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New Settlers Reviving Utah Town Named for GA
WIDTSOE, UTAH -- New settlers are buying land at the abandoned Utah town of
Widtsoe and surrounding areas, reviving the town, named for former LDS
General Authority John A. Widtsoe. But the new settlers are very different
from the pioneers that originally struggled to eek out a hardscrabble life
in the town. The new settlers move in with trailer homes or temporary
quarters and only live in the town for the "nice" seasons, returning to
their permanent homes when the weather turns nasty. Summering in Widtsoe is
attractive because its location is near some of Utah's premier desert canyon
scenery -- Bryce Canyon National Park is just south, with Capitol Reef to the
east and Zion National Park an easy drive southwest.
Source:
Ghost town reawakening
Deseret News 26Jul01 US UT SLC D6
By Twila Van Leer: Deseret News staff writer
New Widtsoe 'settlers' just stay for nice seasons
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