After years of sailboats being hoisted out of the shrinking Great Salt Lake amid fears they might not return, sailors are back this summer.
Bob Derby, right, and Randy Atkin, left, adjust sails to turn their boat through the Great Salt Lake on June 14, 2023, near Magna, Utah. Sailors back out on the water are rejoicing after a snowy winter provided temporary reprieve.
But a record winter of snow has melted and run down through the creeks, streams and rivers that feed the lake, raising its peak level this season about 6 feet from last year's record low — enough to let sailors crane their boats back into the water and convene their beloved Wednesday races where cold beer and banter are as important as who wins.
that cascades down through the region's mountains and rivers, appetite for water is increasing from booming towns along the Wasatch Front as well as the farmers whose livelihoods hinge on their fields of alfalfa and onions.
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