America's time capsule features a mostly businesslike Utah

• Caveat: There is one quarter that depicts Arches and some 2002 Olympics memorabilia.

What's inside: Declarations from various state offices and lawmakers recognizing the anniversary, along with coins and pins that commemorate subjects like:

• Gov. Spencer J. Cox and his chief of staff, Lt. Gov. Deidre M. Henderson, state AG Derek Brown, the state treasurer and auditor, Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz, the state Senate and its president, Stuart Adams;
• The Kennecott copper mine and Utah silver mining;
• Utah statehood in 1896;
• And the transcontinental railroad's 1869 completion.

Zoom in: We're also sending granite disks from the 1916 state Capitol and the 1853 Salt Lake Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The other side: While whoever opens the capsule might guess that Utah of 2026 was all business, there is some fun stuff, including a Lagoon ticket and tickets to long-ago attractions like the Saltair fun house and Black Rock Beach.

Fun fact: One of the coins honors author Zitkala-sa, who, like me, was born near Yankton, S.D. and later moved to Utah!