In 1890 one of the first hydroelectric generators was built
at the mouth of Ogden canyon. A development like that will inevitably lead to
others. It wasn’t long before there was a hotel here, trolley service from the
valley below, a grand ballroom, and a swimming pool fed by hot mineral springs.
In the 60’s there was an eighteen-lane bowling alley. Today the hotel, the
ballroom, the pool and the bowling alley are gone. In their place is Rainbow
Gardens which houses My Heritage Fabrics, Ballroom Boutique (Utah’s largest
gift shop), Planet Rainbow (where you can buy a singing bowl or have a psychic
reading), and The Greenery Restaurant. If you go, I recommend the Crab Louie or
the Benedict Arnold, but not the Chicken Penne Pesto. I also recommend grabbing
half a dozen Mormon Muffins for the road.
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