Canadian World Traveller Spring 2024 Issue

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What's New in Utah
100 years of film in Utah
As the trend of “set-jetting” – where travellers visit destinations featured
in movies and TV shows – continues to influence the travel industry,
Utah. America’s Film Set® will celebrate 100 years of film in 2024.
Robert Redford may be widely known for developing Utah’s Sundance
Mountain Resort and Sundance Film Festival, held annually in January
in Park City, but it was Utah’s Parry Brothers who shot the first film in
Cedar City, UT in 1924. Utah will mark the anniversary with a yearlong
exhibition at the State Capitol in Salt Lake City, monthly special
events ranging from the annual Thelma & Louise Marathon in Moab,
UT to Governor Cox inviting Kevin Bacon back to Utah County for the
40th anniversary of Footloose (#BaconToPayson), and the introduction
of a film trail with inaugural historical markers placed across the state
for visitors to follow.
Goulding’s Lodge celebrates centennial in Monument Valley
Few travellers to Utah’s Monument Valley visit the area without taking
a tour or staying overnight with Goulding’s Lodge – celebrating its
100th year in 2024. In the early 1920s, Harry Goulding and his wife,
Leone (nicknamed “Mike”), set up a trading post in Monument Valley,
conducting business with the local Navajo people. When the Great
Depression hit, the Gouldings are credited with attracting Hollywood to
film in the region, bringing much-needed revenue. Their legacy lives
on at Goulding’s Lodge, as the property continues to host film crews
and visitors from all over the world who, to this day, come to experience
the power of the landscape and history through Navajo-led tours
of Monument Valley.
Utah family shares Indigenous culture through food
Located in historic downtown Provo, 45 minutes south of Salt Lake City,
the family-owned and operated Black Sheep Café serves contemporary
Southwestern Native American cuisine. Founded by sisters, Bleu
Adams and Jovanna Mason, with their brother Chef Mark Mason,
Black Sheep Café blends modern technique with traditional Navajo,
Pueblo and Hopi influences. The siblings grew up on a Navajo reservation,
where they learned about cooking as young children. They use
local ingredients like Utah honey and traditionally grown and prepared
blue cornmeal and flour, to make their award-winning dishes from
scratch. From Navajo Tacos and Green Chile Stew, to Cactus Pear
Lemonade and Orange-Habanero Crème Brûlée, Black Sheep Café is
an important leader in Utah’s dining scene, sharing their Indigenous
culture through food.
www.visitutah.com
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