| Show ii 2-- Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday May The 22 1986 erland Inside: Drives that take just a day One of the joys of living in Northern Utah is that you can pack up a picnic basket jump into your car and spend a page 4 day exploring A magic place are pleased to present The Herald Journal's 1986 special summer edition “Bridgerland Magic” In Bridgerland Cache and Rich counties nature has woven a magical mixture of mountains streams forests and fertile valleys Who can fail to be enchanted by the blue of Bear Lake when first viewed from a high mountain peak or the startling green of Cache Valley grass in the moraing sun? Nature’s works provide an unmatched array of travel and recreation opportunities in this area This special section highlights just a few of thaw special We opportunities Magic has been worked by this area’s human tnhalimtantsaswell Early settlers in Cache and Bear Lake valleys brought with them kfll and abilities that seem magical by today’s standards Facing a variety of dangers Utah’s pioneers used their extraordinary abilities to develop a new empire from the arid landscape They thrived without the help of electricity fossil fuels modern transportation or communication links to the outside world Their satisfaction and livelihood came from their hearts and hands In some cases those special skills have been lost over the years Many of them are being preserved by citizens with a special interest in this heritage Among the most active preservers of pioneer skills are the staff members of the Ronald V Jensen Living Historical Farm who helped us in producing this publication We hope that “Bridgerland’' will assist visitors to the area in finding the magic and perhaps rekindle a sense of magic in those of us who live here An encounter with wilderness It only takes a few minutes to drive the short distances to the US Forest Service Areas around the valley page 6 Festival of the AmericanWest Mountain men fiddlers blacksmiths Native' American craftspeople and many more representatives of the Old West will visit Logan in July pages The joy of toys play used to be hard work because kids had to use their imaginations to bring their toys to life page 12 Child’s Have canoe — will travel Cache Valley offers a variety of river lake and wetland areas suitable for page 13 canoeing Fun at Bear Lake sunbathing and swimmi Bear fishing and sailboating a wide offers summer choice of activities page 14 From fun-seeke- rs The rare breeds In the 1890s the farm animals dotting the Cache valley landscape were much 20 different than the ones you see now The tools of the trade 'A' Utah’s pioneers carved out a new life with tools that may not have been fancy but served their purpose i-- ' ‘ page 28 ’ USU happenings From a full season of summer theater to outdoor concerts and from art shows to lecture series the USUcampus offers a busy schedule pages 27 29 and 31 Pine needle baskets Pine needles take on another existence when they’re woven into beautiful and decorative baskets page 33 I V —f ‘ 1’ Lja'sLW : tv S O h A1'"' ' y s |
