa. “On Horseback and by Highway: Administrative Facilities of the Wasatch-Cache
National Forest 1902-1960.” Historic Context Statement and Evaluations, Forest Service Report No.
WS-05-731. U.S. Forest Service, 2005.
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History & Lore of Logan Canyon Podcast Series
Stokes Nature Center's Beginnings
Stokes Nature Center operates out of a 3,000 square-foot lodge that sits on U.S. Forest Service
land, under a lease agreement with the Forest Service. It was constructed in 1924 by members of the
American Legion. After the Legion built a new facility in Logan in the late 1980s, they donated the
lodge to the Trapper Trails Council of the Boy Scouts. Finding that it didn't fit their needs, the Boy
Scouts left it vacant.
Several community members in Logan's First Presbyterian Church and the Bridgerland
Audubon Society, seeing a need for nature education in Cache Valley, began to develop the idea of
creating a nature center out of the old abandoned building. In August 1996, the church took ownership
of the building. Together, the Presbyterian Church and Bridgerland Audubon designated a board to
establish a separate organization to develop a not-for-profit nature center.
After being abandoned for over two years, the building was in poor shape. Vandals had kicked
holes in the walls, broken nearly every pane of glass, and built fires on the tile floors. Nature had
begun to reclaim the space, taking its own toll on the building. Trees grew into the sides of the roof,
holes in the ceiling let in the weather, and mice built their nests in the cozy interior. However, the
location was just right: only a short drive from Logan, but far enough into the canyon to bring people
out into nature. And it was free!
There were challenges, but there was an even greater amount of determination on the part of
many people who believed the community badly needed a center for nature education. A crew of over
200 volunteers worked for more than a year renovating the building to provide a safe and welcoming
place for learning. Now, all it needed was a name.
Allen and Alice Stokes loved nature and were both active members of the community. Allen
was a naturalist and professor at Utah State University, and Alice volunteered her time for many causes.
The nature center founders asked Allen and Alice if they could use their name. Reluctantly, the Stokes
gave permission, but Allen asked that Alice’s name be put first. He died before the center opened, and
Alice switched the names so that his was first. On November 1, 1997, the Allen and Alice Stokes
Nature Center was dedicated.
In July 2001, after three and a half successful years of programming, the title to the building
was turned over to Stokes Nature Center. Since then, the center has operated as an independent nonprofit organization with a mission to provide opportunities for people of all ages to explore, learn
about, and develop appreciation and stewardship for our natural world.
Sources:
Stokes Nature Center website: http://www.logannature.org.
Dixon, Bryan. The Allen and Alice Stokes Nature Center in Logan Canyon: The Beginnings.
Field Notes from the Allen and Alice Stokes Nature Center. 1.1 (Feb. 1998).
Strand, Holly. “The Stokes Legacy.” Wild About Utah. Available on the Wild About Utah website:
http://www.bridgerlandaudubon.org/wildaboututah.
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Stokes Nature Center, the main source of nature education in Cache Valley for over 13 years, began with a group of dedicated volunteers and an old abandoned building. Voiced by Val Grant. Part of the Stokes Nature Center's podcast series History & Lore of Logan Canyon where each podcast is linked to a specific site in Logan Canyon. Includes transcription.
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Witch's Castle
Located about 900 feet from the canyon floor, the Wind Caves represent thousands of years of
weathering by wind and water. The result is a beautiful cave-like formation with three delicate arches.
This limestone formation bears the local name “The Witch's Castle.” The resident witch is
known as Hecate, the name of an ancient Greek goddess associated with witchcraft and the underworld.
According to legend, if you venture into Spring Hollow, just across the highway, and chant the name of
the witch, she will appear. Sometimes she appears with her son, and sometimes with her dogs. She
often appears with long white hair, wearing a long pale dress. It is said that she has the ability to kill
car engines.
Some believe the legend dates back to the 1920s when the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints built a girls' lodge at a nearby location. Or it could have come about simply as a result of
imagination and inspiration spurred by the unique natural architecture.
