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p e r i e n E x c e a h i g h e r e l e vat i o n Mike Bullock Explore Logan, Utah Less than a day’s drive from Yellowstone, Jackson and Utah’s 5 National Parks Visitors Guide 199 North Main, Logan, UT 435-755-1890 Cache Valley is Utah’s hidden treasure. It’s a land of dairy Welcome!farms, small towns, stunning mountains, modest cities, friendly people, higher education and internationally renowned live arts performances. Come discover your own adventure. There’s so much to do. Our majestic mountains provide outstanding all-season outdoor recreation. Utah State University generates intellectual stimulus and the fervor of major college athletics. The American West Heritage Center lets you step back in time with costumed interpreters in 160 acres of living history. The stage of the Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre glows with world- class performances. There are numerous dining, lodging and shopping offerings. The qualities of the Valley are at the same time unique and familiar, natural and exceptional. Come, let us show you what we mean— what we treasure. Pronounced “cash” Cache Valley was named by fur trappers who stored their beaver pelts in the area. The word cache is French and means to hide or store one’s treasures. Table of Contents Arts, Museums, and Family Fun p. 4 Dining p. 10 Events and Festivals p. 17 Heritage p. 20 Lodging p. 26 Outdoor Recreation p. 32 Extend Your Adventure p. 43 Adventure Checklist p. 46 Guide to Campgrounds p. 48 Cache Valley Visitors Bureau and Gift Shop Photo: Richard Justis 1-800-882-4433 2 explorelogan.com 1-800-882-4433 3 explorelogan.com Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre | Photo: Waldron Creative CACHE VALLEY Live Performance CAINE LYRIC THEATRE This historic theater was built in 1913 by the Thatchers, a prominent family who loved plays and operas. It is home to the Lyric Repertory Company, which performs a musical, drama, mystery and comedy in true repertory each summer. The Caine Lyric offers a splendid and charming view of America’s theater past. 28 West Center, Logan (435) 797-8022 lyricrep.org ELLEN ECCLES THEATRE The magnificent Ellen Eccles Theatre opened in 1923 as the Capitol Theatre. It eventually fell into disrepair, but after a loving restoration this ornate Cache Valley jewel reopened in 1993 as the Ellen Eccles Theatre. The Theatre seats 1,100 and has become the community’s center of artistic activity. Ellen Eccles Theatre Presents provides premiere artists, nationally and internationally touring productions, unique performances and diverse cultural enrichment to the community year-round. Many local arts organizations also present high-quality performances throughout the year. Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre is in residence each summer and features world- Arts, Museums,A and Family Fun famous operas, Broadway productions and other musical masterworks Find Your Fun! in repertory. The Ellen Eccles Theatre and the surrounding cultural arts complex, including the Thatcher-Young Mansion and the Bullen Center, are gathering places for community tradition—a refuge of magic, beauty and delight for all. Cache Valley Center for the Arts Art Galleries 43 South Main, Logan (435) 752-0026 centerforthearts.us CACHE VALLEY NORA ECCLES CENTER FOR THE HARRISON MUSEUM ARTS OF ART KENT CONCERT HALL 43 South Main, Logan Utah State University, 650 Utah State University presents an array of performances by artists (435) 753-6518 North 1100 East, adjacent to such as the 250-member American Festival Chorus and Orchestra Kent Concert Hall under the direction of Dr. Craig Jessop, Utah State Symphony Orchestra, touring ballet companies and contemporary artists. Call FUHRIMAN’S FRAMING (435) 797-0163 for dates. AND FINE ART Kent Concert Hall, Utah State University, Logan PRINCE GALLERY 75 South Main, Logan (435) 797-8022 2600 North Main, North Logan (435) 752-0370 arts.usu.edu (435) 750-6089 GLOBAL VILLAGE GIFTS TWAIN TIPPETS CAINE PERFORMANCE HALL 69 East 100 North, Logan GALLERY This world-class performance hall has exceptionally high quality (435) 713-4347 Chase Fine Arts Center, Utah acoustical design. Its intimate scale is ideal for small performances State University such as chamber music, vocal and instrumental concerts, recitals and Seasonal exhibits only readings. The 20,000-square-foot building features a 400-seat hall, a LOGAN FINE ART (435) 797-3040 stage for 22 performers and a lobby with glass windows overlooking GALLERY a new plaza. 