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.

Snow College
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HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS TO PERFORM THEIR UNIQUE TALENTS AT SNOW COLLEGE
Harlem Globetrotters Tuesday, February 09, 2016 at 7:00 P.M. The Harlem Globetrotters are coming to Ephraim on their 90TH ANNIVERSARY world tour. Snow College will host the world renown team as…
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Legends, Lore and True Tales in Mormon Country (American Legends) By Monte Bona
Monte Bona, along with the collaborative efforts of talented professionals have given us an authentic view…
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Pioneer Day ‘Birthday Bash’ Celebrates Mt. Pleasant’s Founding Fathers and U.S. Highway 89 Designation
DATE 03/13/2007 12:41 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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Six Public Meetings Scheduled For The Central Utah Area Wildfire Protection Plan
DATE 102/20/2006 7:15 AMFOR 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 along…
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Juilliard School of Music Returning to Sanpete County
DATE 07/19/2006 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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Holiday Celebrations Set for Sanpete County
DATE 12/08/2005 12:43 PMFOR 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 along…
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Great Basin Experiment Station Restoration – Press Release 5/23/2005
DATE 05/23/2005 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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Scandinavian Festival a Celebration of History, Heritage – Press Release 5/14/2005
DATE 05/14/2005 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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Holiday Celebrations Scheduled in Sanpete County – Press Release 11/29/04
DATE 11/29/2004 6:29 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…