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	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Antelope Island State Park at Epinions.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Antelope Island State Park’s claim to fame, in my opinion, though is the water.
		Antelope Islands summer hours are 7:00AM-10:00PM and dawn to dusk in the winter.
		The island was without its namesake antelope for many years, but they were reintroduced in 1993 and can now be seen in many areas of the park.
	www.epinions.com /content_153918803588 (1897 words)

	THINGS TO DO IN UTAH - ANTELOPE ISLAND STATE PARK
		The Antelope Island bison herd is also recognized as one of the oldest in the country and possesses unique genetic characteristics making it of interest to breeders.
		The ranch house is distinctive for two reasons; it is the oldest continually inhabited anglo-built home in the state of Utah (from 1848 to 1981 when the island became a state park); and second, it is the oldest anglo-built house in Utah still on its original foundation.
		Antelope Island was used as a base camp for a government funded survey of the Great Salt Lake by Captain Howard Stansbury during the years of 1849-50.
	www.thingstodo.com /states/UT/stateparks/antelope.html (2288 words)

	Great Salt Lake
		Wildlife is abundant on Antelope Island and in the lake's shoreline marshes.
		Bison, antelope, deer, bobcats, coyotes, and elk roam freely on the island and are often seen by visitors.
		Antelope Island beaches are relatively free of brine flies.
	www.utah.com /stateparks/great_salt_lake.htm (868 words)

	Antelope
		Antelope Island is the easternmost mountain range of the Basin and Range Geological Province, a huge area lying between the Wasatch Mountains of Utah and the Sierra Nevada of California.
		Since the state took ownership of the herd in 1981 when Antelope Island State Park was enlarged to include the entire island, the herd has been closely monitored to support the island's delicate ecology.
		Antelope Island, an island in the desert surrounded by waters three times as salty as the ocean, has long attracted ideas and people almost as bizarre as the island itself.
	www.pgjr.alpine.k12.ut.us /s_studies/kerr/Antelope.html (2966 words)

	The Great Salt Lake (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Antelope Island is the lake's largest island that can be seen from the eastern shores of the Great Salt Lake.
		Antelope and elk have also been introduced to the island and can be viewed from various lookout points.
		Antelope Island was reopened to visitors as a state park in July 1993.
	www.ogdencvb.org /Davis/gsl.html (373 words)

	Antelope Island Causeway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Antelope Island State Park is a natural outdoor classroom within an easy drive for most residents of Utah.
		The Antelope Island Causeway is a 7.2 mile, flat road with a lane specifically for bikers.
		When the State purchased 2,000 acres on the north end of the Island for a state park, causeway construction efforts were switched to the State.
	www.ogdencvb.org /Davis/cause.html (490 words)

	Antelope Island State Park
		Rich in scenic beauty and natural features, Antelope Island is the perfect place to view the Great Salt Lake and experience the vast solitude of the Great Basin.
		Antelope Island State Park is seven miles west of I-15 exit #335 near Layton.
		Park entrance fee is $8.00 per vehicle or $4.00 for walk-ins and cyclists.
	www.utah.com /stateparks/antelope_island.htm (363 words)

	Utah's Great Salt Lake and Ancient Lake Bonneville, PI39 - Utah Geological Survey
		Seven islands are in the southern portion of the lake and four in the northwestern portion.
		A ranch house on Antelope Island is said to be the state's oldest Anglo-built structure on its original foundation and the longest continually inhabited building in Utah.
		Presently, the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation retains ownership of the ranch house which is open periodically during the summer for tours.
	www.ugs.state.ut.us /online/PI-39/pi39pg05.htm (316 words)

	Antelope Island State Park
		Antelope Island has been inhabited since then, and is home to Utah's oldest Anglo-built structure still standing on its existing foundation.
		Utah State Parks purchased the northern 2,000 acres of the island in 1969, and the remainder in 1981.
		Twelve animals were brought to the island in 1893; the foundation for today's herd of 500 to 700.
	www.utahoutdooractivities.com /antelopeisland.html (518 words)

	Utah State Parks
		Though the island's 28,022 acres appear barren and deserted, it is home to bison, bighorn sheep, pronghorn, mule deer, coyotes, bobcats, upland game birds, and waterfowl.
		Antelope Island is seven miles west of I-15 Exit #355 near Layton.
		The Single Park Permit is $50 and allows the cardholder and up to seven guests in the same private vehicle day-use entrance into Antelope Island State Park.
	www.utahtravelcenter.com /stateparks/antelopeisland.htm (1622 words)

	Articles - Bison on Antelope Island State Park \| Utah.com
		A causeway was constructed to the southern end of the island, eliminating the need for barges, and later a second, higher causeway was built to the north end of the island.
		At the roundup, rangers in low-flying helicopters begin at the southern end of the island, which is relatively close to the Salt Lake International Airport, and fly northward, herding the animals towards the park's pens and corrals.
		The park is gradually opening up more of the southern half of the island to visitors, but today mountain bikers, hikers, trail runners and horse riders can use four trails, three of them loops.
	www.utah.com /schmerker/1999/bison.htm (1862 words)

