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Article: Fremont Island is no disappointment
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- April 16, 2009
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FREMONT ISLAND, Weber County -- John C. Fremont and Kit Carson, a
pair of legendary 19th-century Western explorers, would certainly be
awestruck by a visit to 21st-century Utah. That's not just because
of modern technology, but because many Americans actually enjoy and
savor "badlands" areas, places of no apparent worth in their day.
During a Sept. 9, 1843, trip to the island in the Great Salt Lake
-- the first recorded there -- Fremont dubbed the isle
"Disappointment Island" for its barren nature and lack of game.
Carson was so bored he chiseled a cross in a rock there.
However, in the 21st century, Fremont Island is one of the most
magical of places in the wondrous Great Salt Lake. It is ...