Southern Utah celebrates Pioneer Day; STGnews Photo Gallery

Written by Cami Cox Jim
July 25, 2014
Hurricane's 22nd Ward Float, Pioneer Day parade, Hurricane, Utah, July 24, 2014 | Photo by Reuben Wadsworth, St. George
A leopard palomino travels along the parade route, Kanab Utah, July 24, 2014 | Photo by Cami Cox Jim, St. George News
A leopard palomino travels along the parade route, Kanab Utah, July 24, 2014 | Photo by Cami Cox Jim, St. George News

SOUTHERN UTAH – Visions of fireworks dance in the heads of sleepy children as Pioneer Day 2014 draws to a close.

Throughout Southern Utah, cities celebrated, neighbors hobnobbed and parades progressed in honor of the pioneer men, women and children who settled Utah so many years ago.

Below, enjoy a gallery of photos depicting various community celebrations that took place throughout Southern Utah Thursday, including Ivins, Hurricane, Springdale, Kanab and Washington.

And be sure to view our coverage of Washington City’s Days of ’47 Dixie celebration, including a large photo gallery, here.

Happy Pioneer Day!

Click on photo to enlarge it, then use your left-right arrow keys to cycle through the gallery. 

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Cami Cox Jim got her start in journalism way back in third grade, when she published a crayon-and-pencil classroom newspaper in Mrs. Gifford’s class. She’s been a professional journalist (the kind that gets paid) since 2005. Cami and her husband don’t have any “real” children yet, so for now Cami takes in stray animals, unofficially adopts other people’s kids and maintains high hopes for her own children (of the two-legged variety) to come along in the future.

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2 Comments

  • My Evil Twin July 25, 2014 at 10:42 am

    These are some really interesting pictures! Good job!

  • Pride July 25, 2014 at 7:10 pm

    Those Dixieites are sure proud of their anti-American polygamist roots.

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