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Michael Rutter is a writer/photographer who has published fifty books and hundreds of articles for magazines, journals, and newspapers. Writing about his home state of Utah is one of his favorite topics.
He is a recipient of the Ben Franklin Book Award for Excellence and the Rocky Mountain Book Publishers Award. An addicted fly fisherman, his outdoor essays have been widely published (from Yale University to Outdoor Life). Michael has worked with American Experience on The Wild West Series and is interviewed in the A&E documentary Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (Netflix, PBS). He has been a Christa McAuliffe Fellow and an AT&T Scholar. He has worked in advertising and as a consultant. He has been a key contractor with Qualtrics, specializing in executive corporate communications and management training.
His book titles include: Myths and Mysteries of the Old West (TwoDot Books), Boudoirs to Brothels: The Intimate World of Wild West Women; Wild Bunch Women (TwoDot Books); Upstairs Girls: Prostitution in the American West; Outlaw Tales of Utah (TwoDot Books); Bedside Book of Bad Girls: Outlaw Women of the American West; Fly Fishing Made Easy (Globe Pequot); and Basic Essentials Fly Fishing (Falcon Guides). He is currently researching nineteenth-century women of Colorado for a new project. Michael has also co-written twenty-four textbooks on business, marketing, and technical communication for Cengage (South-Western), McGraw-Hill, Pearson, and Thompson.
He spends summers wandering, searching for stories and imagesresearching, digging into documents, photographing, tracking animals, and throwing copious amounts of fly line. He teaches advanced writing at Brigham Young University and lives in Orem, Utah, with his wife, Shari, three cats, and a large, spoiled dog, a Turkish Akbash named Star.
State Campgrounds
Antelope Island State Park
4528 W. 1700 South
Syracuse 84075
(801) 773-2941
Bear Lake State Park
1030 N. Bear Lake Blvd.
P.O. Box 184
Garden City 84028
(435) 946-3343
Camp Floyd/Stagecoach Inn State Park
18035 W. 1540 North
Fairfield 84013
(801) 768-8932
Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park
P.O. Box 95
Kanab 84741
(435) 648-2800
Dead Horse Point State Park
P.O. Box 609
Moab 84532
(435) 259-2614
Deer Creek State Park
P.O. Box 257
Midway 84049
(435) 654-0171
East Canyon State Park
5535 S. Hwy 66
Morgan 84050
(801) 829-6866
Edge of the Cedars State Park
660 W. 400 North
Blanding 84511
(435) 678-2238
Escalante State Park
710 N. Reservoir Rd.
Escalante 84726
(435) 826-4466
Fort Buenaventura State Park
2450 A Ave.
Ogden 84401
(801) 621-4808
Fremont Indian State Park
3820 W. Clear Creek Canyon Rd.
Sevier 84766
(435) 527-4631
Goblin Valley State Park
P.O. Box 637
Green River 84525
(435) 564-3633
Goosenecks State Park
660 W. 400 North
P.O. Box 788
Blanding 84511
(435) 678-2238
Great Salt Lake State Park
P.O. Box 16658
Salt Lake City 84116
(801) 250-1898
Green River State Park
P.O. Box 637
Green River 84525
(435) 564-3633
Gunlock State Park
P.O. Box 140
Santa Clara 84765
(435) 628-2255
Historic Union Pacific Rail Trail State Park
P.O. Box 754
Park City 84060
(435) 649-6839
Huntington State Park
P.O. Box 1343
Huntington 84528
(435) 687-2491
Hyrum State Park
405 W. 300 South
Hyrum 84319
(435) 245-6866
Iron Mission State Park
635 N. Main St.
Cedar City 84720
(435) 586-9290
Jordan River State Park
1084 N. Redwood Rd.
Salt Lake City 84116
(801) 533-4496
Jordanelle State Park
SR 319 #515 Box 4
Heber City 84032
(435) 649-9540
Kodachrome Basin State Park
P.O. Box 180069
Cannonville 84718
(435) 679-8562
Lost Creek State Park
5535 S. Hwy 66
Morgan 84050
(801) 538-7220
Millsite State Park
P.O. Box 1343
Huntington 84528
(435) 687-2491
Minersville State Park
P.O. Box 1531
Beaver 84713
(435) 438-5472
Otter Creek State Park
P.O. Box 43
Antimony 84712
(435) 624-3268
Palisade State Park
2200 Palisade Rd.
P.O. Box 650070
Sterling 84665
(435) 835-7275
Piute State Park
P.O. Box 43
Antimony 84712
(435) 624-3268
Quail Creek State Park
P.O. Box 1943
St. George 84770
(435) 879-2378
Red Fleet State Park
8750 N. Hwy 191
Vernal 84078
(435) 789-4432
Rockport State Park
9040 N. State Hwy 302
Peoa 84061
(435) 336-2241
Sand Hollow State Park
P.O. Box 1435
St. George 84771
(435) 879-2378
Scofield State Park
P.O. Box 166
Price 84501
(435) 448-9449
Snow Canyon State Park
1002 N. Snow Canyon Dr.
Ivins 84738
(435) 628-2255
Starvation State Park
P.O. Box 584
Duchesne 84021
(435) 738-2326
Steinaker State Park
4435 N. Hwy 191
Vernal 84078
(435) 789-4432
Territorial Statehouse State Park
50 W. Capitol Ave.
Fillmore 84631
(435) 743-5316
Utah Lake State Park
4400 W. Center St.
Provo 84601
(801) 375-0731
Wasatch Mountain State Park
P.O. Box 10
Midway 84049
(435) 654-1791
Willard Bay State Park
900 W. 650 North #A
Willard 84340
(435) 734-9494
Yuba State Park
P.O. Box 159
Levan 84639
(435) 758-2611
Public and Private Information Resources
Arts Council
617 E. South Temple
Salt Lake City 84102
(801) 236-7555
arts.utah.gov/index.html
Bed & Breakfast Inns of Utah, Inc.
(a nonprofit trade organization promoting bed-and-breakfast experiences throughout the state)
P.O. Box 3066
Park City 84060
(435) 645-8068
bbiu.org
Bicycle Utah
P.O. Box 738
Park City 84060
(435) 649-5806
bicycleutah.com
Film Commission
324 S. State St., Ste. 500
Salt Lake City 84111
(800) 453-8824 or (801) 538-8740
film.utah.gov/index.html
The Foremost West
(a multistate marketer with information, tours, itinerary planning, and reservation services for international visitors)
770 E. South Temple, Ste. B
Salt Lake City 84102
(801) 532-6666
Fax (801) 532-1921
Guides and Outfitters
153 E. 7200 South
Midvale 84047
(801) 566-2662
utahguidesandoutfitter.com
Heritage Foundation
P.O. Box 28
485 Canyon Rd.
Salt Lake City 84110-0028
(801) 533-0858
utahheritagefoundation.com
Historical Society
300 Rio Grande St.
Salt Lake City 84101
(801) 533-3500
history.utah.gov
Hotel and Lodging Association
9 Exchange Pl., Ste. 812
Salt Lake City 84111