Whatever the origin, the legend has been preserved in the many so-called documented sightings
of Hecate over the years. In one sighting, a man named Clyde was driving his pickup through Logan
Canyon. His truck unexpectedly died near Third Dam, and there was a woman standing in the middle
of the road. The woman was wearing a long gray coat. Clyde frantically tried to restart the engine as
the woman walked around the truck, looking into the window. When she walked behind the truck, it
started up again, and Clyde drove off, watching in his rear-view mirror as the woman slowly followed
him. Only as he exited the canyon did she disappear.
If you are up there at night, you may hear Hecate's dogs howl. The sound is real. As the night
canyon wind blows through the caves, it could easily be mistaken for the howling of a supernatural dog
with a witch companion.
Sources:
Sweeney, Michael S. Last Unspoiled Place: Utah's Logan Canyon. National Geographic Society, 2008.
Logan Canyon National Scenic Byway website: http://www.logancanyon.com.
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The Wind Caves, a beautiful natural formation in Logan Canyon, has inspired stories of a supernatural resident, a witch named Hecate. Voiced by David Sidwell. Part of the Stokes Nature Center's podcast series History & Lore of Logan Canyon where each podcast is linked to a specific site in Logan Canyon. Includes transcription.
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Road to Recreation
When the Mormon pioneers were first settling in Cache Valley, recreation was very limited.
Not only did the pioneers have little time to devote to recreation, they had fewer options. The canyon
road at this time was not in the best shape, and recreating far up the canyon was difficult. Logan
Canyon was used primarily for the resources it provided. Most of the people who ventured into the
canyon were loggers, herders, hunters, or explorers.
On July 4, 1873, an LDS stake led by Apostle Brigham Young Jr. spent a day of rest and
recreation in the canyon. This may have been the first purely recreational use of the canyon by the
pioneers. The first published account of recreation in Logan Canyon showed up in the Ogden Standard
on August 17, 1888. The article stated: “Rev. Samuel Unsworth, rector of the Church of the Good
Shepherd in this city, returned yesterday, in company with his brother, from a pleasure trip to Logan
Canyon. Their appearance proves that the few days resticating have been of great physical benefit to
them.”
After this, the canyon began to receive increasing mention in the local press as a place for
recreation. It is likely at this time a group of Logan’s leading citizens began to make frequent trips to a
spot about six miles up Tony Grove Creek. The flowery meadow sprinkled with trees made an idyllic
setting for fishing and camping.
To those who used the canyon for work only, the sight of people camping just for fun invoked
envy. They began referring the area condescendingly as “Tony Grove.” The word “tony” was slang for
cultured or high-brow. This name was repeated so often, that it stuck…and grew to include the creek
and eventually, the lake that feeds the creek. Today, Tony Grove is one of the most popular hiking and
camping locations in Logan Canyon.
Sources:
Simmonds, A. J. “A Mountain Grove for the 'Tony Set.'” In God’s Lap: Cache Valley history as told in
the newspaper columns of A. J. Simmonds, A Herald Journal Book. Herald Journal, 2004.
Sweeney, Michael S. Last Unspoiled Place: Utah's Logan Canyon. National Geographic Society, 2008.
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Bear Lake Monster
Like Loch Ness and many other lakes around the world, Bear Lake keeps a monster-sized secret
in its depths. The legend seems to have been born in 1868 when local resident Joseph Rich reported
sightings of “a strange serpent creature.” Rich was a correspondent for the Evening Deseret News in
Salt Lake City, where his articles and letters about the monster were first published.
Between 1868 and 1871, several more sightings of the beast were reported. Four campers
claimed that a huge alligator-like animal emerged from the water and destroyed their camp. A local
from Paris, Idaho, named Thomas Sleight reported seeing a huge animal three miles out on the lake
swimming south with incredible speed. Aquilla Nebeker, a resident of South Eden, saw the monster
gobbling his flock of sheep along with several rolls of barbed wire.
With each sighting, however, the description of the monster changed dramatically. The Bear
Lake monster has been reported to be as little as 6 and as much as 90 feet long. It had a horse-like head
and then a snake-like head. Its body has been alternately brown, green, shiny, scaly, or hairy. Through
the years, the beast was seen rising out of the water, floating calmly, swimming at great speed, and even
walking on the shore.
