utah water usage restrictions

[coolcats]

Originally Posted by boomboom

wow, learn something new everyday!

here in Milwaukee we have the Lake Michigan; it seems to be the gathering point for all major festivals including the fourth of July fireworks; does the Great Salt Lake hold these kinds of venues or is there another main gathering point for the population?

No … hardly anyone except tourists visit the Great Salt Lake. It’s really shallow, the area around it can be swampy and muddy, and it tends to stink. There are a couple of passable beaches and a Marina, but nothing that would make you want to return again and again. I’ve only been twice and I can see it everyday when I walk out of work.

[SouthernBelleInUtah]

Originally Posted by boomboom

wow, learn something new everyday!

here in Milwaukee we have the Lake Michigan; it seems to be the gathering point for all major festivals including the fourth of July fireworks; does the Great Salt Lake hold these kinds of venues or is there another main gathering point for the population?

It's smelly and there are gnats. The water level is quite low so you have to walk over mud flats to get to the water unless you go some ways north of town. The lake used to be much higher. When I was here in the 50s, we just went to the water and floated. You can't sink because of the high salinity and it is fun to float - something every tourist or newcomer has to do at least once!

[boomboom]

Originally Posted by SouthernBelleInUtah

It's smelly and there are gnats. The water level is quite low so you have to walk over mud flats to get to the water unless you go some ways north of town. The lake used to be much higher. When I was here in the 50s, we just went to the water and floated. You can't sink because of the high salinity and it is fun to float - something every tourist or newcomer has to do at least once!

Sweet I'll give it a try when I get there!