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“Allaboard!”wasthecalloftheconductortothoseboardingthepas-sengertrainsthatcrisscrossedthecountryformanyyearsinthelate1800sandearly1900s. ButintheyearsfollowingtheCivilWar,thewords“allaboard”werealsoacalltoexploreanationrapidlyexpandingwest-ward.Itwasaninvitationtothepeopleofthelandtoexpandtheirvisionandfulfilltheirperceiveddes-tiny,tojoininexploringanewcountrywhichspreadoutbeforethemtothewest.TheUnitedStateswasavast country, little known butfilledwithpromiseforthefuture.Manyheldavisionofalandstretchingfrom“seatoshiningsea”andbrimmingwithoppor-tunityhelppeoplefulfilltheirbiggestdreams. FewthingscapturedthespiritofthatvisionfortheUnitedStateslikethefirstcontinentalrailroadjoin-ingthecountryfromMissouriin

whatwasthenthe“FarWest”withSacramento in the largely still-myste-riousstateofCalifornia. Priortothecompletionoftherailroad,atripfromNewYorktoSanFranciscocouldtakesixmonthsandcost$1,000.Bylanditwasanardu-ousjourneyfraughtwithchallengeanddanger.AnalternativewasatorturousvoyagebyseaaroundCapeHorn.Butaftertherailroadcame,thetripwasreducedtojustdaysand

costamuchmoreaffordable$150.Inaddition,thetripwasfarlessdanger-ousandwasaccomplishedinrelativecomfortcomparedtowhatpeoplehadpreviouslyexperienced. Althoughoriginallyconceivedin

1845,thePacificRailroadActwasn’tformallyproposeduntil1860andsignedintolawbyAbrahamLincolnin1862.TheCivilWardelayedmajorconstructionontheline,butit’samaz-ingtorealizethatthelinkingofEastandWestbyrailoccurredjustfouryearsafterLincoln’sassassination. Thissummeran“allaboard”invitationisagainbeingissuedtopeopleinUtahtorememberthepastandexplorethefutureforthemselves

by commemorating this sig-nificanteventinournation’shistory. OnMay10,1869,thefinalrailslinkingtherail-roadscomingfromtheEastandfromtheWestmetatPromontory Summit on the northendoftheGreatSaltLake where a commemorato-ryGoldenSpikewasdrivenbyfinancierLelandSanfordtomarktheoccasion. TohonortheoriginalGoldenSpikeceremony,

Utah’sTranscontinentalRailroad150thCelebrationCommissionwasformedbytheUtahStateLegislatureandGov.

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GaryHerbertin2017tohonorandcommemo-ratethat1869event.TheCommissionwillcel-ebratethe150thanniversaryofthe“weddingoftherails”andthedrivingoftheGoldenSpikeatPromontorySummitontheweekendofMay10-11.TheCommissionisalsopro-moting many other commemorative events andactivitiesthat“inspire,unify,educateandadvancethelegacyofthishistoricmoment.” EventscommemoratingthedrivingoftheGoldenSpikeincludenumerouscelebra-tionsbeingheldthroughoutthestate,fromare-enactmentofthetrainsfromEastandWest meeting at Promontory Point, to con-certsbytheChoiratTempleSquare,theUtahSymphonyandaspecialconcertbyBrianStokesMitchellandMeganHilty.Othereventsincludeplayswrittentohighlighttheevent,exhibitsandspecialdisplays,aswellasfrontiervillagesreminiscentofthe1869timeperiod,partiesandspeakers. InoutliningtheroleoftheCelebrationCommission,Herbertcalledthecompletionoftherailroad“oneofthegreatestaccomplish-mentsinthehistoryofAmericaandindeedtheworld.Eventodaythetranscontinentalrailroadstandsasapinnacleofhumanachievement.Withthecompletionoftherailroad,Utahbecamethe'CrossroadsoftheWest'anditremainsevensotoday.” “IhopethesecelebrationscanagainhelpunifyourcountryandserveasinspirationforournextgreatAmericanpursuit,”Herbertcon-cluded. Majoreventsplannedforthe150thanni-versaryofthedrivingoftheGoldenSpikewilltakeplaceMay10-12attheGoldenSpikeNationalHistoricSite,whichislocated32mileswestofBrighamCityviaUtahHighway83.TicketsarerequiredandcanbeobtainedthroughtheSpike150website,spike150.org.Thesitewillbeopenfrom8a.m.to7p.m.forthethreedaysoftheevent.Parkhourstypical-lyare9a.m.to5p.m.(exceptThanksgiving,ChristmasandNewYear’sDay). TheGoldenSpikeNationalHistoricSitedrawsnearly60,000peopleperyearandhaspermanentexhibitsabouttherailroadanditshistoryaswellasvideopresentationsandfre-quentspecialeventsandre-enactments.EventsatthehistoricsiteonMay10includethearrivalofJupiterandNo.119replicasteamengines;remarksbydignitariesfromCongress,theNationalParkServiceandthestateofUtah;andakeynoteaddressbyrenownedpresidentialscholarJonMeacham,who will share his historical perspective on the importanceofthecompletionofthetranscon-tinentalrailroad ItisexpectedthattheMay10GoldenSpikecommemorationmaydrawbetween10,000and20,000peopleandgreatlyimpacttheareaeconomy. Inadditiontothehumanparticipants,threeoftheoriginal“spikes”willalsobeinUtahthissummer.ThemostfamousofthespikesisthegoldenonenormallyhousedattheCantorArtsCenteratStanfordUniversity.Butthatspike,togetherwithtwoothers,oneofsilverfromNevadaandoneofironandcop-

