Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Jackson Hole Museum

 Native Americans lived seasonally in the large valley between the Gros Ventre and Teton mountain ranges for thousands of years, however, Europeans didn't enter the valley until the fur trapping era of the early 1800s. Fur trapping ended in the 1840s, a short gold rush occurred in the 1870s, and homesteaders trickled in at the turn of the century. Farming and ranching were unreliable due to the harsh winters and short growing season. Resourceful ranchers, playing off the allure of the west and cowboy life, started dude ranches. Ski clubs and resorts soon followed. Jackson, the main town, is now a vibrant upscale resort and vacation home community and much too expensive for all of us ordinary people. :D

The small museum touches on all of this with exhibits containing many artifacts and a slightly disjointed story line. 

The museum is accessible. A few exhibits in cases are too high to view from a seated position. 

Designated RV parking is a block north and a block west at the Welcome Center. The sidewalks and curb cuts are in good conditions. Museum  43.47979, -110.75901


 

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