The deep-rooted residents are not interested in being weeded out by a new economy. New resident artists envision a bright and prosperous future, but the mining community and long-time residents are nostalgic for the days when 15 operational mines employed thousands in the area. Helper is a city with deep roots and new growth. Residents wonder if Helper, too, will become a ghost town. Up Spring Canyon Road west of Helper, a handful of ghost towns remain hushed. At dawn, the morning light illuminating them reflects down on Main Street. Helper, Utah is flanked by the sheer vertical walls of the snow-capped Book Cliffs. Clockwise: Chuck Ghiradelli, Calvert Spensko, Ken Turner, Tom Bruno and Angel Villa Ramirez.
Local residents discuss the future of Helper at Balance Rock.
