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Larsen / Moran House

25 Monday Nov 2019

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This cool looking home in Palmyra/Spanish Fork was part of the movie “Made Men” and is also mentioned on several websites that list haunted sites, there are some stories of murders that may have happened in there.

William Parry Bowen and Ruth Jones were children when their parents came to Utah in 1856 with the John Hunt Wagon Train. They married and lived in this home. Their eldest daughter, Mary Eleanor Bowen married Lars Peter Larsen and their family lived in the home.

The county records show ownership being back and forth with Larsen’s and Moran’s since 1980. I’ve been seeing if I can dig up any good history about the place, it looks like it would have a lot.

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Children’s Clinic – Halloween 5 Filming Location

20 Wednesday Nov 2019

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The location where they filmed the scenes for Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989) that took place at the Haddonfield Children’s Clinic.

It is gated off private property owned by the power company at the Olmsted Power Plant so I didn’t get a lot of my own photos to match up with the screenshots like I usually do.

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Pierpont House

31 Sunday Mar 2019

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Pierpont House
957 East Center Street


The house is a good example of an English Tudor period cottage. The steep roof pitches, large front chimney, round arched entry and multicolored brick are elements of this style. The property has been owned by members of the Pierpont family since 1962. The Pierpont name is well known due to Thomas Pierpont, who was prominent in the steel and foundry business. Other owners of this home include Albert and Pauline Taylor (1937 to 1953) and Ralph and Elaine Bringhurst (1953 to 1962).

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Jerry Gardner – Springville Snowman Creator

06 Sunday Jan 2019

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Jerry Gardner – Springville Snowman Creator

Growing up in Mapleton and Springville it was fun every winter to see what Jerry Gardner would come up with to build as snow sculptures out at his mailbox at the road in front of his house.

He’s at 476 Canyon Road and people come from all over to see what he comes up with.

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Lake Cricket

05 Wednesday Dec 2018

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Lake Cricket

Elevation 4,742

Late in the Autumn of 1897, a lone seagull flew south from the shores of Antelope Island in the Great Salt Lake.  It landed on this shoreline.  The majestic white feathered bird carried in it’s mouth a large cricket.  A wondering fisherman by the name of William James Camp spotted the lonely fowl and named his favorite fishing hole Lake Cricket.  Although not identified on any known map, this secret fishery remained a pioneer favorite for many years.

This beautiful lake was nearly wiped out during the industrial revolution.  Richard Jay Bona, a committed conservationist, discovered the forgotten lake and dedicated his life to it’s preservation.  Saved and restored nearly 100 years ago to the day when a lonely seagull was seen regurgitating the last known cricket to die from the now famous Mormon cricket infestation.