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St. Anne's Retreat

St. Anne's Nun
Artist's depiction of a nun at St. Anne's Retreat.

Haunting Dog
Artist's depiction of the haunting dog stories, related to St. Anne's Retreat.

Heckada
Portrayal of a St. Anne's Retreat "Heckada" legend.

Legendary swimming pool at St. Anne's Retreat
Legend holds that nuns were raped by priests and drowned their newborns in the infamous swimming pool at St. Anne’s Retreat. It is said that if you go there at night you can hear the babies crying. In 1997 St. Anne’s Retreat and the legends…

One of several cabins on the St. Anne's Retreat property Image 1 of 2
One of several cabins on the St. Anne's Retreat property.

View inside rock house
View inside rock house, one of several structures at St. Anne's Retreat.

Rocks and wooden box
Rocks and wooden box.

Wooded, boarded outbuilding
Wooded, boarded outbuilding,

Swing set overlooking Logan Canyon road (Highway 89)
St. Anne's Retreat was used as a summer youth camp in the 1980s

Crushed beer can on the grounds of St. Anne's Retreat
Crushed beer can, symbolic of trespassing and vandalism at St. Anne's Retreat and other Logan Canyon peoperties

Cabins under lock and key
Cabins on the St. Anne's property are locked and boarded up to avoid trespassers vandalizing and damaging the property.

Playhouse built for the Hatch family daughters
Playhouse built for the Hatch family daughters.

One of several cabins on the St. Anne's Retreat property
One of several cabins on the St. Anne's Retreat property - Image 2 of 2

Door latch
Door latch on one of the cabins at St. Anne's Retreat.

Rock structure on the grounds of St. Anne's Retreat
Pattern of moss covered rocks forms a square with a raised rock structure in the center. It is thought to perhaps be a foundation. It may also have some other significance.

Steps up to one of the cabins
Steps with moss lining a stone wall leading up to one of the cabins.

Gated entrance to St. Anne's Re treat with view of bridge - Image 15 of 16
Gate with razor wire and no-trespassing sign sending a message to would-be trespassers and/or vandals to stay out.

Boarded up light green cottage
This boarded up light green cottage is one of several cabins at St. Anne's Retreat.

Cache County Attorney, Scott Wyatt at preliminary court hearing
Cache County Attorney Scott Wyatt at preliminary hearing in a Logan courtroom.

Defense attorney Barbara Lachmar, left, and Chris Doerr, center, and Arthur Peeasnall, right, at the preliminary hearing in 1st District Court
Defense attorney Barbara Lachmar, left, and Chris Doerr, center, and Arthur Peeasnall, right, at the preliminary hearing in 1st District Court listening to witnesses testifying against the three watchmen in the Halloween trespassing incident at St.…

Judge Clint S. Judkins listens to arguments in the courtroom at preliminary hearing - Image 1 of 3
Judge Clint S. Judkins listens to arguments in the courtroom at the preliminary hearing for the watchmen accused of terrorizing 30-plus teens and young adults

Chris Doerr, center, and Arthur Peasnall seen partially on the right at preliminary hearing
Chris Doerr, center, and Arthur Peasnall seen partially on the right at preliminary hearing.

Judge Clint S. Judkins listens to arguments in the courtroom at preliminary hearing - Image 2 of 3
Judge Clint S. Judkins listens to arguments in the courtroom at the preliminary hearing for the watchmen accused of terrorizing 30-plus teens and young adults

John Jeppson in Logan 1st District Court
John Jeppson at preliminary hearing listens closely to Judge Clint S. Judkins during preliminary hearing.

John Jepppson, second from left, Chris Doerr, center, and Arthur Peasnall, right at preliminary hearing - Image 3 of 3
John Jepppson, second from left, Chris Doerr, center, and Arthur Peasnall, right at preliminary hearing

Judge Clint S. Judkins listens to arguments in the courtroom at preliminary hearing Image 3 of 3
Judge Clint S. Judkins listens to arguments in the courtroom at the preliminary hearing for the watchmen accused of terrorizing 30-plus teens and young adults

John Jeppson, left, at preliminary hearing
John Jeppson, left, at preliminary hearing

John Jepppson, second from left, Chris Doerr, center, and Arthur Peasnall, right at preliminary hearing - Image 2 of 3
John Jepppson, second from left, Chris Doerr, center, and Arthur Peasnall, right at preliminary hearing

John Jepppson, second from left, Chris Doerr, center, and Arthur Peasnall, right at preliminary hearing - Image 1 of 3
John Jepppson, second from left, Chris Doerr, center, and Arthur Peasnall, right at preliminary hearing

