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Former manager says Willard Bay State Park needs a tuneup

Mitch Shaw Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, December 17, 2012 - 6:58am

WILLARD — A former Willard Bay State Park manager says the place he once called home is in need of a tuneup.

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AAA program set to assist parks

Correspondent Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 12:40pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- In these tight budgetary times, AAA Utah is stepping forward to support education programs relating to responsibly enjoying Utah’s 43 state parks.

From now through Aug. 30, AAA Utah’s “Summer Road Trip” campaign will donate $5 to Friends of Utah State Parks for each AAA Insurance quote completed within one of its branch offices. The quotes are free, according to Rolayne Fairclough, AAA Utah spokesperson.

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Park to convert ‘palace’ to store on Antelope Island

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, May 4, 2012 - 8:34pm

ANTELOPE ISLAND -- Hardtack candy, salt water taffy, cookies, souvenirs and books are just a few of the items to be sold out of the new historic Fielding Garr Ranch House General Mercantile store.

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Antelope Island group has new V.P.

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, May 2, 2012 - 11:00pm

FARMINGTON -- Former Antelope Island State Park manager Ron Taylor has been named vice president/president-elect by the Friends of Antelope Island group.

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Carlos Mayorga (left) and Ron Brown, of R&G Horse and Wagon, stop to look at a view while horseback riding at Antelope Island in 2009. On a one-year trial basis, Utah State Parks has expanded the trail corridor access on the island for equestrian use. During that year, riders can trot side by side, rather than from nose to tail. (MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner)

Antelope Island opens up trails for equestrians

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 9:02pm

ANTELOPE ISLAND — Antelope Island is becoming more horse-friendly.

On a one-year trial basis, Utah State Parks has expanded the trail corridor access on the island for equestrian use, said Hollie Brown, state parks spokeswoman.

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Tourism promoters urge locals to vacation right here

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 11:13pm

FARMINGTON -- With prices at the gas pump continuing to rise along the Wasatch Front, Weber and Davis county destination tourism promoters are redirecting some of the focus to the locals.

Utah's average gas price is the second-lowest in the country, even though the price is on the rise, according to the April 10 report from AAA Insurance, which tracks fuel costs as a service to consumers.

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A team digs outside the exhibit dome at Dinosaur State Park in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, to check on additional tracks that were reburied in 1976 for protection. Geologists are seeking to put all the tracks on view in a permanent shelter. (Hartford Courant/MCT)

Plan to bring dinosaur tracks back to light

David Drury The Hartford Courant

Last updated Thursday, March 22, 2012 - 9:25am

HARTFORD, Conn. -- The 600 footprints from the Jurassic period displayed beneath a domed exhibit center at Dinosaur State Park tell only part of their story.

Beneath the ground just east of the exhibit center, hidden from public view, lie another 1,500 tracks.

Originally uncovered and cataloged when the footprint trackway was discovered amid worldwide acclaim in August 1966, the tracks were reburied in 1976 to protect them from the ravages of water and weather.

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