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USAS 2002 CONVENTION: ANTELOPE
ISLAND, UTAH
Pre-registration must be completed before
May 15, 2002. If pre-registration is not completed, all regular
park fees will need to be paid before entering Antelope Island.
Location for most events will be at or originate from the
Fielding-Garr Ranch
Tentative Schedule - Subject to Change
Thursday, June 6, 2002
Mushroom Springs Excavation. Contact Ron Rood if interested-
Limited space available
Friday, June 7, 2002
9:00-12:00 Excavation at Mushroom Springs- Participation is
limited to 10. More people can observe, car pooling is advisable-
Contact Marty Thomas (mthomas@history.state.ut.us or 801-533-3577)
to reserve spaces for participants and observers.
1 :00 Registration, Lunch and speakers at the Fielding-Garr
Ranch
1:30 "An Introduction to Antelope Island, An Overview"
"The Prehistory of Antelope Island" by Ron Rood,
Assistant Utah State Archaeologist & "The History
of Antelope Island", by Chalae Cox, Curator of the Fielding-Garr
Ranch.
3:30 Genevieve Atwood- Geology of Antelope Island and Bonneville
Shoreline
5:00 Social Time, R&R and Registration at Fielding-Garr
Ranch
5:45 BBQ Dutch Oven Dinner at Fielding-Garr Ranch
7:00 Field Trip with Genevieve Atwood- 1980's High Stand Shoreline
8:00 David Madsen- Great Basin Foragers: An Asian Example
(at dusk for slides)
Saturday, June 8, 2002
9:00 Registration at Fielding-Garr Ranch
9:30 Tours (originate at the Ranch)
Naturalist Tour- Ella Sorenson- "Birds of the Great Basin,
Birds Used by Earlier Man"
Historical Tour of the Fielding-Garr Ranch- Chalae Cox, Curator
of the Ranch
Prehistoric Tour- Tour of Mushroom Springs Excavation Site-
Ron Rood
(We will be car-pooling to the site)
12:00 Lunch at the Ranch (Box lunches)
12:30 Lunch Speaker Steve Simms- "Fresh out of the Field:
Recent Excavations at Anasazi Sites by Utah State University"
1:30-3:30 Workshops (choose one)
Workshop I- Introduction to GPS- Matt Peters (If you have
one, bring your GPS)
Workshop II- Writing- Dave Jabusch, Lara Peterson, Steve Simms
Workshop III- Lithics- Peter Ainsworth and Betsy Skinner
Workshop IV- Basketry, Split Twig, Cordage and Sandals- Kathy
Kankainen
4:00 Statewide Meeting (appetizers available to all who attend
meeting) at the Ranch
6:00 Dutch Oven Dinner at the Ranch
Evening Entertainment: The Lab Dogs
8:00 Keynote Speaker- Donald Grayson "Extinction of Ice
Age Mammals" (at dusk due to slides)
Sunday, June 9, 2002
9:00 Presidents Meeting and Continental Breakfast provided
by the SL/Davis Chapter
(Possibility of a guest speaker)
Papers from USAS members
ANTELOPE ISLAND INFORMATION
Antelope Island is the largest island in the Great Salt Lake.
It is reached via a 7.2 mile causeway. Activities include
saltwater bathing, bird watching, camping, hiking, biking,
horseback riding, picnicking, exploring historical sites,
photography and viewing wildlife in its natural habitat. Watchable
wildlife viewing opportunities abound with a herd of 600 bison,
deer, coyotes, antelope, bighorn sheep, shorebirds, and waterfowl.
Facilities include primitive and RV camping, modern rest rooms,
hot showers, picnic shelters, group-use pavilion, boat launching
ramp, marina and visitor center. CONTACT: Antelope Island
State Park, 4528 West 1700 South, Syracuse 84075, (801-773-2941).
Getting There
To reach Antelope Island, take I-15 to exit 335 (Syracuse/Freeport
Center). Travel west nine miles on Antelope Drive to the entrance
gate.
Plan For
Plan on staying the entire day at the Fielding Garr Ranch
complex. The Ranch is several miles south of the group campsite
and Antelope Island is several miles away from the nearest
hotels. Bring a camp chair to the Fielding Garr Ranch complex.
Each registered individual will receive a water bottle and
water will be available throughout the convention; however,
you may want to bring additional water/beverages and snacks
to the Ranch complex. Expect primitive camping at the group
campsite on Antelope Island.
Permits and Passes
If you do not complete pre-registration
(prior to May 15, 2002) you will need to pay all regular state
park and county fees. You may purchase a day use permit
of $7.00 (this includes the causeway fee). You may also purchase
a Five-Day Pass for the Island ($15.00), an annual multiple
park permit ($65.00), or a Fun Tag (available to Utah residents
62 years and over or any age with certain physical challenges).
