Morgan, Utah – Lifey

Life in Morgan, Utah, explained by people who’ve lived in Morgan:

*Response format = Answer (Your name, How long you’ve lived in Morgan)

Morgan Favorites

What’s your favorite thing about living in Morgan?

The people. (Laurel, 3.5 years)
Small town community, kind people, safety and beautiful scenery! (Mandy, 12 years)
Family. (Amy, 25 years)
Rural. (Tina, 27 years)
Country life. (Anonymous, 27 years)
Slower pace, beautiful, the people. (Kat, 37 years)
Older people who are part of my youth memories. (Anonymous, 45 years)
Rural agriculture. (Suzi, 49 years)

What’s your least favorite thing about living in Morgan?

Lack of trail systems (with the exception of Snowbasin and Cottonwoods). (Laurel, 3.5 years)
I wish there were more places to eat. (Mandy, 12 years)
Turning into Salt Lake City. (Amy, 25 years)
I love Morgan. (Tina, 27 years)
Country life. (Anonymous, 27 years)
The drive to town. (Kat, 37 years)
New people with too much money. (Anonymous, 45 years)
No business tax base. (Suzi, 49 years)

What are fun things to do in Morgan?

Hiking at Snowbasin. (Laurel, 3.5 years)
Tons of outdoor recreation opportunities! (Mandy, 12 years)
Outdoors. (Amy, 25 years)
Skiing, bowling, tubing, horseback riding. (Tina, 27 years)
Bowl ? (Anonymous, 27 years)
Bike rides, hiking. (Kat, 37 years)
Hike/walk, park/splash pad, sporting events. (Anonymous, 45 years)
Hunt, fish, camp, atv riding, water sports either on lake or river, golf. (Suzi, 49 years)

What’s Morgan known for?

Clean air, rural. (Laurel, 3.5 years)
Great people. (Mandy, 12 years)
Littlest fair in Utah. (Amy, 25 years)
Small town. (Tina, 27 years)
Spring Chicken Inn. (Anonymous, 27 years)
Small town quiet and peace. (Anonymous, 45 years)
Devils slide. We used to be known for the warm springs of Como. (Suzi, 49 years)

What’s the crime like in Morgan? (hot spot areas, etc.)

Low crime, petty vandalism. (Laurel, 3.5 years)
Crime? Hahaha. (Mandy, 12 years)
Don’t know. (Amy, 25 years)
Not a lot of crime. I-84 going through Morgan has had some drug busts. (Tina, 27 years)
It’s there. But still low. (Anonymous, 27 years)
Not bad. (Kat, 37 years)
Teenagers being teenagers – late at night antics. (Anonymous, 45 years)
For the most part low. We are seeing more drug busts on the freeway with large quantities. With growth comes crime. (Suzi, 49 years)

Any advice for people moving to Morgan?

Don’t do, it’s lots of drama. (Amy, 25 years)
Get to know your neighbors and enjoy. Don’t move here for how great it is and then ask for more services. It’s nice the way it is. (Tina, 27 years)
Don’t lock the door once you get here. (Anonymous, 27 years)
Don’t. (Kat, 37 years)
Come to Morgan for peace. Don’t bring an attitude about changing things, accept it the way it is. (Anonymous, 45 years)
Do not move here to experience living in the country and then complain, and try to change it to increase housing. (Suzi, 49 years)

Share an experience you’ve had in Morgan (fun, crazy, dangerous, etc.).

Doing the 4h program was fun. (Amy, 25 years)
Neighbors look out for one another. We went away on a weekend and there was a lot of snow. We came home to find our driveway cleaned out for us. (Tina, 27 years)
Working with WBBA. (Anonymous, 27 years)
I loved ruining the streets with my friends when I wad a kid and a teenager all hours of the night. It was safe and fun and had some crazy times. (Kat, 37 years)

How do you think Morgan will change over the next 10 years?

Some pockets of business development – which is a good thing – and an increased focused on recreation and tourism (I hope). (Laurel, 3.5 years)
Lots more people moving in. (Amy, 25 years)
The population will grow. (Tina, 27 years)
More houses, no business, higher taxes. (Anonymous, 27 years)
Too busy. (Kat, 37 years)
Much more growth and uproars with people trying to make changes. (Anonymous, 45 years)
Yes. I’m sure we will see more growth, I just hope we can see some business move here as well. (Suzi, 49 years)

Any other interesting facts about Morgan?