Utah State Today press release: Thursday, January 13, 2011

USU Library Presents ‘The Canyon: Recreation in Logan Canyon, 1890s–1970s’

A photography exhibit opens the new year and exhibition schedule at Utah State University’s Merrill Cazier Library.

“The Canyon: Recreation in Logan Canyon, 1890s-1970s” can be seen in the library’s lobby Jan. 10 through mid-March.

The exhibition was assembled by Daniel Davis, Special Collections and Archives photograph curator. The exhibit includes a sampling of images drawn from the Logan Canyon Photograph Collection housed in Special Collections and Archives.

For more than 110 years, Logan Canyon has been a center for camping, hiking, fishing, skiing or just having a good time with friends and family, Davis said.

The exhibit includes more than 20 images of recreational activities in Logan Canyon from the 1890s to the 1970s.

“The images show that while fashion, transportation and equipment change, the canyon is still used largely for most of the same recreational purposes,” Davis said.

The exhibit is free and open to all during the library’s operating hours.

Writer: Kristin Heal