Interestingly, several eyewitness accounts came from men and women greatly respected within
the community. This helped to convince people that there really must be some kind of creature
inhabiting the lake. Panic rose, and local shop owners saw an increase in gun sales from 1868 to 1870.
At different points of time, plots were hatched to capture the beast. A man named Phineas Cook crafted
a large fishing hook, attached it to a log float, baited it with sheep meat, and hoped to catch the monster
like a huge fish. Someone else suggested running the entire lake through a strainer, but no one knew
where to find one of sufficient size.
Several years later, Joseph Rich claimed his Bear Lake monster story was a hoax that he
invented to help attract tourists to the lake. However, many witnesses stood by their accounts. While
the overall fervor about the monster has abated, the legend continues, and the locals still have fun with
the story, making boats and parade floats in the image of the beast.
Take a look at the beautiful Caribbean-blue waters of the Bear Lake. Do you think something
lurks below the surface?
Sources:
Bagley, Pat. “'Monsterologist' doesn't dismiss the Bear Lake Monster.” Salt Lake Tribune 30 Jul. 2006.
Law, Dorothy C. “Bear Lake's monster tales live in history.” The Herald Journal 26 May 1985.
Portraits in Time: Logan Canyon, a Historical Guide. Published by Bridgerland Travel Region and the
United States Forest Service Logan Ranger District.
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Old Ephraim
One of the most famous residents of Logan Canyon was a grizzly bear named Old Ephraim.
Old Ephraim was big even by grizzly bear standards. He was said to stand 9 feet 11 inches tall and
weigh approximately 1,100 pounds. However, since grizzlies normally range from 225 to 670 pounds,
this estimate is quite possibly an exaggeration used to make a good story even better. It is safe to say,
though, that Old Ephraim was intimidatingly large.
Like other bears, Old Ephraim was considered a nuisance by the sheep herders grazing their
flocks in the canyon because he had a tendency to eat their sheep. Many Logan Canyon bears were
hunted and killed by sheep herders trying to protect their flocks. One particular sheep herder named
Frank Clark was no exception. Beginning in 1911, Frank took his sheep into Logan Canyon every
summer. In the 45 summers he grazed his flock in the canyon, there were only two summers that he
failed to kill at least one bear.
In 1913, Old Ephraim began to visit Frank's flock. For 10 summers after that, he continued to
eat Frank's sheep. And for 10 summers, Frank used traps and guns, attempting and failing to rid
himself of the clever and unwelcome visitor. When Frank found Old Ephraim's wallow, a muddy
shallow pool of water where the bear spent time, he thought victory was close. He set up a bear trap in
the wallow. But Old Ephraim was very clever and picked up the trap without setting it off, dropping it
nearby before getting into his pool. Frank tried more traps in the following years with the same result.
The conflict between Frank and Old Ephraim continued until 1923 when the grizzly created a
new wallow. Frank decided to try his old trick at the new location. The next night, Old Ephraim fell
into the trap. One mile downstream, Frank awoke to, in his words, “an awful roar and scream” of
“mingled pain and misery.” Frank grabbed his rifle and ran through the dark to the wallow. There, he
saw Old Ephraim lunging about on his hind feet. Ephraim's right front foot was caught in the trap and
wrapped with 14 feet of chain. Still on his hind feet, the bear began to walk up the bank towards Frank.
Terrified, Frank fired his rifle, hitting Ephraim with several shots. The giant bear fell dead. Frank
described the death of Old Ephraim in these words. “I sat down and watched his spirit depart from that
great body, and it seemed to take a long time, but at last he raised his head just a mite, gasped and was
still.”
Frank then ran off to find his nearest neighboring herdsman in the canyon, and when he
returned, they skinned the bear and burned the carcass. Then, Frank buried the remains at this site now
called Ephraim's Grave. Later on, a Boy Scout troop went to the grave site and took the 15 inch skull.
They sent it to the Smithsonian, who confirmed that it had belonged to a grizzly bear. In 1978, the
skull came back to Logan on a long-term loan from the Smithsonian. It now resides on display in the
basement of the Merrill-Cazier Library at Utah State University.
