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Show Summer Fantasy Have you ever seen a picture, a mountain landscape, so beautiful you wished you could step inside its frame? Once inside you could walk its mountain trails, breathe its blue sky air and listen to the running water of its clear cold streams. Come to Beaver, Utah. As unlikely as its name sounds, it is an enchanted village. Its 1,800 people possess a heritage dating back to Joseph Smith and the founding of the Mormon religion in 1830. Most of the people living in Beaver are descended from the Mormon pioneers Brigham Young, sent to inhabit this area in the 1850's. Their religion is still an integral unwaning part of their life. In its jewel like setting Beaver is surrounded by mountains. A drive east takes you up a canyon beside a rushing river. You can catch trout from this river or follow the road to any of seven sparkling lakes. Beavers build dams and create ponds for homes. Squirrels steal your fish bait and come to your camp for handouts of peanuts. Birds trill and show off in flight. Deer pause in their grazing on the meadows along the road. Wild flowers of all colors bloom in profusion. The thirty mile loop drive takes you from 6.000 feet in altitude to 9,000 feet. Any automobile can make the trip. Four wheel drive is not required. Each of the lakes has camping areas and Puffer Lake, at the top of the loop, has cabins and boats for rent. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Schramm of Beaver operate the cabin and boat rental. Other camping facilities are operated by the Forest Service. West from Beaver lies Adamsville, which boasts an outlaw's hideout from the old days; Greenville, a charming little farm village, and Minersville, a dairy community. " Milford, 30 miles to the west, has a flamboyant history. It is a railroad town, with all the flavor which is typical of a rough hewn diamond. Its' people are down to earth, friendly and hard working. Near Milford is an old western ghost town, Frisco, and also the sight where famous people came to take the waters and the baths when this form of vacation was so popular. Part of the bath facilities are still standing. Down the canyon from the baths was a house of ill repute, run by a black madame. Milford has a beautiful old train station, now used for Union Pacific operations and worker housing. Geothermal energy is being tapped in the Milford area and several geothermal sites can be seen. Gem stones are also found in the Milford area. This area is used for hay farming and is one of the places where you can see hay cubing instead of baling. Hay cubes are about 2 x 5 inches. Just 210 miles north of Beaver you can visit Salt Lake City. While there visit Temple Square and the Great Salt Lake. If you don't want to stay in the city atmosphere, take the four and one half hour drive back to Beaver. South of Beaver is St. George, site of Brigham Young's Winter Home and Utah's Dixie. It is so called because of the warm climate and cotton growing by the early Mormon inhabitants. Both Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon are within driving and returning distance from Beaver. Back in Beaver be sure to visit our cheese factory. While there you are invited to sample the different cheeses. Visit the visitors center next to the post office on Main Street. The fish hatchery just West of town will welcome you and ten miles west of Beaver you will find Minersville Reservoir. At the Reservoir Derral Wright, Park Supervisor, will welcome you and answer your questions. Fishing is Ob, One of the most carefully developed towns in the United States: ... to share its public facilities, its religious heritage, and its outstanding recreational possibilities. Good hotels and motels Great camper facilities 2 city parks Disco Wide streets Fine food Race Track Baseball park Golf Course Visitor's Center Sparkling swimming pool 5 lighted tennis courts Beaver has Everything for Vacation Time Beaver has a modern hospital, with xray and laboratory facilities and an emergency room. There are two doctors. Two dentists also practice in Beaver. The modern drug store has two pharmacists and pieasant helpful clerks. Three large grocery stores provide staples, fresh fruit and vegetables and meats. One of them also carries dry goods, sporting goods, and shoes. Look for Lunds, Almas and Murdocks. Lees has a large selection of stylish clothing for men, women, and children and also carries sporting goods. Many good restaurants offer whatever kind of food you could desire. The Black Steer is a steak and seafood dinner lounge. Arshels and The Pondero-s- a are good family dinner houses. El hour service Bambi offers twenty-fou- r with an especially fine buffet on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The City Cafe in the center of town has great food and friendly people. Its homemade pies are indescribable. Beaver also has Shirley and Tub's, very good in the reservoir. Tom Geising also runs a private license and bait shop at the reservoir. Drive through Beaver's streets and look at the interesting old homes. The oldest ones are made of black stone, hand cut over 100 years ago. Pink stone tells you these houses were built 80 to 100 years ago. Red brick came next. Local gossip says the number of chimneys a house has tells you how many wives the Mormon gentlemen who built it 100 years ago had. I really don't know if this is true. Some of our people are descended from patriarchs who did have multiple wives. There are many fascinating localities to explore right here in and around Beaver. Come and visit us and let us share all these things with you. Shirley's, Pug's, Dan's, The Northside and Dorla's. All are good fast food Some have soft ice establishments. cream, some beer, some Mexican food, and each has a specialty of the house. You can dine well in Beaver at any price. Good lodging facilities are available from motor hotels to small motels! They offer swimming pools, play areas, air conditioning, TV in rooms, queen size beds, kitchenettes, and telephones. If you are looking for one with a swimming pool, look for the Sleepy Lagoon, Paice Best Western, and the Country Inn. Barton Motel, Mansfield Hotel, and Beaver Motel are near the City Park. DeLano, the Granada Inn, Jack's, and R and R offer kitchennettes. Others, seventeen in all, offer singles, doubles or triples at reasonable rates. Sixteen gas stations are here to serve you. some of them open twenty four hours and on weekends. Our gas supplies thus far have been more than ample. Competant automobile repairmen and towing service are available. Terry Motors, Dave- and Ray's, Jacks and Al Henderson. If you decide you want to stay, there are realtors who specialize in every type of realty from farm land to business and residential properties. As you can see, good things really do come in small packages. Our small area offers a treasure of recreational possibilities with all the back up services needed to make your stay a safe, happy experience rrA Published by the BEAVER PRINTING CO. 40 East Center Street Beaver, Utah 84713 June 1979 mve |