Cache Valley children were invited to learn about the mystery of the Great Salt Lake Monster at the Logan Library last week. “Our lake is very misunderstood,” said Jaimi Butler, the coordinator of the Great Salt Lake Institute. “We really love to hate the Great Salt Lake because it’s kind of a strange place that maybe people aren’t used to.” To help people better understand the lake, Butler and her colleague Bonnie Baxter, the director of the Great Salt Lake Institute, decided to write a picture book about the lake.
Baxter and Butler’s book The Great Great Salt Lake Monster Mystery follows a group of children who are searching the lake for the fabled monster that was reported on by newspapers in the 1800s. To help children in the valley better understand the lake, Butler read the book and provided hands-on activities at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Logan Library, 255 N. Main St.
Butler said she hoped that both children and adults would better understand the lake’s ecosystem after reading the book. “I know from personal experience that I learn a lot from reading books to my kids,” Butler said. “As the climate changes and the state population grows, it is important for everyone to understand the value of the lake for both people and animals. Having a respect for the Great Salt Lake ecosystem is critical right now in a situation where we are losing this lake,” Baxter added.
Butler said she and Baxter have been taking children to the lake for 20 years and loved seeing curious kids get excited. The book is a way to bring the field trip to even more people. Baxter said the book captured that feeling of being at the lake. “It feels like every time we’ve been to the lake,” she said. “It feels like every field trip, every kid we took to the lake. It just feels so genuine.”
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