	Frary Peak - Antelope Island, Utah State Park
		In the 1930s, Antelope Island was the largest private sheep sheering operation west of the Mississippi River.
		Recognizing the recreation potential of Antelope Island, the north 2,000 acres were acquired for a state park in 1969.
		In 1981, the state was able to acquire the rest of the island, thus preserving Antelope Island as a state park.
	www.climb-utah.com /WM/frary.htm (978 words)

	Bird-watching: Utah Bird-watching Sites @ nationalgeographic.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The largest natural lake in the continental United States west of the Mississippi, it stretches northwest of Salt Lake City over some 2,000 square miles [5,180 square kilometers]—though its flat basin means small changes in water level cause large variations in surface area.
		Antelope Island State Park occupies the largest island in the Great Salt Lake, reached by a 7.2-mile [11.6-kilometer] causeway (Utah 127/1700 Street South) from Syracuse.
		Over on the Colorado state line east of Vernal, Dinosaur National Monument is a fine place to see birds, as well as the bones of the creatures that may have been their ancestors.
	www.nationalgeographic.com /destinations/Arches_National_Park/Utah_Bird_watching_Sites.html (2351 words)

	Utah State Parks and Recreation Scenic Parks.gif (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Antelope Island State Park, the largest island in the Great Salt Lake, is home to a roaming herd of 600 bison.
		Pronghorn antelope and bighorn sheep also share the rangelands that overlook the desert lake.
		Opportunities to view wildlife are available on backcountry trails, which are open to horseback riding, mountain biking, hiking and cross-country skiing.
	www.stateparks.utah.gov /park_pages/scenicparkpage.php?id=aisp (70 words)

	L.L.Bean: Park Search - Antelope Island State Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The island was closed for several years until the causeway was rebuilt in 1993.
		The historic Fielding Garr Ranch on the island is the oldest Anglo-settler-built structure in the state still on its original foundation.
		Mormons raised livestock on the island in the mid-1800s.
	www.llbean.com /parksearch/parks/html/264lls.htm (262 words)

	Woodall's...Camping & RVing in the Great Outdoors!
		Antelope Island State Park is located near Syracuse between Salt Lake City and Ogden in northwestern Utahâs Great Basin country.
		Antelopeâs hikers, cyclists and horseback riders enjoy an assortment of roads and trails that provide sweeping vistas of the luminous lake and the islandâs rugged terrain.
		A major source of the parkâs geographic variety is the presence of the Colorado and Green Rivers, which swiftly run through Canyonlands, slicing the park into several unique sections.
	www.woodalls.com /output.cfm?ID=192565 (716 words)

	Antelope Island State Park - Utah Campground Directory
		The largest island in the Great Salt Lake is reached via a narrow road spanning seven miles from mainland to island.
		Antelope Island is home to a herd of 600 American bison.
		Island rangelands and shorelines are also home to antelope, deer, coyotes, bighorn sheep, shorebirds, and waterfowl.
	marmot.utahlifeoutdoors.com /camp/143/Antelope_Island_State_Park.html (285 words)

	RMAC Antelope Island BBQ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Utah Chapter of the Rocky Mountain Audi Club is planning an afternoon BBQ at Antelope Island State Park.
		Antelope Island is located about 20 miles north of Salt Lake City.
		The island is entered by crossing a 7 mile causeway, a $7 admission price is required for all vehicles.
	www.audiworld.com /clubs/rmac2.html (186 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Antelope isle tours studied
		ANTELOPE ISLAND STATE PARK — State park officials thinking about offering booked tours to the closed, southeast area of Antelope Island State Park held a test trip Tuesday evening.
		The northeast side of the island is open to visitors and includes the Great Salt Lake marina and a visitors center.
		Park manager Ron Taylor said many of the island animals and migratory birds have found refuge on the southeast side of the island because it has been closed to the public for so many years, and the deer in the area have grown to a magnificent size.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,595090013,00.html (217 words)

	Salt Lake by Moonlight
		Antelope Island's pale peaks make it look like a slice of moonscape has been dropped into the Great Salt Lake.
		She sees a lot of people who are surprised that the island air is so fresh smelling.
		Archuleta and his wife Kari went on the Antelope Island ride, even after she was warned about the proliferation of insects out here.
	savvytraveler.publicradio.org /show/features/2000/20000922/saltlake.shtml (686 words)

	The Fielding Garr Ranch - Antelope Island State Park
		The Garr Ranch is located at Garr Springs, one of the strongest and most consistent of the 40 springs on Antelope Island.
		Because the only improvements on the island were around the ranch itself, the Federal Government opened the rest of the island to homesteading.
		The island ranch continued to function as part of the largest commercial cattle operations in the state until the island became a state park in 1981.
	www.utahoutdooractivities.com /fieldingranch.html (509 words)

