Provo, Utah, is the seat of Utah County. It was settled in 1849 by 33 Mormon families, and at that time, it was called Fort Utah. It was renamed in 1850 in honor of a French-Canadian trapper who was in the area in 1825 by the name of Etienne Provost.
Regular Blogs
The Downtown Provo Business Alliance and the Covey Center for the Arts both sponsor this weblog, which offers posts about their event, which takes place on First Fridays and consists of a walk to various art galleries and places where art is exhibited.
http://gallerystroll.blogspot.com/
The unofficial blog of the Miss Provo pageant makes available information about the contest, its winners, its former and future winners and contestants, and projects.
http://missprovopageant.blogspot.com
This weblog chronicles the progress of the Provo City Center Temple, which is to take the place of the old Provo Tabernacle which burned down in 2010 with descriptions as well as photographs. Also features a construction cam so that those interested in that progress may watch what's going on at the construction site.
http://newtempleinprovo.blogspot.com
Maintained by the Mayor of Provo, this blog presents details about the city, things to do there, and City Council agendas, minutes, and documents.
http://provomayor.blogspot.com/
A mother and photographer writes about the things she loves: dancing, cooking, sewing, and chocolate. She also posts about businesses in the area and shares delicious photographs of food.
http://www.sweetlifeinthevalley.blogspot.com/
