Sunday, July 24, 2016

Utah, A Great Place To Be......


If you are not from Utah you may not know that this weekend is an official state holiday in Utah.
Pioneer Day is an official state holiday celebrated July 24th of every year. The day commemorates the Mormon pioneer’s passage into the Salt Lake Valley from Emigration Canyon in 1847.
The first statewide Pioneer Day celebration was held July 23-24, 1857. To learn more about the history of this holiday and the great state of Utah, you may visit the... following links: