Tag Archives: old yellowstone

Old Yellowstone: President Ford Speaks At Old Faithful

Forty years ago today, President Gerald Ford delivered a speech in front of Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park.

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Old Yellowstone: Before National Park Service, U.S. Army Managed Yellowstone

Before there was the National Park Service, there was the U.S. Army.

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Old Yellowstone: History of Automobile Travel in Yellowstone

1916 was the first full season a new mode of transportation was allowed in the Park—the automobile.

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Book Review: Through Early Yellowstone by Janet Chapple

Traveling through early Yellowstone was a far different affair than it is today.

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Old Yellowstone: History of Electric Peak

It’s a marvelous sight, seeing Electric Peak crest on the horizon.

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Old Yellowstone: History of Old Canyon Lodge Site

A handful of former Yellowstone employees who last worked together in the mid-to-late 1950s meet up at Lake Lodge for reunions.

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Old Yellowstone: History of Lower Hamilton Store

Visitors to the Upper Geyser Basin, be they veterans or neophytes, would do well to check out the General Store located on the way to Castle Geyser.

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Old Yellowstone: History of Larry’s Lunch Station

Larry's Lunch Station

Larry Matthews is one of the most colorful and charming personalities in Yellowstone National Park history.

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Old Yellowstone: Bear Feeding

Once upon a time, bear feeding was as popular (if not more so) than geyser watching in Yellowstone National Park.

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Old Yellowstone: President Harding Visits the Park

July 1, 1923: President Warren G. Harding stood at Shoshone Point in Yellowstone National Park, and proposed to make history.

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