The Lady of the (Salt) Lake
Let's go back in time, before there were electric can openers or mechanical pencils, to a much simpler time...1815. Over 70 years before Utah gained statehood, the state was filled with pioneers, missionaries, natives, trappers, pirates, bandits, cowboys, ranchers, widows, adulterers, aliens, bakers, and of course pianists. The following story has been passed down through generations, with a larger majority of some historians all to varying degrees verifying it's accuracy. This is the Lady of the Salt Lake. June 11th, 1815 Zededolphious Wangston, called Zededolphi for short, and his wife, Trixy, decided to leave their boring Delaware life and head west in search of new opportunity, adventure, and hopefully gold. The journey was arduous and full of ardor. Trixy had to stop to pee way too many times, at least according to Zededolphi. After months of constant bickering and arguing over which song to sing on the road, they arrived to what is now Salt Lake City. At that time U