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perforgedinArizonaandoriginallycreatedforthe1869ceremony,willbere-unitedandondisplaytothepublicattheUtahMuseumofFineArtinanexhibittitled“TheRacetoPromontory:TheTranscontinentalRailroadandtheAmericanWest.” Threeotherexhibitshighlightingtherela-tionshipofUtahtotherailroadandtherail-roadtoUtahareondisplayattheUtahStateCapitolBuilding. “TracingthePath,”aphotographicjourney through time tracing the historic raceacrosstheWest,willbepresentedbytheChineseRailroadWorkersDescendantsAssociation.Perhapsasmanyas14,000ChineseimmigrantslaboredonthewestCentralPacificline.ConstructionthroughtheSierraNevadaMountainswasthemostdif-ficultstretchoftherailroadlineandmanylosttheirlivesduringconstruction.Followingthecompletionoftherailroad,manyChinesecon-tinuedtoworkfortherailroad,somefor30or40years. Along with the Chinese, many Civil War veteransandIrishimmigrantshelpmovethetwoendsoftherailline.Oncetheconstruc-tionnearedUtah,BrighamYoungrecruitedlocalmembersofTheChurchofJesusChristofLatter-daySaintstoassist.Commemoratingtheroleoftheserailroadworkersisalsoimportant,accordingtoHerbert. “Theyaccomplishedaremarkableengi-neeringandconstructionfeatandwewillgivethemtherecognitiontheysorightfullydeserve,”thegovernorsaid. Thesecondexhibitistitled“AWorldTransformed:TheTranscontinentalRailroadandUtah.”ItisajointendeavoroftheMerrill-CazierLibraryatUtahStateUniversityandtheUtahDivisionofStateHistory.Ittellsthestoryoftherailroadinpictures,diaryentriesandartifacts.Thisexhibitwilltraveltosev-eralothersitesthisyear. “TheimpactthatthetranscontinentalrailroadhadonthehistoryofUtahcannotbeunderestimated,”accordingtoToddWelch,associatedeanofspecialcollectionsatUSU. “Death,TaxesandanUnexpectedWindfall”isthethirdCapitolBuildingexhibitandtellstheinterestingtaleofhowtheestateofarailroadmogul,UnionPacific’sE.H.Harriman,transformedtheartandarchitectureoftheUtahStateCapitolBuilding.Itisspon-soredbytheUtahDepartmentofHeritageandtheUtahCapitolCommission. Foracompletereviewofstatewideeventscommemoratingthe150thanniversaryoftheGoldenSpike,gotospike150.org. The150thanniversaryceremonyattheGoldenSpikeisonlyasmallsampleoftheinteresting,educationalandfunthingstodothissummerinthenorthernendofthestate.Otherpopularactivitiesandsitestovisitinclude(butarecertainlynotlimitedto):

Hill Aerospace Museum Themuseumhaslargedisplay(70-plus)ofaircraft,fromaWrightbrothersreplicatotheB-1Bomber.HighlightsincludetheB-17FlyingFortress,theSR-71CBlackbird,theA-10ThunderboltIIandoneofthefirstoperationalF-16FightingFalconswhichHillAirForceBasehasbeenassociatedwith.The

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1Parris RV4360 S. State St.Murray, UT. 84107

801-268-1110parrisrv.com $55.6.M RVs 92 2

Rockwood, Attitude, Cyclone, Salem, Iconic, Powerlite, Sandsport, Vortex, Columbus, Mesa

