This winter, that trust is well placed in Park City.

Ingenuity has always been a recurring theme in Park City life, especially in the face of adversity. When the town burned to the ground in 1898, 200 businesses and homes were destroyed. In the aftermath of the disaster, Park City townspeople came together and rebuilt. By 1920, historic Main Street was back is business. In the late 1950s, when the mining boom had played out and Park City became a ghost town, a few desperate locals dreamed up the idea of a ski resort. Park City Mountain Resort (then called Treasure Mountain) opened in 1963.

Either disastrous event might have spelled the end for many mountain towns, but not here.

That arc, from disaster to recovery, is playing out once again this year. Only this time, the enemy is invisible. Though the pandemic took the town to its knees, Park City is rising once again. And, it’s the community who is bringing it back.

In this issue we’ll share stories about several ingenious people in our community; people who are surviving and even thriving during the pandemic. People like Daniel Lewis, a jack-of-alltrades from nearby Kamas whose ingenuity and pure grit is helping him survive and thrive. People like Jude Grenney, who hosted Sunday morning breakfast jams and evening concerts at her J GO Gallery on Main Street, all while observing virus safety protocols. People like Brian Richards, executive director of Mountain Town Music, who found a way to keep live music alive in Park City and Summit County this summer. His creative alternatives to crowded live concerts drew rave reviews and kept many local musicians afloat.