Name: A Brief History of Park City Mills by Donovan Symonds and Sandra Morrison
Start: 2026-11-18
End: 2026-11-18

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We can cater biking, hiking, rafting/kayaking, snowshoe tours, sightseeing tours to fit your exact needs and desires; or you can choose from a list of over a dozen of our favorite tours! Whether you want waterfalls, caves, mountain peaks, rivers, lakes, valleys, forests, single track trail or paved bike trails, we have it all! Tours include rentals, transportation from lodging, and lunch options. We also offer sightseeing tours in the Salt Lake City and Park City areas and all our tours are private!

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Eco-Friendly, open air street festival and community forum. Every Sunday, June 5th - September 18th from 10am - 5pm. Located on Park City's Historic Main Street. Live music, farmers' market, unique vendors, beer garden, Bloody Mary bar, kids activities, local produce, sustainable issues, gourmet food, non-profits, art & much more! Admission is free.

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The Historic Union Pacific Rail Trail is a 28-mile non-motorized trail. One end of the trail begins in Park City and follows Interstate 80 through Wanship and Coalville to Echo Reservoir, the other end of the trail. Activities include hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, jogging, Nordic skiing and wildlife watching. The Rail Trail is managed by the Mountain Trails Foundation.

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As part of the Expanded Excellence initiative for the 24/25 ski season, Deer Valley is introducing three new chairlifts, 300 additional skiable acres, and a new resort entry via Deer Valley East Village.

2,342 acres spread over 7 mountains, 7 bowls and 122 trails: Beginner 30%; Intermediate 44%; Expert 27%. Longest Run: 4.2 miles

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Park City Museum and Friends of Ski Mountain Mining History will host a lecture called A Brief History of Park City Mills given by Donovan Symonds and Sandra Morrison on Wednesday, November 18, 2026 from 5-6 p.m. held at the Education and Collections Center located at 2079 Sidewinder Drive. More information can be found at www.parkcityhistory.org.The story of Park City's silver mines is also the story of its mills. As miners followed rich ore deeper underground, they encountered new geological challenges that required increasingly sophisticated methods of recovering silver. This presentation provides a brief history of Park City's principal mills before focusing on the Silver King Mill, one of the district's most significant ore-processing plants.Using historical photographs, maps, diagrams, and the remains of the mill itself, we explore how changing ore types transformed milling technology—from early roasting, gravity concentration and mercury amalgamation to the adoption of froth flotation. The Silver King Mill serves as a window into the ingenuity of the engineers and miners who helped make Park City one of America's great silver-producing districts, and whose legacy can still be seen in the landscape today.Donovan is a retired mining consultant. He received his mining education in England at the Universities of Newcastle and Nottingham. He worked in the mining industries in Canada and the US and consulted on mining projects in over twenty countries. He moved to Park City in 1977. Donovan is a Park City Museum docent and helped start the Friends of Ski Mountain Mining History Lecture Series.When Sandra Morrison arrived in Park City in November 1983, it was snowing. The snow continued to fall for 40 days straight, which she assumed was normal for a ski resort town. Sandra purchased a Park City Ski Area season pass and thus began a life-long passion for skiing. However, Sandra didn’t just plummet into the deep powder, she also stumbled across Park City's rich past at the historic Silver King mine. Fast-forward to 2023: Sandra spent two years crawling through, documenting, and photographing every remaining surface structure and feature of the legendary mine, crafting the nomination that secured its spot on the National Register of Historic Places. This presentation shares her results—minus the intervening 40-years of skiing.This calendar listing is brought to you by NowPlayingUtah.com, Utah's one-stop, online website for arts and entertainment events, powered by the Utah Cultural Alliance.

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