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Show ly an evening of the year when the lake horizon is not aflame with an indescribable pagentry of color. Great Salt Lake Unique Sight For Utah Tourist Great Salt Lake, an ancient "dead sea" unique in the experience experi-ence of travelers, is Utah's world-famed world-famed Great Salt Lake. It is a vast body of shimmering green salt water . . . mysterious remnant of Lake Bonneville that in prehistoric times covered the entire Inter-mountain Inter-mountain region. A plunge in the lake is a thrill of a lifetime. The 27 salt water buoys you like a cork. You can't sink! So refreshing and invigorating invigorat-ing is this strange water that many doctors have acclaimed its medicinal properties. Bathing facilities fa-cilities are available. Along the shore are several well appointed resorts, including famed Saltair with its vast dancing pavilion. Boating, too, is a popular sport. Scores of motor boats and sail boats ply the waves through the summer season, adding a touch of romance to a picturesque shoreline. shore-line. The Bonneville Salt Flats is located lo-cated a few miles from Wendover. Here celebrated drivers, including Utah's Ab Jenkins, have set many world records in short and long runs. The Salt Flats area, about 1,000 square miles, is also notable for its mirages . . . phantom ships and floating mountains! Another of the marvels of the great "dead sea" is the unrivaled glory of its sunsets. There is hard- |