Ridge, T@B, T@G, Lance, Avalanche, Alpine, XLR, Vortex, Shadow Cruiser, Stryker, Wilderness, Wildcat

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2Weller Recreation Inc.936 W. 200 S.Kamas, UT 84036

435-783-4718wellerrec.com $19.6M

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3Ray Citte RV 1677 W. Riverdale Road Roy, UT 84067

801-773-4951raycitte.com $18.5M RVs 32 1 Forrest Rive, K-Z, Outdoors, Heartland 1946

4Executive Boat & Yacht3600 S. Main St.SLC, UT 84115

801-288-0545executiveboatandyacht

.com$6M Watercraft 9 1 All makes and models of used watercraft 1999

5Monarch Honda 398 W. 800 N. Orem, UT 84057

801-224-4070 monarchhonda.com $4M

Motorcycles, ATVs

sideXsides20 1 Honda 1976

6Robertson Marine LLC2033 S. Main St. SLC, UT, 84115

801-534-1111robertson-marine.com $3.4M

Watercraft, fi shing boats & outboards

8 1 Ranger Boats, Crestliner Boats, Mercury Outboards,Yamaha Outboards, Minn Kota Motors 2010

7Monarch Powersports350 W. 800 N.Orem, UT 84057

385-988-7000monarchpowersports.

com$1M

Electric motorcycles & rideables

4 1 Zero, Husqvarna, OneWheel 2016

8Southpaw Motorsports7586 S. Redwood Road West Jordan, UT 84084

801-849-0913southpawmoto.com $400K

Motorcycles, ATV, SXS,

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used sales

4 1 Honda, Yamaha, Polaris, Kawasaki, Suzuki,Can-Am 2013

9Access RV550 S. Redwood RoadNorth Salt Lake, UT 84054

801-936-1200accessrv.com * RVs 40 1 Cherokee, Flagstaff, Cardinal, Palomino, Arctic Fox 1995

10Dearden Equipment125 S. Main St.Fillmore, UT 84631

435-743-5761deardenequipment.com *

ATV, UTV, lawn mowers,

chain saws3 1 Polaris, Toro, Dolmar 1942

11Marine Products949 W. 1700 S.SLC, UT 84060

801-209-4823marine-products.com * Watersports,

lifestyle 20 1Hyperlite, Byerly, LiquidForce, Ronix, CWB,

O'Brien, SlingShot, Straight Line, Connelly, HO Skis, Moomba Boats, Supra Boats, Alumacraft

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12Motor Sportsland4001 S. State St.SLC, UT 84107

801-262-2921motorsportsland.com * RVs 65 1

Winnebago, Keystone, Thor, Forest River, Heartland, Pacifi c Coach, KZ, Starcraft, Columbia

Northwest, Aliner1968

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435-649-8111parkcitymountain

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2Powder Mountain Resort6965 E. Powder Mountain RoadEden, UT 84310

801-745-3772 powdermountain

.com801-745-3771 8,464 167 9 500" 6,900' 9,422' 2,205' 55

3Alta 10010 Little Cottonwood Canyon RoadAlta, UT 84092

801-359-1078alta.com 801-572-3939 4,700 116 12 560" 8,530' 10,550' 2,020' 32

4Snowbasin Resort3925 E. Snowbasin RoadHuntsville, UT 84317

888-437-5488snowbasin.com 801-620-1100 3,000 107 11 300" 6,450' 9,350' 2,900' 45

5Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort9385 S. Snowbird Center DriveSnowbird, UT 84092

801-933-2222snowbird.com 801-933-2100 2,500 170 14 500" 7,760' 11,000' 3,240' 29

6Deer Valley Resort2250 Deer Valley DrivePark City, UT 84060

435-649-1000deervalley.com 800-424-3337 2,000 101 21 300" 6,570' 9,570' 3,000' 37

7Solitude Mountain Resort 12000 Big Cottonwood Canyon Solitude, UT 84121

801-534-1400skisolitude.com 801-536-6777 1,200 77 9 500" 7,994' 10,488' 2,494' 35

8Brighton Ski Resort8302 S. Brighton Loop RoadBrighton, UT 84121

800-873-5512skibrighton.com 801-532-4731 1,050 66 7 500" 8,755' 10,500' 1,745' 35