Only later did people realize that Old Ephraim was Utah's last grizzly bear. When telling his
story afterwards, Frank Clark expressed regret over killing the bear. Today, Old Ephaim's grave stands
as a tribute to the grizzly bears that once roamed Logan Canyon.
Sources:
Sweeney, Michael S. Last Unspoiled Place: Utah's Logan Canyon. National Geographic Society, 2008.
Recorded account of the killing of Old Ephraim written by Frank Clark at the request of the Forest
Service. Can be accessed on Utah State University's Merrill-Cazier Library website:
http://digital.lib.usu.edu/u?/Ephraim,78.
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St. Anne's Ghost
Everyone loves a ghost story. Young people in Logan grow up hearing stories about the
ghost at “the Nunnery,” a story inspired by St. Anne's Retreat, in Preston Hollow.
In the early 1900s, Hezekiah Eastman Hatch, a prominent Logan businessman, built a
cabin at the location. His descendants expanded his cabin into a recreation camp for the family.
Over time, the camp grew to include 21 structures: two main lodges, six smaller cabins, a
playhouse, and several other buildings. Outside, there is a fire pit, fountain, bridge, and
swimming pool.
In the 1950s, the property was offered to and accepted by the Catholic Church. It became
a summer retreat for nuns and was renamed St. Anne's Retreat. At some point after this, the
ghost legend was born.
There are several versions of the legend. According to one, a nun staying at St. Anne's
Retreat became pregnant. To keep the birth a secret, the mother drowned her baby in the
swimming pool. Some say that you can hear the voice of a child coming from near the pool.
Others claim that the ghost of a nun haunts the retreat, eerily emerging from the forest.
Sometime she is accompanied by two white Doberman Pinschers with blood-red eyes. Others
have reported seeing a woman dressed in black who appears out of nowhere on the highway near
the retreat. And beware if you are a first born son, for if you see St. Anne's Ghost, your own
death is imminent!
Unfortunately, vandals visited the retreat from time to time, causing a great deal of
damage. As the ghost stories circulated, vandalism increased. The nuns became alarmed and
eventually no longer wished to stay at the retreat. So the Catholic Church sold the property.
Visitors, please note that it is private property. Please be respectful.
Sources:
Browning, Diane. “A Haunted Retreat.” The Herald Journal 26 Oct. 1986.
Moore, Carrie A. “Legends surround St. Ann's Retreat.” Deseret News 22 Jul. 2006.
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Too Many Sheep
After 1880, sheep overtook cows as the primary livestock of Cache Valley. Herders took their
flocks to the West Desert for winter grazing, to irrigated farms in the valley for spring lambing, and to
the mountains for summer grazing. Between 1880 and 1900, the sheep population of Cache Valley
rose dramatically to 300,000, and Logan Canyon became congested with sheep. As the herds moved,
they kicked up so much dust that residents of the valley several miles to the west could see huge clouds
of it rising from the mountains.
During the summer months, pastures were effectively stripped of vegetation. After consuming
all the plants, sheep would pack the bare soil down with their hooves as they moved. Soil compaction
and the area’s low level of precipitation guaranteed that nothing could grow back. Plant cover allows
snowmelt to sink into the soil and replenish the groundwater supply. It also lets the spring runoff
trickle down gradually throughout the summer. Without plant cover, snowmelt plunged straight down
the mountain all at once leaving the rivers and valleys below dry by late summer. The plunging waters
also took the unanchored soil downstream. In spring, muddy water filled with animal waste and dead
sheep flowed out of the canyon, polluting the valley's irrigation and drinking water.
Mayor Moroni Price of Smithfield was disgusted by the dead sheep and other animals he had
seen in the river. He said at a meeting of concerned citizens that he had just about reached a decision to
“drink whiskey from now on.” This was a shocking statement coming from a Mormon community
leader, for whom drinking was close to taboo. The situation prompted citizens to approach the federal
government about creating a Forest Reserve to protect the watershed.
