POLYGAMY CAFE: All Things Considered

It's a long and lonely drive between Fredonia, Ariz., and Hurricane, Utah, for tourists visiting the Grand Canyon, Zion National Park and the Glen Canyon National Recreation area.

That 55-mile, two-lane stretch of U.S. Highway 89 has just one sit-down restaurant, and it's like no other cafe in America.

The Merry Wives Cafe, located in Hilldale, Utah, is owned and operated by polygamist group members with a sense of business, humor and public relations. The cafe opened last year to give locals and travelers a place to eat. The owners also opened it as a way to gently confront polygamy's battered image. It is not immediately obvious that the cafe has any connection to polygamy, though to sharp diners, there are clues.

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