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.

Tag: Press Releases – 2003
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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…
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Travel & Heritage Council Collecting Piano Histories – Press Release 11/03/2003
DATE 11/03/2003 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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Sanpete County Libraries Double as ‘History Classrooms’ – Press Release 10/17/2003
DATE 10/17/2003 2:55 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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Scholar Hopes to Share Rare Artifact Collection to Sanpete County – Press Release 10/13/2003
DATE 10/13/2003 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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Native Wines Honors The ‘Honest Apple’ – Press Release 10/7/2003
DATE 10/07/2003 12:55 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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Oral Histories, “Lost Treasures” of Beloved Fountain Green Theater Being Preserved, Restored – Press Release 9/26/2003
DATE 9/26/2003 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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Escalante Gallery Features Local Artists, Heritage Theme – Press Release 9/15/2003
DATE 9/15/2003 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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Anasazi State Park Museum Open Year-Round to Educate, Enlighten – Press Release 9/7/2003
DATE 9/07/2003 2:33 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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Community Working Together to Restore Veterans Memorial – Press Release 9/2/2003
DATE 9/02/2003 12:54 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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Paper-Making Artist Lives “A Life Less Ordinary,” Runs Junction Art Connection – Press Release 8/26/2003
DATE 8/26/2003 10:04 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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Kanab Artist “Speaks For the Trees” – Press Release 8/12/2003
DATE 8/12/2003 5:55 PM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This is part of an occasional series by the Sanpete Country Travel and Heritage Council on the people and places along U.S. Highway…
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Cowboy Poetry Rodeo Highlight of Western Legends Roundup – Press Release 8/11/2003
DATE 8/11/2003 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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2003 Sanpete County Fair Has Something for Everyone – Press Release 8/4/2003
DATE 8/04/2003 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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Symposium on Grit and Valor of Cowboy Pioneers Featured Event at Annual Western Legends Roundup – Press Release 7/25/2003
DATE 7/25/2003 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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TBSI Preserving Past, Future Along U.S. Highway 89 and Beyond – Press Release 7/18/2003
DATE 7/18/2003 2:10 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 City Hall Restoration Project Receives Eccles Grant – Press Release 7/7/2003
DATE 7/7/2003 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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Heritage Projects Garner Best of State Medals – Press Release 6/29/2003
DATE 6/29/2003 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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Rodeo, Rendezvous Highlights of Hub City Days Rooted in traditions of the Old West – Press Release 6/22/2003
DATE 6/22/2003 7:48 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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Mt. Pleasant Readies for Annual Hub Days Celebration – Press Release 6/18/2003
DATE 6/18/2003 7:44 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…