After the Forest Reserve was created, grazing was limited by permits, and the canyon’s
environmental health was greatly improved.
Sources:
Sweeney, Michael S. Last Unspoiled Place: Utah's Logan Canyon. National Geographic Society, 2008.
Johnson, Michael W. “Whiskey or Water: A Brief History of the Cache National Forest.” Utah
Historical Quarterly. 73.4 (Fall 2005).
U.S. Forest Service website: http://www.fs.fed.us/aboutus.
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Beaver Mountain Ski Area
Harold Seeholzer loved the outdoors, snow, and skiing. He and his wife Luella wanted to create
a place for family recreation during the winter, so in the late 1930s, Harold and other local ski fanatics
installed the first lift at Beaver Mountain, a single rope tow. There was no road to Beaver Mountain, so
skiers parked on the highway and hiked about a mile to get there. Because of this inaccessibility,
operations were moved to the Sinks area a few miles farther up the canyon, but this area had its own
problems, and little potential for growth. So in 1945, ski operations at the Sinks shut down.
Beaver Mountain still had great potential, despite its problems. Thanks to the efforts of county
commissioner El Ray Robinson and others, money was obtained to make the site accessible, and a road
and parking lot were built. Further developments came to Beaver Mountain with the help of pledges
made by the Mt. Logan Ski Club, the Forest Service, Cache Chamber of Commerce, and Harold and
Luella Seeholzer. In 1949, a new tow rope was added, and in 1950, a 2,700 foot T-bar was installed.
In 1961, Harold and Luella along with their four children officially formed a corporation. They
continued to improve the resort, adding more lifts and buildings. Although the resort was a great and
expanding success, one dream remained unfulfilled. From the beginning of his skiing career, Harold
Seeholzer dreamed of having a chair lift that went from the base of Beaver Mountain all the way to the
top. Harold died in 1968 without seeing this dream realized. However, his family continued to pursue
the idea, and in 1970, a 4,600 foot double chair lift was installed at Beaver Mountain. Appropriately, it
was named “Harry's Dream.”
In 1997, the ski resort came under the care of Harold’s son Ted, his wife Marge, and their
children: daughter Annette and her husband Jeff West, and son Travis and his wife Kristy Seeholzer.
Each family member does their part to keep the place running. From plowing and grooming the snow
to selling tickets and working in the shop, the Seeholzer family operates the resort. Marge manages the
ticket office. Jeff and Travis help out wherever needed. Ted oversees the entire operation. Company
meetings consist of six family members. And the operation continues to grow.
After 1997, the Seeholzers added a new maintenance building and a beautiful lodge addition to
accommodate the increasing number of skiers. They converted Harry's Dream into a triple lift, and in
2003, they put in a new lift, which added 400 acres to the resort. They named it Marge's Triple Lift. In
2009, they added a conveyor lift, similar to a moving sidewalk, which has been helpful in teaching new
skiers. The Seeholzers have future projects already in mind, and continue to dedicate themselves to
making Beaver Mountain Ski Area grow and prosper.
In the winter months, an average of 740 skiers per day enjoy the slopes of Beaver Mountain.
Today, Beaver Mountain Ski Area encompasses 1,100 acres and is the oldest family-run ski operation
in the country.
Sources:
Ted & Marge Seeholzer.
Sweeney, Michael S. Last Unspoiled Place: Utah's Logan Canyon. National Geographic Society, 2008.
Beaver Mountain Ski Area website: http://www.skithebeav.com.
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Beaver Mountain Ski Area, the oldest family-run ski operation in the country, began with a single rope tow. Voiced by Val Grant. Part of the Stokes Nature Center's podcast series History & Lore of Logan Canyon where each podcast is linked to a specific site in Logan Canyon. Includes transcription.
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Beaver Mountain Ski Resort (Logan Canyon, Utah)--History
Ski resorts--Utah--Logan Canyon--History
Skis and skiing--Utah--Logan Canyon--History
Beaver Mountain (Utah)
Family-owned business enterprises--Utah
Seeholzer family
Seeholzer, Harold
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2010-2019
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Power Struggle
In 1895, the Hercules Power Company built a plant at the mouth of Logan Canyon to provide
power for Logan. Households were charged per 40 watt light bulb used. The first bulb cost $1.25 per
month, and each additional one cost 50 cents per month. Since there were no other power providers in
the area, Hercules had a monopoly and charged what they wished.
