Editing Great Salt Lake (section)

==Recreation==
The lake is one of Utah's largest tourist attractions.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Great Salt Lake|url=https://www.visitutah.com/places-to-go/parks-outdoors/great-salt-lake|access-date=2021-11-02|website=www.visitutah.com|language=en}}</ref> [[Antelope Island|Antelope Island State Park]] is a popular tourist destination that offers panoramic views of the lake, hiking and biking trails, wildlife viewing and access to beaches.

The State of Utah operates a [[marina]] on the south shore of the lake at [[Great Salt Lake State Park]] and another in Antelope Island State Park. With its sudden storms and expansive spread, the lake is a great test of sailing
skills.<ref>{{cite book |title = Visions of Antelope Island and Great Salt Lake |last1 = Stum |first1 = Marlin |first2 = Dan |last2 = Miller |name-list-style = amp |year = 1999 |publisher = [[Utah State University]] Press |isbn = 978-0-87421-269-3 |page = 4 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=_fYRAQAAIAAJ |access-date = September 3, 2009 |archive-date = May 12, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160512075307/https://books.google.com/books?id=_fYRAQAAIAAJ |url-status = live }}</ref> Single-mast simple sloops are the most popular boats. Sudden storms and lack of experience on the part of boaters are the two most dangerous elements in boating and sailing on the Great Salt Lake.<ref>{{cite book |title = The Great Great Salt Lake |first = Peter G. |last = Cherny |year = 1976 |publisher = [[Brigham Young University]] Press |location = Provo, UT |isbn = 978-0-8425-1073-8 |page = 4 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=_fYRAQAAIAAJ |access-date = September 3, 2009 |via = Google Books |archive-date = May 12, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160512075307/https://books.google.com/books?id=_fYRAQAAIAAJ |url-status = live }}</ref>

Dramatically fluctuating lake levels have inhibited the creation and success of tourist-related developments. There is also a problem with pollution from industrial and urban effluent, as well as a natural "lake stink" caused by the decay of insects and other wildlife, particularly when the shallow water is disturbed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jodie |date=2019-07-17 |title=Utah's "Lake Stink" |url=https://deq.utah.gov/water-quality/utahs-lake-stink |access-date=2023-09-02 |website=Utah Department of Environmental Quality |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Saltair===
[[Image:Saltair-Pavilion-1900.jpeg|thumb|left|The original Saltair, {{circa|1900}}]]
Three resorts have operated under the name [[Saltair (Utah)|Saltair]] on the southern shore of the lake since 1893. Rising and lowering water levels have affected each iteration.<ref>{{cite web |last = Strack |first = Don |title = Salt Lake, Garfield & Western Railway |url = http://utahrails.net/utahrails/saltair-route.php |access-date = April 14, 2011 |archive-date = November 30, 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111130123307/http://utahrails.net/utahrails/saltair-route.php |url-status = live }}</ref>

The first Saltair pavilion was destroyed by fire on April 22, 1925. A new pavilion was built and the resort was expanded at the same location by new investors, but after being closed for several years, it was destroyed by arson in 1970.<ref name=Saltair>{{Citation | last = McCormick | first = John S. | title = Utah History Encyclopedia | publisher = University of Utah Press | year = 1994 | chapter = Saltair | chapter-url = https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/s/SALTAIR.shtml | url = https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240506020630/https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/s/SALTAIR.shtml | archive-date = May 6, 2024 | isbn = 9780874804256 | access-date = May 6, 2024}}</ref> The second Saltair included a fun house and a dancing venue.

The current Saltair serves as a concert venue.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.utahcityguide.com/utbound/details.asp?ID=27085855877 |title = Saltair Resort | publisher = Utah City Guide |access-date = June 19, 2006 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060427081835/http://www.utahcityguide.com/utbound/details.asp?ID=27085855877 |archive-date = April 27, 2006 |url-status = dead }}</ref> The new resort was completed in 1981, approximately a mile (1600 m) west of the original.

===Garfield Beach Resort===
[[File:379 MSS P 24 B3 F4.jpg|thumb|Garfield Beach Resort, 1888]]

The Garfield Beach Resort was established by Captain Thomas Douris in 1881 and was originally called Garfield Landing. The resort was located near Black Rock outside of the town of Corinne, and patrons traveled to it via the steamboat ''General Garfield''.<ref name="deseret news">{{cite news |title = Resorts flourished at Great Salt Lake during the 1800s |url = http://www.deseretnews.com/article/621143/Resorts-flourished-at-Great-Salt-Lake-during-the-1800s.html |website = Deseret News |language = en |date = March 29, 1998 |access-date = June 9, 2017 |archive-date = August 14, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170814222107/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/621143/Resorts-flourished-at-Great-Salt-Lake-during-the-1800s.html |url-status = dead }}</ref> After the expansion of the resort, the ''General Garfield'' was replaced by two steamers, the ''Susie Riter'' and the ''Whirlwind''. The iconic ''General Garfield'' was moored to the dock as a landmark.<ref name="the great salt lake"/> The main attraction of the resort was a massive pavilion 400 feet from shore. It covered {{convert|165|by|400|ft|m}} and included {{convert|300|ft|m}} of covered deck.<ref name="the great salt lake">{{cite book|last1 = Morgan|first1 = Dale |title = The Great Salt Lake |date = 1995 |publisher = University of Utah Press |location = Salt Lake City}}</ref> The success of Garfield Beach eventually overtook the neighboring Black Rock resort.<ref name="the great salt lake"/> In 1887, the resort was purchased by the Utah and Nevada railroad. They improved the site by adding an array of bathhouses, a restaurant, and other amenities, including a bowling alley.<ref name="deseret news" /> The resort was the Salt Lake's first to have an electric generator, which powered its many concerts, and parties held atop the pavilion tower.<ref name="the great salt lake"/> Garfield Beach was the most popular Salt Lake resort until Saltair was built in 1893.<ref>{{cite web | publisher = Tooele County Guide to Historical Attractions |title = Great Salt Lake Beaches |url = http://www.co.tooele.ut.us/historicalguide/ht02_gslbeaches.html |access-date = June 9, 2017 |archive-date = September 21, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170921144341/http://www.co.tooele.ut.us/historicalguide/ht02_gslbeaches.html |url-status = live }}</ref> The resort was put out of service by a fire in 1904.<ref name="deseret news" /><ref>{{cite web |last1 = Ison |first1 = Yvette |title = The Steamboat Era Was Glamorous But Very Brief in Utah |url = http://historytogo.utah.gov/utah_chapters/pioneers_and_cowboys/thesteamboaterawasglamorousbutbriefinutah.html |website = historytogo.utah.gov |access-date = June 9, 2017 |archive-date = July 21, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170721093952/http://historytogo.utah.gov/utah_chapters/pioneers_and_cowboys/thesteamboaterawasglamorousbutbriefinutah.html |url-status = live }}</ref>