9Brian Head Ski Resort329 S. Highway 143Brian Head, UT 84719

435-677-2035brianhead.com 435-677-2035 650 71 10 360" 9,600' 10,970' 1,548' 35

9Eagle PointP.O. Box 151Beaver, UT 84713

435-438-3700eaglepointresort

.com855-324-3615 650 40 5 400" 9,100' 10,600' 1,500' 217

11Beaver Mountain1351 E. 700 N.Logan, UT 84321

435-946-3610skithebeav.com 435-753-4822 464 48 5 400" 7,232' 8,600' 1,600' 114

12Sundance Mountain Resort 8841 N. Alpine Loop RoadProvo, UT 84064

801-255-4510sundanceresort

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13Cherry Peak11000 N. 3200 E. Cherry Creek CanyonRichmond, UT 84333

435-200-5050skicherrypeak

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13Nordic Valley3567 Nordic Valley WayEden, UT 84310

801-745-3511nordicvalley.com 801-745-3511 140 23 4 300" 5,440' 6,400' 960' 51



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801-327-7700cbtravel.com $682M 91% 9% 1 213

Business travel management, corporate

travel technology1953 Mike Cameron

2Hess Corporate Travel150 N. Main St.Bountiful, UT 84010

801 292-8687hesstravel.com $134M 95% 5% 1 40 Business travel

management 1985 Alan H. Hess

3Morris Murdock Travel101 S. 200 E.SLC, UT 84111

801-888-6699morrismurdock.com $110M 70% 30% 5 100

Cruises, leisure vacations, incentives, meetings,

private charters1958 Brian Hollien

4Get Away Today 1650 E. 5700 S.South Ogden, UT 84403

855-GET-AWAYgetawaytoday.com $105.5M 0% 100% 1 55

Discount vacations to Southern California,

cruises, Hawaii & beyond1990

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5Columbus Travel563 W. 500 S., Ste. 180Bountiful, UT 84010

801-295-9568columbusvacations.com $36.8M 0% 100% 1 34 Vacations & cruises

incentive & group travel 2001 Mark Faldmo

6Cruise & Travel Masters4376 S. 700 E.SLC, UT 84107

801-268-4470cruiseandtravelmasters.

com$21M 35% 65% 1 40

Ocean & river cruises, international travel,

honeymoons, destination weddings, anniversary trips,

family vacations, family reunions, group incentives

1984 Toby Nash

7Snelgrove Travel Centers Inc. 145 W. Gentile St.Layton, UT 84041

801-544-1800snelgrovetravel.com $17.9M 0% 100% 1 19 Vacations, cruises, Disney,

ski trips 1991 Richard Snelgrove

8Clawson Travel216 S. 1300 E.SLC, UT 84102

801-582-0303* $15M 80% 20% 1 10 Corporate, international,

airline, cruise, hotel, car 1933 Brad Clawson

9Wren International320 E. 900 S.SLC, UT 84111

801-364-4481wrenintl.com $10M 90% 10% 1 7 Purveyors of fi ne travel,

incentives & groups 1996 Douglas Wren

10Thomas Travel535 E. 4500 S., Ste. D200SLC, UT 84107

801-266-2775thomastravel.com $7M 10% 90% 2 10

Leisure packages, European river cruises,

theater groups1951 Robert Guymon

11All Points Travel141 E. 5600 S., Ste.100Murray, UT 84107

801-466-1101allpointstravelonline.com $3.8M 5% 95% 1 4

Destination & group specialists

full-service agency1992 Marjorie Donoghue

Corina Johnson

12Destinations Inc.1194 W. South Jordan Pkwy., Stes. B&CSouth Jordan, UT 84095

801-446-5000destinationsinc.com * 98% 2% 1 28 Group, meeting

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museumattractsover265,000visitorsannually.Admissionisfree(contri-butionsappreciated).ThemuseumisopenMondaythroughSaturdayexceptThanksgiving,ChristmasEve,ChristmasDayandNewYear’sDay,from9a.m.to4:30p.m. Themuseumalsosupportson-goingresearchandeducationalpro-grams.

Ogden’s Union Station Itwasoncesaid“Youcan’tgetanywhere without going through Ogden!”Initsheyday,nearly120trainsperdaywouldstopatOgden’sUnionStationcarryingbusinessandleisuretravelersalike.UnionStation

haspreservedthehistoryoftheeraandtheareaandcapturedmanystoriesofthestationandthepast.IncludedistheUtahStateRailroadMuseum,theJohnM.BrowningFirearmsMuseum,theBrowning-KimballClassicCarMuseumandtheUtahStateCowboyandWesternHeritageMuseum.Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

Inthe1920s,duetothelossofmarshesandhugebirddie-offsfrombotulism,localindividualsandorgani-zationsurgedCongresstoprotectthisvaluableresourceinNorthernUtah.In1928theBearRiverMigratoryBirdRefugewascreated.Itisnowoneofover550refugesintheNationalWildlifeRefugeSystem.Ofthemorethan200birdspeciesthatusetherefuge,67speciesnestthere.Theref-

ugeisanexcellentplacetoobservewildlifealonga12-mileautotourroute.Therearealso11/2milesoftrailsaroundtheworld-classWildlifeEducationCenterlocatedone-quartermilewestofI-15atExit363.

