![]() ![]() He also planted trees, shrubs, flowers, and grass, and moved five of the old Lake Park buildings onto the new site. The site of the present day Lagoon was originally swampland, with a small pond, or lagoon, which Bamburger excavated and made into a large lake, much larger than the lake at Lagoon today. (Official reports cite the reason for the move as receding lake waters.) It is rumored that Simon Bamburger, an investor in Lake Park, didn’t want to compete with Saltair, so he moved his resort inland. For much of my life I thought that Lagoon sprang from Saltair, not knowing of the existence of Lake Park. The more famous Saltair opened in 1893 a little further south of Lake Park. Lake Park was not the only bathing resort along the shores of the Great Salt Lake at that time. Photo courtesy of The Utah State Historical Society It has been said that the salty water of the lake makes it impossible to sink! Whether that is true or not, it was apparently an enjoyable way to spend a summer day. It was called Lake Park Bathing Resort back in the day, and was a place for the locals to enjoy swimming in the Great Salt Lake. ![]() The Lagoon Amusement Park in Farmington, Utah that exists today had it’s beginnings on the shores of the Great Salt Lake in 1886, just a couple of miles west of it’s present location. ![]() Photo courtesy of the Utah State Historical Society My parents would also spring for some ride tickets so we could ride the kiddie rides in Mother Goose Land, and of course the Roller Coaster when we got tall enough. It was a day we all looked forward to we would bring our swimsuits and a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken, and spend the day swimming in “water fit to drink” and riding the free rides that were included with our Stake ticket. I remember when I was young, my family would visit Lagoon once every summer, on our Stake Lagoon Day. ![]()
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