Show 7 I v y I- I IT ITS I I J I 1 7 y r rt I S r tI t 4 ANTELOPE PARK PARI WILL OPEN OFFICIALLY The new state stale park on the northern tip of Antelope Island will be opened of officially officially officially of- of next W Wednesday Gov Calvin L. L Rampton will ill sn snip p ahe the t ceremonial ribbon accompanied by others who have helped during the ot often otten ten bumpy rod to completion of the park The park will then be open weekends and some other days weather permitting Regular opening will probably begin about Easter according to Harold Tippetts state park director At that time the regular fee will be charged SI S1 per day or the thc 7 57 annual fee which may The ceremony will be held at pm p.m. after which the group will tour the fivemile fivemile fivemile five- five mile wide 15 mile long island is island island is- is land with Harold Tippetts of the Utah Parks and Recreation Recreation tion Department as the guide MR TIPPETTS stated that the public will be permitted to use the parks park's limited temporary temporary temporary tem tem- facilities throughout the winter as weather per per- mits Special ceremonies have been scheduled for January 15 which will officially open Antelope Island as a State Park according to the States State's park system ON HAND for the special event will be Gov Calvin be used in all state parKs pants Rest i corns tables barbecues showers are installed in installed installed in- in stalled along about one mile of beach while over six miles of roads have been roughed in and covered with yards of sand Water is now available available available avail avail- able but drilling is continuing on the new causeway leading from Syracuse to the island Sunsets such as this will become one of the main enjoyable features of the long-awaited long park P L. L Rampton and members of the Utah Legislature Antelope Island consists of 2000 acre Several miles of scenic road has been roughed in in and some temporary sanitary facilities picnic areas and hiking trails completed In the spring as soon as weather permits the beaches of the island will be open to boating and swim swim- ming Work is scheduled to start on permanent facilities as soon as weather permits PLANS HAVE been made to have the island with its own water system from wells which will be dug during the summer months In the meantime meantime meantime mean mean- time water will have to be hauled in by truck |