Discovery Road – Winner of Best In State 2022 – Best Documentary
Since its debut in 2012, Discovery Road has produced over 60 episodes, taking viewers on immersive journeys down U.S. Highway 89 through six historic counties in central and southern Utah.
Each 30-minute episode blends history, mystery, heritage, and natural beauty into family-friendly storytelling that educates as much as it entertains.
Broadcast locally on KUED-TV and across the country through the National Educational Television Association, or NETA, the series has become a public media touchstone for anyone seeking a deeper connection to the region’s past. It is also used in classrooms across the state as part of Utah’s history curriculum.

The Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area is the only National Heritage Area designated and named for a specific people, the Mormon Pioneers – as they forged to the west. Their remarkable story of dedication, fortitude, and extraordinary efforts offers one of the best features of the Mormon colonization experience in the United States. The Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area has been identified by Congress as a factor in the expansion of the United States and contributing to the United States.
Cowboys, Outlaws, and the Movies
The unique landscape features a geological wonderland that has been the backdrop for feature films including; “Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid,” and “Jeremiah Johnson.” While traveling through the picturesque scenery, you might recognize a scene or two. Included in the heritage area is the birthplace of Utah outlaws, Butch Cassidy and Matt Warner. Matt was a lifelong friend and a gang member alongside of Butch. Many movies were filmed in the scenic Under the Rim District of the Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area.
Mormon Colonization
In the later part of the 1800s the Mormon pioneers began their great relocation to the west. They trekked 1,400 miles from Illinois to the Great Salt Lake. This mass-Exodus brought about colonization in Utah, Nevada, the southwest corner of Wyoming, the southeast corner of Idaho, southeast Oregon, and a large portion of southern and eastern California.

Press Releases
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Restoration of Historical School Continues in Spring City – Press Release 7/23/2004
DATE 07/23/2004 2:03 PM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This is part of an occasional series by the Sanpete Country Travel and Utah Heritage Highway 89 Alliance on the people and places…
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Student’s Video Project Honors Local Veterans will be shown at July 4th Celebration – Press Release 6/24/2004
DATE 06/24/2004 6:51 AM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This is part of an occasional series by the Sanpete Country Travel and Utah Heritage Highway 89 Alliance on the people and places…
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Kids Raise Funds For Veterans Memorial – Press Release 6/18/2004
DATE 06/18/2004 11:48 AM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This is part of an occasional series by the Sanpete Country Travel and Utah Heritage Highway 89 Alliance on the people and places…
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New Historical Museum Opens, First Exhibit Honors Veterans – Press Release 5/28/2004
DATE 05/28/2004 8:45 AM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This is part of an occasional series by the Sanpete Country Travel and Utah Heritage Highway 89 Alliance on the people and places…
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‘Heritage’ Culinary Arts School to Open Along U.S. Highway 89 – Press Release 5/23/2004
DATE 05/23/2004 9:35 AM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This is part of an occasional series by the Sanpete Country Travel and Utah Heritage Highway 89 Alliance on the people and places…
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Rhubarb Festival set for May 22 – Press Release 5/3/2004
DATE 05/03/2004 8:19 AM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This is part of an occasional series by the Sanpete Country Travel and Utah Heritage Highway 89 Alliance on the people and places…
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Conference Will Focus on Scandinavian Influence in West – Press Release 4/23/2004
DATE 04/23/2004 2:21 AM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This is part of an occasional series by the Sanpete Country Travel and Utah Heritage Highway 89 Alliance on the people and places…
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Scandinavian Festival a Celebration of History, Heritage – Press Release 4/22/2004
DATE 04/22/2004 2:21 AM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This is part of an occasional series by the Sanpete Country Travel and Utah Heritage Highway 89 Alliance on the people and places…
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Soap Box Derby Returns to Mt. Pleasant – Press Release 4/19/2004
DATE 04/19/2004 3:12 PM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This is part of an occasional series by the Sanpete Country Travel and Utah Heritage Highway 89 Alliance on the people and places…
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TBSI Has “Fairy Tale” Experience, Helps Restore Castle in Wales – Press Release 4/12/2004