The $2 causeway fee is still required on these passes.
Camping Reservations
Both RV and tent camping sites are available on Antelope Island.
Amenities include drinking water, non-drinking water, showers,
toilets, picnic tables, handicap facilities, dump sites, swimming,
and boating. Maximum RV length is 35 feet.
If you do not wish to camp at the group camping site, you
may camp at an individual site by calling Utah State Parks
and Recreation from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday:
in the SLC are call 801-322-3770, outside SLC call toll-free
1-800-322-3770. Individual campsite reservations may be made
from three days to 16 weeks in advance from the date of departure.
Camping for 2 nights will be $14.00 per person and includes
the entrance fee.
Concessionaries:
Buffalo Point Inc. (801-776-6734):
Operates Buffalo Point Restaurant and Bridger Bay Ice Cream
Shop
- Bicycle Rentals: Full day ($45), Half Day ($25), Hourly
($8); requires $300 security retainer. The Bicycle shop
is located at the Marina parking lot. 801-776-6734
- Horse Rentals: Hourly with guide ($30 hour) or Lakeside
Trail Ride ($30 each). 801-776-6734
- Wagon Rides from Fielding Garr Ranch: Adults ($7), Children
5 and under ($6). Reservations required, call 801-776-6734.
R&G Horse and Wagon Outfitters,
LLC. Call 801-782-4947 or 801-731-4725 for information
and reservations. Offers horse rentals, wagon rides and guided
horseback rides
Island Serenade Cruises: (801)
252-9336
Salt Island Adventures: (Reservations)
888-SALTISLE; (Voice Phone) 801-583-4400
Choose from one-hour scenic cruises, evening cruises, dinner/lunch
cruises, six-hour cruises, and private charter cruises. Leaves
from Antelope Island Marina.
Antelope Island Trails
The island's non-motorized trails are designed to be equally
enjoyable for both the beginner and expert trail rider and
it provides 35 miles of track. You can look forward to spectacular
views of the Great Salt Lake and surrounding areas. The trails
also offer excellent opportunities to view the island's wildlife.
Wildlife on Antelope Island
Perhaps the most alluring feature of Antelope Island is its
unique array of wildlife. The island is most famous for its
large bison population. The herd fluctuates between 550 and
700, making it one of the largest publicly owned bison herds
in the nation. The Antelope Island bison herd is also recognized
as one of the oldest in the country and possesses unique genetic
characteristics.
Prior to European settlement, biologists estimate between
50 to 60 million bison roamed the continent. By the 1890s,
the population had been decimated, and it is believed only
800 remained. Conservationists, faced with the eminent extinction
of bison, began to take steps to save the species. Two Utahns,
William Glassman and John Dooly, were instrumental in this
effort. They brought bison to Antelope Island in 1893. The
bison herd is managed to maintain a stock population of 600.
The bison calve primarily from March through June, and new
calves balloon the population to more than 700.
Antelope Island and the Great Salt Lake attract numerous
migrating and nesting birds. Along the shoreline avocets,
black-necked stilts, willets and sanderlings can be observed.
The island grasslands provide habitat for long-billed curlews,
burrowing owls, chuckars and several species of raptors. The
Great Salt Lake attracts incredible numbers of eared grebes,
Wilson's phalaropes and California gulls. The Great Salt Lake
is one of the most important natural features in the country
for migrating birds. The combination of abundant large mammals
located along-side of rich salt marshes provides Antelope
Island with a truly unique blend of wildlife.
Fielding Garr Ranch
Fielding Garr was quick to recognize Antelope Island's potential
as livestock range. He began construction of a ranch house
in 1848. Garr was a skilled mason and fashioned the sun-dried
adobe bricks used to build the home out of materials found
on the island. The ranch house is distinctive for two reasons;
it is the oldest continually inhabited Euro-American built
home in the state of Utah (from 1848 to 1981 when the island
became a state park); and second, it is the oldest Euro-American
built house in Utah still on its original foundation. Most
activities of the USAS convention will be at the Fielding
Garr Ranch complex.
LODGING FACILITIES
OFFICIAL USAS LODGING:
CAMPING:
Antelope Island State Park Group Camp Site- Free with pre-registration
and $2/person entrance fee. Expect primitive camping facilities
at the group. RV and tent sites are available on Antelope
Island. Amenities include drinking water, non-drinking water,
showers, toilets, picnic tables, handicap facilities, dump
sites, swimming, and boating. Maximum RV length is 35 feet.