At a special election in 1902, citizens voted in favor of a $65,000 bond to allow the City of
Logan to build a municipal power plant to provide power at lower rates. The city constructed a new
hydroelectric dam, which today is called Second Dam. They charged 35 cents per light bulb or 3 lights
for $1.00.
The Hercules Power Company was not pleased at having competition. During the summer of
1903, in the middle of construction of the city's new power building, Hercules raised their dam 5 feet,
which flooded a greater area, including where the new building was being constructed. Water flooded
across the brand new floor of the building.
Since the rights to the river were owned by the federal government, Logan City filed a federal
application attempting to claim rights to the site, but Hercules had beaten them to it, filing an
application only ten days before. After a heated debate, the federal government made a compromise
and authorized both Hercules and Logan City to operate dams on the Logan River so long as they didn't
interfere with one another.
The monopoly was broken and Logan residents had two separate power providers competing
for their money. A rate war ensued. Rates dropped to 20 cents per light, then to 10 cents. Running a
power plant with less and less revenue became problematic. It was made worse by the fact that this
was a time before metering. To determine their customers' bills, power companies would send a person
called a “checker” to visit each house and count the number of lights and other electric appliances, such
as toasters and irons. People paid per light and appliance, not for how long they used them, so no effort
was made to conserve electricity. Furthermore, people were not always honest when checkers came to
call. Appliances like toasters could be hidden away and, therefore not paid for.
Electric metering helped solve many of these problems. And despite the difficulties of high
demand and intense competition, Logan City's power plant has survived throughout the years. Today,
about 10 percent of Logan's electricity is produced by the city’s hydroelectric power plants like the one
here at Second Dam.
As for the Hercules Power Plant, it is no longer in operation. Ownership of the plant changed
hands several times over the years, and it ceased operation in 1971. In 1973, it was sold to Logan City
for a public park.
Sources:
Portraits in Time: Logan Canyon, a Historical Guide. Published by Bridgerland Travel Region and the
United States Forest Service Logan Ranger District.
Cache Valley Visitors Bureau website: http://www.logancanyon.com/index.php?id=17.
Logan City website: http://www.loganutah.org/Light%20and%20Power/Plants%20and
%20Substations/index.cfm.
Sweeney, Michael S. Last Unspoiled Place: Utah's Logan Canyon. National Geographic Society, 2008.
�The History of a Valley edited by Joel E. Ricks 1956
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The first two plants to provide electricity to Logan utilized the Logan River, a power struggle over resources and customers ensued. Voiced by Val Grant. Part of the Stokes Nature Center's podcast series History & Lore of Logan Canyon where each podcast is linked to a specific site in Logan Canyon. Includes transcription.
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Plane Crash of 1953
At this location, you will see a 6 ½-foot-tall stone memorial with 40 names on it. On January 6,
1953, a military transport plane crashed at this site while transporting American Korean War soldiers
from Seattle, Washington, to Fort Jackson, South Carolina.
The plane was overfilled with soldiers eager to return home after having been away from their
families for so long. Due to the way the military organized its transports, all the passengers had last
names that started with H, J, and K. According to the flight log, the plane ended up carrying about 400
pounds more than it was designed for. Everything was fine when the pilot radioed in at Malad City,
Idaho. But the plane was not heard from again.
Air patrol and civilians began a search through the Bear River Mountains and found the remains
of the plane in Pat Hollow. It had completely disintegrated on impact. There were no survivors, and
little of the wreckage was even recognizable.
When the remains were analyzed, the cause of the crash was determined to be ice that had
formed on the wings, interfering with the plane's lift. The fact that the plane was overloaded added to
the problem. It also appeared that the plane had entered the mountains from the southeast heading
northwest, indicating they might have been trying to return to Malad for an emergency landing.
