RonnieAdventure #0096 - Lehi, Utah County, Utah

It is not often that I am able to score a triple-hitter all in the same weekend – one grandson received his Eagle Scout Award (they even had a live eagle at the ceremony), one grandson had the lead in the school play (Prince Jack) and our granddaughter was baptized (she wouldn’t smile for Grandpa because she lost her two front teeth).

 

The grandchildren live in Highland (Utah), which is only a short distance from the community of Lehi, so I decided to add some Lehi pictures (some from previous visits).

The Lehi Bakery (172 W Main) is a required stop every time we pass through the area - homemade rolls, cakes, cookies, etc. You have to get there early for the best choices – if you snooze you lose.

Just down the street, adjacent to the I-15 Freeway, is the world famous Lehi Roller Mills, made famous by the 1984 Footloose movie starring Kevin Bacon. The mill was constructed in 1906 when there were thousands of operating mills in the United States, but less than 50 active mills exist today. The high demand for flower keeps the mill grinding around the clock, six days a week. There is also a small retail store where you can purchase various types of flower and flower mixes for baking cakes, cookies, etc.

Thanksgiving Point is just up the road a few miles toward Salt Lake City and is the location of the Museum of Ancient Life, a retail center (includes the largest movie theaters that I have ever been in), and Thanksgiving Point Gardens. We didn’t visit the Gardens on this trip, but we have toured the Gardens on other occasions.

I thought it was spring, but on the way home we drove through an ice and snow storm between Beaver and Cedar City!