Cache County Attorney Scott Wyatt speaks to the media after preliminary trial for the three watchmen of St. Anne’s Retreat Image 1 of 11
Cache County Attorney Scott Wyatt speaks to the media after preliminary trial for the three watchmen of St. Anne’s Retreat

Reporter questioning John Jeppson (right) with Christopher Doerr (left) shown leaving the 1st District Court after a preliminary hearing charging the watchmen with assault
Reporter questioning John Jeppson (right) with Christopher Doerr (left) shown leaving the 1st District Court after a preliminary hearing charging the watchmen with assault

John Jeppson (right) and Christopher Doerr (left) shown leaving the 1st District Court after a preliminary hearing charging the watchmen with assault
John Jeppson (right) and Christopher Doerr (left) shown leaving the 1st District Court after a preliminary hearing charging the watchmen with assault

Cache County attorney, Scott Wyatt, talks to reporters about the trespassing incident at St. Anne’s Retreat - Image 14 of 14
Cache County Attorney, Scott Wyatt, talks to reporters about the trespassing incident at St. Anne’s Retreat

Cache County attorney, Scott Wyatt, talks to reporters about the trespassing incident at St. Anne’s Retreat - Image 13 of 14
Cache County Attorney, Scott Wyatt, talks to reporters about the trespassing incident at St. Anne’s Retreat

Cache County attorney, Scott Wyatt, talks to reporters about the trespassing incident at St. Anne’s Retreat - Image 12 of 14
Cache County Attorney, Scott Wyatt, talks to reporters about the trespassing incident at St. Anne’s Retreat

Cache County attorney, Scott Wyatt, talks to reporters about the trespassing incident at St. Anne’s Retreat - Image 11 of 14
Cache County Attorney, Scott Wyatt, talks to reporters about the trespassing incident at St. Anne’s Retreat

Cache County attorney, Scott Wyatt, talks to reporters about the trespassing incident at St. Anne’s Retreat - Image 1 of 14
Cache County Attorney, Scott Wyatt, talks to reporters about the trespassing incident at St. Anne’s Retreat

Cache County Attorney Scott Wyatt speaks to parents of trespassing youths at the Cache County Council Chambers
Cache County Attorney Scott Wyatt speaks to parents of trespassing youths at the Cache County Council Chambers

Cache County Sheriff, Brian Locke, talks to parents of trespassing youth - Image 5 of 5
Cache County Sheriff, Brian Locke, talks to parents and youths about the alleged conduct of armed security guards at St. Anne’s Retreat when 30-plus teens and young adults trespassed on Halloween 1997.

Cache County Sheriff, Brian Locke, talks to parents of trespassing youth - Image 4 of 5
Cache County Sheriff, Brian Locke, talks to parents and youths about the alleged conduct of armed security guards at St. Anne’s Retreat when 30-plus teens and young adults trespassed on Halloween 1997.

Cache County Sheriff, Brian Locke, talks to parents of trespassing youth -Image 1 of 23
Cache County Sheriff, Brian Locke, talks to parents and youths about the alleged conduct of armed security guards at St. Anne’s Retreat when 30-plus teens and young adults trespassed on Halloween 1997.

Cache County Sheriff, Brian Locke, talks to parents of trespassing youth -Image 2 of 5
Cache County Sheriff, Brian Locke, talks to parents and youths about the alleged conduct of armed security guards at St. Anne’s Retreat when 30-plus teens and young adults trespassed on Halloween 1997.

Cache County Sheriff, Brian Locke, talks to parents of trespassing youth -Image 1 of 5
Cache County Sheriff, Brian Locke, talks to parents and youths about the alleged conduct of armed security guards at St. Anne’s Retreat when 30-plus teens and young adults trespassed on Halloween 1997.

Barbed wire fence at St. Anne's Retreat - Image 16 of 16
Barbed wire gate with a no-trespassing sign at St. Anne's Retreat, Logan Canyon.

Gated entrance to St. Anne's Re treat with view of bridge Image 14 of 16
View of gated entrance to St. Anne's Retreat showing a bridge.

Barbed wire fence at St. Anne's Retreat - Image 1 of 16
Barbed wire gate with a no-trespassing sign at St. Anne's Retreat, Logan Canyon.

The Nunnery
Narratives from legend-tripping at St. Anne's retreat ("Nunnery").

Urban Legends and Legends
Personal narrative from an individual who went up to St. Anne's retreat in Logan Canyon.