Posts Tagged ‘Traditions’
18
Aug
Posted by tetontales in Environment, Grand Teton, Melissa's Corner, Uncategorized, Vacations, Wildlife. Tagged: Adventure, Bear, Bison, endangered, Environment, Getaway, Grand Teton Lodge Company, Grand Teton National Park, Greater Yellowstone Region, Grizzly, Jackson Hole, Moose, Mother Nature, National Park Service, Photography, protect, Traditions, Vacations, Wildlife, Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park. 5 Comments
“Pay Attention: Wildlife On Road!” This sign greets all visitors to Grand Teton National Park, but let me be the first to tell you it is absolutely true! You never know when you will have something or a herd of “somethings” dash in front of your car… and let’s just say some of the animals in [...]
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14
Aug
Posted by tetontales in Colter Bay, Grand Teton, Jackson Lake Lodge, Jenny Lake Lodge, Uncategorized, Vacations. Tagged: Activities, Adventure, Colter Bay, Colter Bay Village, Environment, Float trip, Grand Teton Lodge Company, Grand Teton National Park, Greater Yellowstone Region, Jackson Lake, Jackson Lake Lodge, Jenny Lake Lodge, Mother Nature, Rockefeller, Traditions, Vacations, Wildlife, Wyoming. Leave a Comment
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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8
Aug
Posted by tetontales in Departments, Grand Teton, Moosin' Around, Uncategorized, Vacations. Tagged: Activities, Adventure, beauty, Bison, Dinner, Environment, Float trip, Grand Teton Lodge Company, Grand Teton National Park, Greater Yellowstone Region, Inspiration, Jackson Hole, Moose, Mother Nature, Photography, preserve, protect, Snake River, Traditions, Vacations, Wildlife, Wyoming. 1 Comment
Hi everyone! It’s me Colter Moose and today I’m floatin’ the Snake River with the Grand Teton Lodge Company boatmen. These guys get to cruise the river all day long as their job…and I thought I had it good! Anyway, I’ve heard all about the dinner they put together on the banks of the Snake River, so [...]
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8
Aug
Posted by tetontales in Grand Teton, Jackson Lake Lodge, Melissa's Corner, Uncategorized, Vacations. Tagged: Activities, Adventure, Bear, Environment, Grand Teton Lodge Company, Grand Teton National Park, Jackson Hole, Jackson Lake, Jackson Lake Lodge, Moose, Mountain Meadow, National Park Service, Rockefeller, Snake River, Traditions, Vacations, Wildlife, Wyoming. Leave a Comment
I’ve recently noticed a bronze plaque that stands right outside the portico of Jackson Lake Lodge. It celebrates the buildings claim to being a historic buliding. It got me thinking about how little I know about the history of my new home as I am an employee of Jackson Lake Lodge. I was pleasantly surprised [...]
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29
Jul
Posted by tetontales in Colter Bay, Grand Teton, Jackson Lake Lodge, Jenny Lake Lodge, Meetings, Uncategorized, Vacations, Weddings. Tagged: Adventure, Colter Bay, Colter Bay Village, Destination Weddings, Float trip, Getaway, Grand Teton Lodge Company, Grand Teton National Park, Greater Yellowstone Region, Gros Ventre, Jackson Lake Lodge, Jenny Lake Lodge, National Park Service, Traditions, Vacations, Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park. Leave a Comment
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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18
Jul
Posted by tetontales in Colter Bay, Environment, Grand Teton, Jackson Lake Lodge, Jenny Lake Lodge, Uncategorized, Vacations. Tagged: Activities, Adventure, Colter Bay Village, Environment, Grand Teton Lodge Company, Grand Teton National Park, Grizzly, Inspiration, Jackson Lake Lodge, Kids in Nature, Moose, Mother Nature, Mt. Moran, National Park Foundation, National Park Service, sustain, Traditions, Vacations, Wildlife, Wyoming. Leave a Comment
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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17
Jul
Posted by tetontales in Jackson Lake Lodge, Katie's Corner, Uncategorized, Vacations. Tagged: beauty, Getaway, Grand Teton Lodge Company, Grand Teton National Park, Greater Yellowstone Region, Inspiration, Jackson Hole, Jackson Lake, Jackson Lake Lodge, Mother Nature, Photography, Rockefeller, Traditions, Vacations, Wyoming. Leave a Comment
At nine months old, Susan Bishop made her first trip to Grand Teton National Park. The family traveled from Casper, Wyoming on Fourth of July weekend. “My earliest memory of the Park was my mother bathing me in a washtub and me feeding the squirrels,” laughed Bishop. More than sixty years later, Bishop has made [...]
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14
Jul
Posted by tetontales in Don's Corner, Environment, Grand Teton, Vacations. Tagged: Activities, Adventure, American Revolutionary War, Bartha Moulton, beauty, Blacktail Butte, Clark Moulton, Community, Deed of itle, Environment, Federal Land Surveys, Getaway, Government, Grand Teton Association, Grand Teton Lodge Company, Grand Teton National Park, Greater Yellowstone Region, Gros Ventre, Homestead, Homestead Act of 1862, Homesteading, Inspiration, Jackson Hole, Jackson Hole Historical Society, John Moulton, Land Ordinance of 1785, Lodgepole Pine, Lucille Moulton, Mormon Row, Mountain Meadow, National Park Service, Photography, preserve, President Abraham Lincoln, protect, Settlers, sustain, Taggart Lake, Thomas Alma, Traditions, Vacations, Wyoming. 5 Comments
“A ranch to the Moulton’s is more that just lands and buildings; it’s the husband, wife, and family all getting together in the field helping each other.” -Clark Moulton, Mormon Row Homesteader, circa 1930s As early as our American Revolutionary War, the distribution of Government lands had created a challenging issue related to [...]
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7
Jul
Posted by tetontales in Grand Teton, Jackson Lake Lodge, Katie's Corner, Weddings. Tagged: Activities, Adventure, beauty, Ceremony, Destination Weddings, Environment, Getaway, Grand Teton Lodge Company, Grand Teton National Park, Greater Yellowstone Region, Jackson Hole, Jackson Lake, Jackson Lake Lodge, Mother Nature, National Park Service, Photography, Reception, Traditions, Vacations, Wedding Planning, Wyoming. Leave a Comment
With the big day approaching, our July couple is gearing up to tie the knot. “I’m really excited, but now I think I’m getting to anticipation overload! I kind of just want to stop talking about everything and just do it!” said bride Allison. Allison and Terry have been planning for the last year [...]
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5
Jul
Posted by tetontales in Environment, Grand Teton, Jackson Lake Lodge, Katie's Corner, Vacations. Tagged: Adventure, Amoretti Inn, beauty, Environment, Getaway, Grand Teton Lodge Company, Grand Teton National Park, Greater Yellowstone Region, Inspiration, Jackson Hole, Jackson Lake, Jackson Lake Lodge, Lunch Tree Hill, Mother Nature, Mountain Meadow, Mt. Moran, National Park Service, preserve, protect, Rockefeller, sustain, Traditions, Wildlife, Wyoming. Leave a Comment
It started with a view. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. hiked to the top of a small knoll and gazed out upon the sea of willows and towering mountain range stretched across the valley. Elk and moose grazed down below. Clouds drifted by, some bringing thunderstorms, others breezing along. There, Rockefeller ate lunch and took [...]
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