The High West Distillery is planning to open a restaurant, bar and whiskey distillery; Utah’s first legal whiskey distillery since prohibition, in Park City by 2009.

Located in the National Garage, a 100 year-old livery barn and house, on Park Avenue across from the Town Lift, the distillery is currently renovating the National Historic Register property. The developers are working with the Utah Historic Preservation Office and the National Park Service to do the rehabilitation.

When completed, the High West Distillery will make bourbon, scotch, vodka and gin.

The “World Famous” Spring Chicken Inn has just installed new beer taps and is again satisfying thirsty patrons. This landmark eatery in Wanship, UT is known for its fried chicken that is cooked fresh daily. It is the oldest-standing family style restaurant in the region and has been serving great food for over 50 years.

Stop by and enjoy the fried chicken and beer.

The area surrounding the Jordanelle Reservoir offers more new opportunities for new housing than any other area around Park City. The Jordanelle is not only a boating and fishing gold mine but is also only minutes from the Deer Valley Gondola.

The new projects provide golf communities, single family housing, condominiums and residential lots. The golf communities include Tuhaye, Victory Ranch, Talisman, and Hideout Canyons.

All of these provide exceptional views and outstanding amenities. Some of the single family projects include Canyon Trails and Deer Mountain. The condominiums include The Retreat at the Jordanelle, Lodges at Stillwater, Fox Bay, Hailstone and Black Rock Ridge.

The close proximity to the resorts and amenities of Park City, along with the exceptional recreational opportunities on the Jordanelle Reservoir make this an extremely desirable location.

For information on all of these projects, please contact us at http://unlockparkcity.com

“The Park Record” has created a Ride Share Board so locals can coordinate carpooling.

Parkites can place a carpool request or search the growing database of drivers and riders. Carpools can be set up for one-time trips or for regular commutes.

If you are looking for a ride or are able to give one, check out www.parkrecord.com/rideshare.

The Park City City Council recently declared May 10-18 as “National Tourism Week” to coincide with the national celebration of the week.

Although May is typically the slowest tourist month in Park City and the middle of “mud season”, it is generally considered the traditional start of summer vacations in America.

The Park City Chamber/Bureau considers every week “Tourism Week” as the Park City economy is based on serving tourists. There were approximately 3.3 million visitor nights in Park City in 2007.

The City Council notes that tourism creates more than 7,117 jobs and provides 43 percent of all jobs in Summit County, and tourist spending is more $460 Million of which generates $14 Million in Taxes.

For more information on National Tourism Week, visit the Travel Industry Association at http://www.tia.org

Jim and Billie Harsch can now provide you with the statistics for all real estate transactions in any Park City neighborhood. Receive information on which neighborhood was the most active, has the most inventory, has the greatest discount to list price, and what type of real estate (single family, condo, vacant lots) is moving or stagnant.

Contact us to provide the Market Analysis that is of interest to you or try to stump us with your market question. Email us at jim@jimandbillie.com  or call 435.615.6637.

Jim Harsch is one of only four agents in Park City that has both the Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist (CLHMS) designation and is a member of the Million Dollar Guild as certified by The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing.

The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing exists to help buyers and sellers of luxury homes and estates find real estate professionals who specialize in the luxury home market and have completed extensive training to build additional competencies.

Members of The Institute actively seek out the latest information in marketing strategies, stay on top of changing market conditions, and know how to handle the special needs of an elite clientele and their exceptional properties.

Million Dollar Guild members are specialists who have certified success in the million-dollar and above market. Exceptional property demands an exceptional professional. Guild members have established their expertise and abilities in helping to buy or sell the world’s most exclusive residential homes and estates.

For information on the luxury Park City real estate market, contact us at http://unlockparkcity.com. For other areas visit http://www.clhms.org or the Wall Street Journal’s http://www.wsj.com/realestate to find an exceptional agent.

Although it is still snowing today and more is forecast for the weekend, the resorts in Park City, UT, including Deer Valley Resort, Park City Mountain Resort, and The Canyons all closed for the season last Sunday, April 13th. The Canyons reported that over 407” of snow fell this season (average is 325”), and at the time that they closed, all the resorts were reporting bases over 128”.

Alta will be open for this coming weekend, Snowbasin has just extended its season through April 27th, and Snowbird will remain open through May (with a good chance of skiing on the 4th of July).

It was an incredible winter season with consistent storms starting at Christmas providing great powder and some of the deepest average snowpack ever. The staffs at each of the resorts are now gearing up for all the activities of summer including free concerts, mountain biking, hiking, alpine disc golf, and numerous other popular events.

For information on Park City, please visit us at http://unlockparkcity.com.

Starting its third season, the relatively unknown Miller Motorsports Park will host the FIM Superbike World Championship from May 29-June 1. Spokespersons for MMP said that not only will this be the biggest event ever at the track, but biggest international sporting event in Utah since the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. Superbike is considered the No. 3 motorsports series in the world.

Located in Tooele, a half hour drive from Salt Lake City is the ever growing 511 acre facility, costing Larry Miller close to $100 M. The MMP will host a full slate of events throughout the summer.

For schedules and more information, please see http://www.millersmotorportspark.com

The Park City and Summit County Transportation Free Bus system has already had its 1,000,000th rider for 2008. The system links downtown Park City with many points throughout the city and county and it is free to all. The million mark was reached about 3 days earlier than 2007. Remember to ride the bus!