OTHER AREA CAMPGROUNDS (prices
are not guaranteed)
Within 11 - 15 miles (air)
Circle L Mobile Home Park
Layton-229 N Main 801-544-8945
# RV Trailer Sites (15), # Complete RV Hookups (15), Max
RV Length (70), # of Tent Sites (15). Drinking water, toilets,
picnic tables, dump sites, showers, laundry
Within 16 - 20 miles (air)
Cherry Hill Campground
Kaysville-1325 South Main 801-451-5379 http://www.cherry-hill.com
# RV Trailer Sites (162), # Complete RV Hookups (119), Max
RV Length (40), # of Tent Sites (83). Drinking water, non-drinking
water, toilets, picnic tables, dump sites, showers, laundry,
group sites, swimming, handicap facilities.
Lagoon's RV Park & Campground
Farmington- 370 N. Lagoon Drive 801-451-8100
# RV Trailer Sites (208), # Complete RV Hookups (92), #
of Tent Sites (58). Drinking water, showers, laundry, dump
sites, picnic tables, toilets, theme park
Century RV Park
Ogden-1399 West 2100 South 801-731-3800
# RV Trailer Sites (140), # Complete RV Hookups (110), #
of Tent Sites (30). Drinking water, non-drinking water,
showers, toilets, laundry, picnic tables, dump sites, swimming,
group sites.
The Maples
Huntsville-12 mi SW on Hwy 39
# RV Trailer Sites (26), Max RV Length (20), # of Tent Sites
(26). Picnic tables, toilets
Fort Buenaventura
Ogden-2450 A Ave.
# RV Trailer Sites (25), # of Tent Sites (25). Drinking
water, non-drinking water, picnic tables, toilets, fishing,
boating, swimming, handicap facilities, group sites.
AREA HOTELS (prices are not
guaranteed)
(*= Convenient to Antelope Island) (UHLA= 20.02% discount,
see below)
Three area hotels are participating in a special post Winter
Olympics 20.02% discount. These hotels include the Hampton
Inn, Holiday In Express, and Outwest Lodge (all in Layton).
Visit www.uhla.org for detailed information or read on.
From www.uhla.org: "Visit Utah this summer and receive
20.02 percent discounts! If you book a reservation for two
or more nights at any participating hotel in Utah from May
1 to November 15, you will receive 20.02 percent off your
nightly rate (blackout dates may apply, reservations are
made on a space-available basis, not valid for groups of
10 or more, not valid with any other discounts or special
programs, AND you must ask for the 20.02 percent discount
at the time you make your reservation). When you check into
your hotel, you will receive a Summer Passport that will
give you access to other 20.02 percent discounts on transportation,
recreation & amusement, and restaurant and retail purchases
during your visit."
Layton
*La Quinta Inn
1965 North 1200 West, Layton, UT 84041
(801) 776-6700 or (800) 531-5900
Price: $76-$125
Call for amenities.
(UHLA) *Holiday Inn Express Layton
1695 Woodland Park Drive, Layton, UT 84041
(801) 773-3773
Price: $76-125
Amenities: TV, In-room movies, fitness center, hot tub,
free continental breakfast, In-room Coffee, air conditioning,
computer/modem hookups, guest laundry
(UHLA) *Hampton Inn – Layton
1700 Woodland Park Drive, Layton, UT 84041
(801) 775-8800 or (800) HAMPTON
Price: $76-125
Amenities: Fitness Center, Hot tub, TV, In-room Movies,
Free continental Breakfast, Microwave in Room, In-room Coffee,
Refrigerator in Room, Air Conditioning, Discounts of Any
Type, Pets Allowed, Computer/Modem Hookups in Room, Guest
Laundry
* Courtyard Towne Place Suites by
Marriott
1-800-321-2211
1803 Woodland Park Drive, Layton UT 84041
Price $65-79
Amenities: TV, pool, in-room coffee, air conditioning, swimming
pool, lounge, fitness center, no pets.