Brigham City Peach Days PeachDaysbeganin1904asaneventtocelebratea“dayoff”duringthepeachharvest.Theannualeventattractsapproximately35,000peoplewithavarietyofevents.Thisyear’seventisSept.6-7.

Western Heritage Center Locatedabout20minutesfromBrighamCityonHighway89inWellsville, the center shows pioneer lifeintheOldWestthroughinteractiveexhibits,periodbuildingsandfarmimplementsandseasonalfestivals.Not

tobemissedforthekidsare“BabyAnimalDays,”April3-6,10a.m.to6p.m.

Logan “Cruise In” The37thCacheValleyCruiseInwilltakeplaceJuly4-6inLogan.Itisthelargestthree-daycarshowinUtah,withover800cars.Thereisalsoanindoorareashowingspecialtycars.Activitiesincludea“showandshine”sockhop,concertandMainStreetCruiseofclassiccars.Ticketsarerequiredforsomeevents.

Bear Lake Raspberry Days RaspberryDaysatBearLakeareAug.1-3.Eventsincludeartsandcraftsshows,aparade,theLaketownRodeo,liveconcerts,a5Krun,apan-cakebreakfast,agolftournamentandfireworks.

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Travelingisdifferentforevery-one.Somepeopleloveitandsomepeoplehateit.Somepeopledoittogettoworkeverydayandsomepeopledoitfor“work”byvacationingeveryday.Nomatterthereasonbehindyourtraveling,itcouldalwaysgomoresmoothlythanitdoes. Traffic,lackofamenitiesandfeararejustsomeofthethings that can get in the way ofsmoothtraveling.Whilethere is no app that can completely eliminatetrafficorinstantlyridyouofyourfearofflying,there are apps that can help with all thesethingsandmore. Sincedrivingis the most com-monformoftrav-el(foreitherworkorpleasure),itwouldbethemostbeneficialto make smooth-er.Oneofthebest apps to havefordrivingiscalledWaze.Wazeoffersturn-by-turn navigation withhelpfromitsmillionsofusers.Usersonthenavigationappreporttraffic,roadhazards,speedtrapsandmore. Theendresultof

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dehydrateyourselfpriortodriv-ing, or how well you plan your trip, this can always become a problem.ThesolutiontothisdilemmaistheSitorSquatappbyCharmin(yes,thetoiletpapercompany). SitorSquatshowsalltherestroomsinyourareaandwhetherornotyouwouldwantto sit to use them, meaning they areclean,orsquattousethem,meaningyou’llwanttokeepacleandistance.Youcanalsoquicklyidentifyiftherestroomwillaccommodateyourneeds.Forinstance,theappidenti-fiesiftherestroomishandi-capaccessible,hasadiaperchangingtableandifafeeorkeyisrequiredforuse. LikeWaze,thecontentanduse-fulnessofthisappisthankstothecommunityofusers.Usersofthisapp can say whether a restroom was forsittingorsquatting,identifyif

itwas“awesome”or“stylish,”addadetailedreviewandevenpostphotos.Thankstotheusers,therearenewrestroomsconstantlybeingaddedandexistingonesbeingreviewed.So,ifyouHAVEtogo,makeitmoreenjoyable. Nowthatyouhave the mobile apps tohandleanyroadtrips you may go on, let’sfocusonhandlingflightsandanyanxietyyouoralovedonehaveonaplane.Consideringmorethanhalfofthepopulation has some sort offlightanxiety,oddsarethat someone you know andflywithfacesthesestruggles.SOARisafan-tastic mobile application that helps you overcome a fearofflying. SOARtackleseveryaspectofflightanxiety.Thisapphastechniquestocurbanticipationanxiety,airportanxietyandin-the-airfear.Youcanfindcountlessfactsregardingthetakeoff,climband cruise and landing. The most helpfulinflighttoolistheG-Force

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Bahar Ferguson is the president of Wasatch I.T., a Utah provider of outsourced IT servic-es for small and medium-sized businesses .

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