Utah’s Other July Holiday
Utah’s Other July Holiday With this title, some of you may be thinking that I am talking about the 4 th of July, I am not. The 4 th will always be #1 in this guy’s book. Not just because we get the day off either. Nope, my national game is strong, but I do love me some Pioneer Days and all the goings on associated with it: rodeos, parades, family BBQs, furniture and car sales all celebrating July 24, 1847. What? You aren’t familiar with the 24 th of July? Did you just move to Utah? Been living under a rock? Wanting to know why this hasn’t turned into a drinking day akin to St. Patty’s day and Cinco de Mayo? Well, let me break it down for you. Let’s skin out (that’s how they talked back then, John Wayne, told me so) On Saturday, July 24, 1847, Brigham Young, and his band of hardy Mormon pioneers made their way into the Salt Lake Valley. The culmination of a long and arduous journey/exodus...