DATE 04/12/2004 3:03 PM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This is part of an occasional series by the Sanpete Country Travel and Utah Heritage Highway 89 Alliance on the people and places…
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World’s “Best Talkers” Came to Sanpete as Competitors, Left as Friends – Press Release 3/29/2004
DATE 03/29/2004 7:27 PM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This is part of an occasional series by the Sanpete Country Travel and Utah Heritage Highway 89 Alliance on the people and places…
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Manti Open House will Honor Memory of “Big Daddy” Roth – Press Release 3/19/2004
DATE 03/19/2004 6:55 PM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This is part of an occasional series by the Sanpete Country Travel and Utah Heritage Highway 89 Alliance on the people and places…
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New Legislation Strengthens State’s Push for National Mormon Pioneer Heritage Area – Press Release 3/7/2004
DATE 03/07/2004 4:29 PM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This is part of an occasional series by the Sanpete Country Travel and Utah Heritage Highway 89 Alliance on the people and places…
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Utah’s Best Drinking Water Found in Mt. Pleasant – Press Release 2/29/2004
DATE 02/29/2004 12:45 PM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This is part of an occasional series by the Sanpete Country Travel and Utah Heritage Highway 89 Alliance on the people and places…
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Where the Buffalo Roamed…. Discovery of Skull Opens New Chapter in Utah History – Press Release 2/23/2004
DATE 02/23/2004 8:43 AM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This is part of an occasional series by the Sanpete Country Travel and Utah Heritage Highway 89 Alliance on the people and places…
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Not a Carnegie, But…. Gunnison Proud of Civic Library – Press Release 1/26/2004
DATE 01/26/2004 7:15 AM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This is part of an occasional series by the Sanpete Country Travel and Utah Heritage Highway 89 Alliance on the people and places…
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World’s “Best Talkers” to Gather in Sanpete County; Competing in debate championships at Wasatch Academy – Press Release 1/18/2004
DATE 01/18/2004 7:15 AM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This is part of an occasional series by the Sanpete Country Travel and Utah Heritage Highway 89 Alliance on the people and places…
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Elk Are Back At Wind Walker Guest Ranch – Press Release 1/12/2004
DATE 1/12/2004 7:15 AM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This is part of an occasional series by the Sanpete Country Travel and Utah Heritage Highway 89 Alliance on the people and places…
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Snowmobilers Gearing Up for New Season – Press Release 12/22/2003
DATE 12/22/2003 1:45 PM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This is part of an occasional series by the Sanpete Country Travel and Utah Heritage Highway 89 Alliance on the people and places…
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“Mermaids in the Desert” Promote Arts, Healing – Press Release 12/10/2003
DATE 12/10/2003 9:37 AM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This is part of an occasional series by the Sanpete Country Travel and Utah Heritage Highway 89 Alliance on the people and places…
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Gingerbread Houses Built by Elementary School Children on Display – Press Release 12/06/2003
DATE 12/06/2003 11:59 AM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This is part of an occasional series by the Sanpete Country Travel and Utah Heritage Highway 89 Alliance on the people and places…
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Film Festival To Highlight Mormon Film Making – Press Release 11/24/2003
DATE 11/24/2003 9:55 AM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This is part of an occasional series by the Sanpete Country Travel and Utah Heritage Highway 89 Alliance on the people and places…
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Beginning to look a lot like Christmas – Press Release 11/23/2003
DATE 11/23/2003 4:55 PM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This is part of an occasional series by the Sanpete Country Travel and Utah Heritage Highway 89 Alliance on the people and places…
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Girls in Ephraim “Tying On” Holiday Cheer – Press Release 11/06/2003
DATE 11/16/2003 5:55 PM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This is part of an occasional series by the Sanpete Country Travel and Utah Heritage Highway 89 Alliance on the people and places…
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HISTORICAL SEMINARS, RELATED TOURS AIM TO SPARK INTEREST IN HERITAGE HIGHWAY – Press Release 11/07/2003
DATE 11/07/2003 12:35 PM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This is part of an occasional series by the Sanpete Country Travel and Utah Heritage Highway 89 Alliance on the people and places…