Fairfield Inn By Marriott
1740 Heritage Park Boulevard, Layton, UT 84041
(801) 444-1600 or 1-800-228-2800
Price: $50-75; $126-250
Amenities: Free continental Breakfast, Refrigerator in Room,
In-room Coffee, Microwave in Room, Computer/Modem Hookups,
air condoning, wheel chair accessible rooms, guest laundry,
Hot Tub, Jetted Tub in Room, TV, Indoor Swimming Pool
Valley View Motel
1560 North Main Street, Layton, UT 84041
(801) 825-1632
Price $49 and under
Comfort Inn – Layton
877 North 400 West, Layton, UT
(801) 544-5577 or 800-228-5150
Price $50-$75
Amenities: Hot Tub, Fitness Center, Indoor Pool, TV, In-room
movies, Free continental Breakfast, Wheelchair Accessible
Property, Discounts of any type, Air Conditioning, Computer/Modem
Hookups in Room, Guest Laundry
(UHLA) Outwest Bed & Breakfast
1904 W Gordan Ave, Layton, UT 84041
(435) 444-0794
Call for price/amenities
Clearfield
Alana Motel
116 North Main Street, Clearfield, UT 84015
801-825-2221
Price: $49 and under
Amenities: TV, Room Service, Kitchenettes or Kitchen Available
Super 8 Motel
572 North Main Street, Clearfield, UT 84015
801-825-8000 or 800-800-8000
Price: $49 and under
AREA ATTRACTIONS
Fort Buenaventura
Fort Buenaventura was the first permanent Euro-American settlement
in the Great Basin. It marked the close of the exploration,
trapping and trading era in the West. The fort has been reconstructed
on a 32-acre tract of land in Ogden. Fort Buenaventura State
Park includes stockade and cabin replicas on the original
site, visitor center, group camping and day-use area, picnic
tables, canoe rentals and modern rest rooms. Mountain men
activities are held as special times throughout the spring
and summer. Day-use fee - $4. Visitor Center/Museum - Hours
Vary. Contact: Ft. Buenaventura State Park, 2450 A Avenue,
Ogden, Utah 84401-2203, (801) 621-4808.
Mount Ogden Golf Course
This challenging course built on the side of the mountain
is known to offer difficult greens. The Utah Women's
State Amateur course is played here as well as many local
tournaments. This course will challenge your skill -- no matter
what your handicap. Ogden, Utah. Call 801-629-8700
Valley View Golf Course
Public course listed as one of the top 75 municipal courses
in the U.S. in 1984 and 1988. 18 hole course, Par 72/7,100
yards. Reservations required. Call 801-546-16330. Address:
2501 E. Gentile, Layton, Utah.
Utah State University Botanical Gardens
Located in Kaysville, the gardens provide a unique opportunity
to see plants change throughout the season. Call 801-451-3204.
George S. Eccles Dinosaur Park
Life sized reproductions of 100+ prehistoric dinosaurs. Located
on the 3-mile Ogden River Parkway. Open daily April 1 - October
hours vary, in November weekends only. Address: (Exit 341
of I-15) 1544 E. Park Blvd, Ogden UT 84401. 801-393-3466 or
www.dinopark.org.
Utah Musical Theatre
Summer series of musicals with equity actors in the beautiful
Peery's Egyptian Theater. June - August. Address: 1902 University
Circle, Ogden UT 84403 801-626-7775 or 801-395-3227 www.weber.edu/umt.
Tickets $22.00. Tickets available one hour prior to performance
or through reservations.
Hill Aerospace Museum
Admission is free. An amazing collection of 64 military aircraft
& missiles including SR-71 "Blackbird, the B-17 "Flying
Fortress" and P51D "Mustang." Open daily 9:00
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Located on the northwest corner of Hill
Air Force Base in Roy, Utah (approximately five miles south
of Ogden). Address: (I-15 Exit 341) 7961 Wardleigh, HAFB 84056.
801-777-6818 or www.hill.af.mil/museum/
Union Station Museums
2501 Wall Ave., Ogden. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Saturday.
Houses a variety of museums including the Browning Arms collection,
Natural History Museum, Browning-Kimball Car Museum, Railroad
Museum and rail display. $3/adults, $2/seniors, $1/children.
629-8444. Houses.
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
Consisting of 74,000 acres, the refuge offers plenty of opportunities
for wildlife viewing. The Refuge can be reached from I-15
by taking the Forest Street exit at Brigham City and driving
west approximately 15 miles. Visitor activities include bird
watching, photography, fishing, and hunting waterfowl and
pheasant in season. Located at the old headquarter site is
a fishing pier, pavilion, and restroom which are fully accessible
to persons of all abilities. www.northernutah.com/brefuge.htm
Pineview Reservoir
Located in the mountains east of Ogden Pineview offers boating,
camping, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, hunting, lodging,
off highway vehicles, picnic facilities, and water sports
opportunities. All-weather access. From I-15 in Odgen, exit
at 12th Street, to Highway 39, 6 miles to site.
Golden Spike National Historic Site
Located 32 miles west of Brigham City on State Routes 13 and
83. The visitor center is open year-round. Slide programs,
films, and museum exhibits are available at the visitor center.
Contact: Golden Spike National Historic Site, PO Box 897,
Brigham City 84302, 435-471-2209.
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