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3 Ways to Enjoy Grand Teton National Park this Spring

Welcome springtime in Grand Teton National Park! There are already signs of a new season approaching. With the arrival of the spring melt we see the Snake River  rushing, river otters playing, trumpeter swans swimming, and moose munching on willows. These are all sure signs that Jackson Hole and Grand Teton Lodge Company are coming [...]

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Grand Teton Lodge Company Echo Day

Grand Teton Lodge Company will participate in a Fence Pull across from Jackson Lake Lodge as part of our contribution for Echo Day on August 7, 2010. The Fence Pull results in allowing wildlife to pass freely throughout the area without being injured. We are inviting members of the Jackson Hole Community and our guests [...]

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4th of July Celebrations

July 4th festivities followed with a fantastic parade given by our employees as well as, face painting and a coloring contest! The wranglers went all out and looked terrific with their all American horses. The bellman entered bicycles and golf carts to join the parade and Colter Bay brought a boat float. Children at the [...]

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GTLC Fun Facts II

Grand Teton Lodge Company was started by the Rockefeller family. Our employees represent all 50 states  and may have worked for us for decades.  Our longest employee worked for us 52 years on a seasonal basis each summer! The US/Russia Peace Talks of 1989 were held at Jackson Lake Lodge. We make nearly 30 gallons [...]

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GTLC Fun Facts

Grand Teton Lodge Company began as a transportation company. Jackson Lake Lodge was built in 1955. Colter Bay is comprised of 166 guest cabins that are all authentic settler’s cabins from around Grand Teton National Park.  Each cabin was moved from its previous location to Colter Bay Village to provide lodging for guests visiting the [...]

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Kids Appreciate Grand Teton National Park

Each year the National Park Foundation sponsors the Junior Ranger Essay Contest.   The focus is to ask kids their ideas about how to protect and preserve the national parks.  In 2009, the essay contest question was “Why are our national parks important to you and what is your best idea to protect our parks for [...]

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Wells on Wildflowers Trivia Prize

While we received many answers for our wildflower photos, Charlotte LaGrone is our winner! Congratulations to Charlotte, who won a float trip for two! Thank you to all who participated. More trivia to come! Wells on Wildflowers The answers revealed: 1. Arrowleaf Balsamroot 2. Sticky Geranium 3. Goatsbeard: Yellow Salsify 4. Indian Paintbrush

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Taste of the Tetons: Escargot Bourguignonne en Croute

   This week, Chef Joshua Gayer of Jenny Lake Lodge cooks up escargot between a puffed pastry in the most delightful sauce. The chewy texture of the snails complement that of the flaky pastry. For someone who has never tried escargot before, this is quite the tasty introduction.   Escargot Bourguignonne en Croute 1 tsp minced [...]

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Welcome to Recycling

  Four sorters, forty trash bags and a bail of cardboard. The day begins for the Grand Teton Lodge Company (GTLC) Recycling Department. “We start out at Jackson Lake Lodge, pick up cardboard from the back dock and the kitchen recycling. The Blue Heron has a bunch of bottles, so we pick up all that,” said Amy Kozlowski, [...]

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Welcome to the Bakery

  John Clover comes into work at 4am. As Pastry Chef at GTLC, Clover has an important responsibility: to create delicious baked treats. The bakery produces a huge quantity of goods for Jackson Lake Lodge, Colter Bay Village and Jenny Lake Lodge. “The goal is to be a scratch kitchen,” says Clover. The bakery makes [...]

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