Victoreno @ Antelope Island Causeway in Syracuse, Utah

1. Antelope Island is located in the middle of the Great Salt Lake. It is 42 square miles in area. It is the largest island in the largest lake in Utah.
2. The environment is going through major changes. The introduction of bison has proved to be very effective and they have blended well with the antelope, big horn sheep, and millions of waterfowl that inhabit the area.
3. The Great Salt Lake does have a nickname. It is called “America’s Dead Sea” because of the prominence of salt in the water. Those who swim in it float on top of the water. The salt also makes open sores very painful.
4. The surrounding environment has been the home to cattle, ranchers, and large acres of land undeveloped. In only the past two years a golf course has been placed within a mile of the shore leading across to Antelope Island which is now being subdivided. My mom’s grandpa owned 80 acres within a mile of the sign at the entrance. The homestead is still there, but has been subdivided all around making the ranch no longer visible. The homes came with the golf course and now the movement of people has come in the area including Wal-Mart and strip malls that are there.
5. There is no human population on Antelope Island itself, but the surrounding areas on the shores of the lake are expanding rapidly.

Lauralee Browne
Mr. Andersen