Utah Dish Towel by Catstudio

The Beehive State! This original design celebrates the State of Utah.

The design is silk-screened, then framed with a hand embroidered border on a 100% cotton dish towel/hand towel/guest towel/bar towel. Three stripes down both sides and hand dyed rick-rack at the top and bottom add a charming vintage touch. Delightfully presented in a fab organdy re-usable pouch!

• 100% Cotton
• Machine wash cold and line dry
• Packaged in organdy pouch
• Measures 20" x 29"

Fun Facts:

• Utah's state emblem, the beehive, represents enterprise, thrift, and perseverance.
• Utah is roughly the same size as Belarus.
• Utah has a large population of Mormons. The headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is in Salt Lake City. The Salt Lake Temple is one of the most visited tourist attractions in the entire country.
• Utah is known for its pristine snow (nearly 500 inches each year) and famous ski resorts. The state hosted the Winter Olympic Games in 2002.
• The highest point in Utah is Kings Peak (13,528ft) in the Uinta Mountains.
• The frontiersman, Jim Bridger, discovered the Great Salt Lake in 1824. This incredible lake is the largest salt water lake in the Western Hemisphere with an average area of 1,699 square miles. The lake contains 3-5 times the amount of salt of the ocean and no fish are found in it.
• The Heber Valley Historic Railroad's steam engine and passenger railroad cars have been featured in more than thirty films. The 114-year-old railroad still operates passenger service between Heber City and Vivian Park.
• The world's largest natural bridge rises 20 feet above the floor of Bridge Canyon. It is 270 feet long and called 'Rainbow Bridge.'
• The Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry has more than 30 complete skeletons, intact dinosaur eggs, thousands of individual dinosaur bones and other remains. It is one of the foremost dinosaur fossil sources.