	Antelope Island State Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Antelope Island State Park is located on Antelope Island which is the largest of the 10 island found on the Great Salt Lake.
		In 1993, antelope were reintroduced after a long absence from the island.
		Antelope Island also hosts a herd of some 600 American Bison, also known as buffalo.
	www.dreambreeze.com /Pages/SPs/Antelope_Island_SP.html (216 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		After grazing freely and roaming the vast expanse of this state park all summer, getting squeezed through a series of pens and chutes, then poked and prodded by a veterinarian is hardly a bison's dream way to spend a morning.
		With some members expressing uneasiness over the proposal, the State Parks and Recreation Board on Tuesday agreed to hold public hearings to determine whether limited big-game hunting should be allowed at Antelope Island State Park.
		Utah's state parks board will hear a proposal next week to increase hunting opportunities on Antelope Island by including mule deer and bighorn sheep.
	www.saveourcanyons.org /archive/geographic/antelopeisland.html (254 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Visions of Antelope Island and Great Salt Lake (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		A state park, the island is a favorite destination for Utah outdoor recreationists and visiting tourists.
		He has spent much of his life exploring it and Great Salt Lake, in the field and through library research, and he currently is a state park volunteer on the island.
		He covers geology and wildlife, archaeology and history, recreation and park management, and other topics, and he invariably considers Antelope Island in relation to the environment and history of Great Salt Lake and the Salt Lake Valley, from which its story should not be separated."--BOOK JACKET.
	www.booksonlineshop.com /cheap/0874212685/Visions%20of%20Antelope%20Island%20and%20Great%20Salt%20Lake/Marlin%20Stum%20Dan%20Miller/0a (838 words)

	The Kill-Off
		Islands are, in the nature of things, hot-spots of extinction.
		He then leaps from islands to the mainland and shows how human land use has essentially chopped our continents up into a series of increasingly isolated wilderness islands, leaving species on the mainland open to island-style processes of extinction.
		Several of the islands are unlikely sanctuaries, a stone's throw from Gracie Mansion [where the mayor lives]...
	www.motherjones.com /news/dailymojo/2003/12/12_508.html (4410 words)

	Salt Lake a study in stark beauty \| ajc.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The park entrance fee is $8 per vehicle or $4 for walk-ins and cyclists.
		At more than 28,000 acres, Antelope is the lake's largest island and home to Antelope Island State Park.
		The island's calling card, however, is the herd of roaming bison, which can be seen while driving slowly on the island's miles of paved roads.
	www.ajc.com /news/content/travel/content/0104/04saltlake.html (1512 words)

	Antelope Island
		There are 10 islands in the Great Salt Lake, Antelope is the largest.
		Continue on this road all the way to the 7.5 mile Causeway and into Antelope Island State Park.
		The Antelope Island Marina, at the entrance to Antelope Island State Park.
	utahpictures.com /AntelopeIsland.html (374 words)

	Wildernet - Antelope Island State Park
		Attractions - At Antelope Island State Park visitors will find a campground with modern facilities, biking and hiking trails, a historic ranch site, interpretive exhibits, picnicking facilities and a swimming beach.
		Camping is permitted on the island year round and group camping and picnicking sites are available.
		Location - This facility is located on Antelope Island, the largest of eight islands within the Great Salt Lake.
	www.wildernet.com /pages/area.cfm?areaid=UTSPATI&cu_id=1 (403 words)

	USAS 2002 Convention: Antelope Island, Utah
		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.
		The Antelope Island bison herd is also recognized as one of the oldest in the country and possesses unique genetic characteristics.
		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.
	www.utaharchaeology.org /2002conv.html (2132 words)

	California State Parks
		California State Parks is pleased to announce that we have settled an accessibility lawsuit by agreeing to a comprehensive plan to improve access for our visitors with physical disabilities.
		California State Parks announced on Friday, July 22, 2005, that a new public-private partnership with the 5.11 Tactical Company, one of the largest uniform and equipment suppliers in the nation, has provided State Parks with 27,500 new insignia patches for uniformed personnel within State Parks.
		The change to the new patches is part of State Park Director Ruth Coleman’s initiative to adopt a standard identification insignia for all official uses, such as uniforms, letterheads, signs, documents, vehicles and more.
	www.parks.ca.gov (776 words)

	Antelope Island State Park Attractions
		Antelope Island is a 75 square mile mile island of low mountains, grasslands, marshes, and sand dunes in the Great Salt Lake.
		Though Antelope Island is relatively close to the dense population center of the Wasatch Front cities, it exhibits a real sense of remoteness and isolation.
		A herd of bison roam the island, and, of course, antelope too.
	www.go-utah.com /Antelope_Island_State_Park (255 words)

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