Since the crash occurred in the middle of winter in an area with deep snow and low
temperatures, removing all of the bodies proved extremely difficult. A base camp was set up and the
site was guarded until spring when the Army removed the last of the human remains.
In 1967, Gordon B. Hinckley of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dedicated this
memorial to the victims of the crash. No one was more affected by this tragedy than the relatives of the
victims. In the following years, some traveled a great distance from their homes in southern states to
visit this memorial site. Even today, visitors sometimes find pieces of wreckage, including items that
once belonged to the passengers of the plane. Many decide to leave these tokens on top of the
memorial.
Sources:
Sweeney, Michael S. Last Unspoiled Place: Utah's Logan Canyon. National Geographic Society, 2008.
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In 1953, a military transport plane carrying American soldiers home from the Korean War crashed in Pat Hollow. Voiced by Elaine Thatcher. Part of the Stokes Nature Center's podcast series History & Lore of Logan Canyon where each podcast is linked to a specific site in Logan Canyon. Includes transcription.
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Aircraft accidents--Idaho--Pat Hollow (Franklin County)--History--20th century
Aircraft accidents--Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest--History--20th century
Aircraft accident victims--Monuments--Idaho--Pat Hollow (Franklin County)
Soldiers--Idaho--Pat Hollow (Franklin County)--Death
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The Naming of Logan Canyon
Fur trappers came to Cache Valley in the 1800s in search of beaver. As they explored the valley,
they left many place names in their wake. For example, the name Cache Valley comes from the French
word “cache” meaning “to hide.” Not wanting to lug their furs around with them, trappers would
“cache” or hide their furs in a hole dug into a riverbank to keep them safe until they could take them to
market.
The name for Logan Canyon and its river also came from these early explorers. North West Fur
Company trappers were the first Euro-Americans to explore Logan Canyon. They came to Cache
Valley in 1818, led by Michel Bourdon. When Bourdon was killed by Indians west of Yellowstone, his
followers named Logan Canyon's river after him in his honor. Later, trappers renamed the Bourdon
River for another dead trapper, Ephraim Logan.
Although Logan's name is well-known, not much is known about his past. The first record
mentioning Logan shows him in St. Louis in 1823 joining a fur expedition led by William H. Ashley.
He signed onto the expedition at a fixed salary of $200 per year, and traveled to the Rocky Mountains
to trap beaver. During the summer and fall of 1824, he trapped from the Bighorn to Bear River, and
spent the winter of 1824-25 in Cache Valley. In 1826, he traded his furs at the rendezvous in Cache
Valley, and the next summer, he attended the rendezvous at Bear Lake. Later that year, Logan along
with 15-20 other trappers set off for the Snake River Valley. Along the way, Logan and three others
diverged from the rest of the group to explore some minor rivers. They had planned to meet up with
their group in a few days, but mysteriously disappeared. Nothing was ever heard from them again.
Accounts differ on what exactly happened to these men, but many agree that they were probably killed
by Indians.
In 1828, Logan's friends named the Logan River in his honor. When the Mormon pioneers
arrived in the 1850s, they learned the name of the river, but not where the name came from. When it
came time to name their city, John P. Wright suggested the name Logan. There are differing accounts
about whether this name came from the river on whose banks the city was built or a friendly Indian
chief named Logan Fontenelle, who made great efforts to keep peace between his people and the
Mormon settlers. Whichever the case, the name Logan was adopted, and now lives on as a city, river,
and canyon.
Sources:
Sweeney, Michael S. Last Unspoiled Place: Utah's Logan Canyon. National Geographic Society, 2008.
Somers, Ray. The History of Logan. Somers Historical Press, 1993.
Somers, Ray, Julie Van Horn, Amy Reimann, and Clayton S. Russell. History of Cache Valley. Somers
Historic Press, 2004.
Simmonds, A. J. “Names Change but the Places Stay the Same.” In God’s Lap: Cache Valley history as
told in the newspaper columns of A. J. Simmonds, A Herald Journal Book. Herald Journal, 2004.
Record, Patricia L. “The Trapper, the Indian, and the Naming of Logan.” Utah Historical Quarterly.
75.4 (Fall 2007).