60 West 100 North, Logan Utah State University, Logan WINBORG (435) 753-0333 (435) 797-8022 MASTERPIECES arts.usu.edu GALLERY 55 North Main, Logan (435) 792-4278 1-800-882-4433 5 explorelogan.com Arts & Entertainment CACHE VALLEY OLD BARN COMMUNITY THEATRE INTERMOUNTAIN HERBARIUM Community theater productions are presented in the round inside See more than 237,000 plant specimens and photos, about half this 100-year-old rustic barn, just 15 miles west of Logan. of which are from the Intermountain Region. Short tours of the 3605 Bigler Road, Collinston herbarium are available on request. (435) 458-2276 Basement of the Junction Cafeteria, Utah State University oldbarn.org (435) 797-0061 or (435) 797-1584 Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. UTAH FESTIVAL OPERA & MUSICAL THEATRE Each summer Logan rolls out the red carpet for Utah Festival Opera MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY and Musical Theatre’s talented musicians and performers. They come This teaching museum features exhibits on the early inhabitants from the nation’s most prestigious venues such as the Metropolitan of the Great Basin and other regions around the world, including Opera and Broadway to perform four Mainstage productions in Logan’s Polynesia. Ellen Eccles Theatre. The company, under the direction of Michael Utah State University, Old Main Building Room 252 Ballam, presents grand opera and Broadway musicals in repertory with (435) 797-7545 or (435) 797-1230 full orchestra, along with more than 100 concerts, lectures, classes, Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. or by appointment; Special Saturday programs backstage tours and more July through the first week in August. The scenery and costumes are spectacular and the performances are brilliant. 59 South 100 West, Logan NORA ECCLES HARRISON MUSEUM OF ART (435) 750-0300, ext. 3 or (800) 262-0074 NEHMA is dedicated to collecting and exhibiting modern and utahfestival.org contemporary visual art with an emphasis on art of the American West. The Museum has one of the largest collections in the UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY THEATRE Intermountain Region and hosts family art days, guided tours, Cache Valley’s only theater-in-residence offers a full program of lectures, films, concerts and more. classical, comical and musical productions. Performances are held Utah State University, 650 North 1100 East, adjacent to Caine on campus in the Morgan Theatre, or at the Caine Lyric Theatre Performance Hall and Kent Concert Hall in downtown Logan. Enjoy original works, one-act plays, children’s (435) 797-0163 theater and graduate student and faculty performances. artmuseum.usu.edu Morgan Theatre on the USU campus; (see also Caine Lyric Theatre), Logan Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; free parking; $5 suggested donation (435) 797-8022 PARADISE DAUGHTERS OF UTAH WHY SOUND PIONEERS MUSEUM 30 Federal Ave., Logan Pioneer relics are preserved in the old Mormon tithing office and This intimate venue holds 49 people and hosts a wide variety of relic hall. local, regional and national acts several times a week. 8970 South 200 West, Paradise whysound.com (435) 245-3842 By appointment only Museums UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY SPECIAL COLLECTIONS CACHE MUSEUM—DAUGHTERS OF THE Features historical documents, photographs and the skull of the UTAH PIONEERS giant grizzly bear Old Ephraim. View mountain man and early pioneer relics and enjoy reading Merrill-Cazier Library, Utah State University historical accounts of Cache Valley natives. (435) 797-2663 Chamber of Commerce Building, 160 North Main, Logan Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (435) 752-5139 (June-Sept.) or (435) 770-4977 Tues.-Fri. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. June 1-late August, or by appointment HYRUM CITY MUSEUM Exhibits range from dinosaur bones and Egyptian artifacts to nineteenth-century tools. Black-light displays highlight an extensive mineral and rock collection. 50 West Main, Hyrum (435) 245-6411 Tues.-Thurs. noon-6 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 1-800-882-4433 6 explorelogan.com 1-800-882-4433 7 explorelogan.com Arts & Entertainment CACHE VALLEY THE JUMP ZONE Family Fun Indoor trampoline park 1510 North 200 West, Logan CACHE VALLEY FUN PARK AND BOWLING CENTER (435) 755-5867 Try your hand at this16-lane extreme bowling center, skate on Logan’s thejumpzonegetair.com state-of-the-art roller rink, or play arcade games and laser tag. 255 East 1770 North, North Logan (435) 792-4000 or (435) 750-6552 WILLOW PARK ZOO cachevalleyfunpark.com Logan’s Willow Park Zoo is a hidden gem situated on beautiful, park-like acres with lots of shade-giving mature trees. With nearly 20 mammal species, a dozen reptile and amphibian species and over 50 GEORGE S. ECCLES ICE CENTER bird species there is something for everyone to love. Cache Valley’s Olympic-size indoor ice rink. Classes and skate 419 West 700 South, Logan rentals are available. (435) 750-9894 2825 North 200 East, North Logan willowparkzoo.com (435) 787-2288 Small admission fee ecclesice.com Call for hours LOGAN AQUATIC CENTER WILLOWS GOLF PARK Logan’s outdoor swimming complex features a leisure pool, lap pool, Enjoy 18 holes of miniature golf. diving well and two water slides ( June-August). 220 North Spring Creek Pkwy, Providence 451 South 500 West (435) 752-4255 (435) 716-9266 willowsgolfpark.com loganutah.org/PR/Aquatic/index.cfm April-October LOGAN LANES Movie Theaters Bowling, pool tables, foosball, air hockey 1161 North Main, Logan CINEFOUR THEATER (435) 752-4966 2297 North Main, North Logan loganlanesinc.com (435) 753-6444 MOVIES 5 LOGAN RECREATION CENTER 2450 North Main, North Logan The recreation center features exercise facilities, weight room, indoor (435) 753-1900 track and basketball, racquetball and tennis courts.