Pine Glenn Cove is the largest private retreat in Cache National Forest and Logan Canyon, and the only one with a swimming pool.
The site was originally developed in 1910 by Hezekiah Eastman Hatch (1855-1928), a prominent Logan, Utah businessman who built the first cabin there between 1915 and 1918.
The Retreat and its owners hosted many famous people from Hollywood movie stars to government leaders and business heads.
It was originally offered to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and then Utah State University, but neither of them were interested in the property.
[3] It was renamed St. Ann's retreat by the Church, and it was used as a vacation spot for nuns from Sisters of the Holy Cross and the Benedictines in Salt Lake City.
In the 1980s, it became a youth summer camp for the Boys' Club of Weber and Salt Lake Central City Community Center.
[5] While there is no record to support the claims, legend says nuns were sent there after becoming pregnant by monks or priests and would drown their babies in the swimming pool where you couldn't hear them cry.
[4] "Legend-tripping", which involves traveling to a supernatural location in order to determine whether the stories are true, has caused many young people to enter the camp at night.
[7] The police regarded the men as local heroes, which caused a large amount of backlash and initiated a debate about trespassing, the role of law enforcement, and moral values.
Due to the folklore surrounding the camp, vandalizing and trespassing have been problems and Nielsen had security cameras installed in order to prevent individuals from further damaging the work-in-progress property.
[6] St. Ann's Retreat was featured as episode nine of season twelve of Travel Channel's Ghost Adventures hosted by Zak Bagans.