“The Legacy of Ephraim Logan” presented to the Logan City Council by Steve Murdock, President,
�Cache Historical Society, Dec. 1997.
Hafen, Leroy R., ed. Trappers of the Far West. University of Nebraska Press, 1983: 295, 341.
Christensen, Vera A. “What's Behind Names of Cache Valley Towns?” The Herald Journal 15 Nov.
1982.
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This is the story of Ephraim Logan, a fur trapper thought to be the person after whom the Logan River was named. Voiced by Elaine Thatcher. Part of the Stokes Nature Center's podcast series History & Lore of Logan Canyon where each podcast is linked to a specific site in Logan Canyon. Includes transcription.
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Logan Canyon (Utah)--Discovery and exploration
Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Discovery and exploration
Logan Canyon (Utah)--Name
Logan, Ephraim
Logan (Utah)--Name
Fur traders--West (U.S.)--History
Fur trade--West (U.S.)--History
Fur trade--Utah--History
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Forest Army
When President Franklin D. Roosevelt entered the White House, he faced an economic crisis of
extreme proportions, the Great Depression. The Civilian Conservation Corps, created in 1933, was one
of Roosevelt's New Deal programs. It had two major goals: to help provide relief from unemployment
and to protect natural resources nationwide. The Civilian Conservation Corps, or CCC, provided
training and work for 2.5 million young men and succeeded in helping to protect, provide access to and
direct attention towards America's wild places.
CCC workers were paid a wage of $30 per month, $25 of which went to support their families
back home. When Cache County was allotted 113 spots in the program, 275 men applied.
Beginning in 1933, uniformed CCC workers labored throughout Logan Canyon. That first
summer, they built a camp at Tony Grove, called Camp F-1. The camp included a mess hall, recreation
hall, barracks, blacksmith shop, hospital, and several other buildings. CCC enrollees in Logan Canyon
worked on projects such as planting trees, building dams and bridges, fixing roads, cleaning and
repairing campgrounds, stocking fish, repairing soil erosion, and fighting forest fires. In their free time,
they made belts out of snake skins, played baseball, and pranked newcomers by sending them on
nighttime hunts for the “snipe,” a mythical creature which was rumored to inhabit the canyon.
According to an article printed in the Herald Journal in September 1933, "One of the most
completely successful of all the items on the New Deal program seems to be the forestry work of the
Civilian Conservation Corps. . . So well is the project working out that a person is inclined to wonder if
it might not be a good thing to make this forest army a permanent affair. . . All of this of course would
be pretty expensive but it might be money well spent. . . certainly the question deserves serious
consideration. This forest army is too good an outfit to be discarded off-hand."
The Guinavah-Malibu campground amphitheater, completed in 1936, is part of the legacy of the
CCC. The amphitheater boasts a stage of limestone surrounded by rows of benches, enough seating for
up to 1,000 people. Today, the amphitheater is used for lectures, concerts, religious services, and local
nature and history programs, such as those sponsored by Stokes Nature Center each summer. It also
remains a standing tribute to the CCC, a group that left a lasting legacy both through their conservation
work, and in the hearts and minds of Americans.
Sources:
Portraits in Time: Logan Canyon, a Historical Guide. Published by Bridgerland Travel Region and the
United States Forest Service Logan Ranger District.
Utah.gov History to Go website: http://historytogo.utah.gov/utah_chapters/from_war_to_war/the
civilianconservationcorps.html.
Sweeney, Michael S. Last Unspoiled Place: Utah's Logan Canyon. National Geographic Society, 2008.
Utah State History website: http://history.utah.gov/research_and_collections/photos/ccc.html.
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The Civilian Conservation Corps of the 1930s left a lasting legacy, both nationally and locally, including a well-known landmark in Logan Canyon. Voiced by Elaine Thatcher. Part of the Stokes Nature Center's podcast series History & Lore of Logan Canyon where each podcast is linked to a specific site in Logan Canyon. Includes transcription.
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Conservation of natural resources--Utah--Logan Canyon--History
Forest conservation--Utah--Logan Canyon--History
New Deal, 1933-1939--Utah--History
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20th century
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