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Joe Meek in Yellowstone

August 17, 2017 by Thomas S. Bremer Leave a Comment

Teton mountains

Mountain man Joe Meek’s first summer of fur trapping in 1829, which put him among the earliest of non-indigenous people to enter Yellowstone.

Filed Under: History, Places, Sacred Wonderland Tagged With: American west, fur trapping, John Colter, mountain men, Native Americans, Wyoming, Yellowstone

Religious Tourist to Wyoming in 1840

May 31, 2016 by Thomas S. Bremer Leave a Comment

Independence Rock

History remembers Jesuit priest Pierre-Jean De Smet primarily as the missionary who brought Catholicism west to the northern Rocky Mountain region of the United States. His first entry into the region where he would have his most lasting impact came on a reconnaissance tour in the summer of 1840. ♨

Filed Under: History, Sacred Wonderland Tagged With: bison, graffiti, Jesuits, missionaries, Native Americans, tourism, Wyoming, Yellowstone

Bucket List: National Park Places of Religion

January 11, 2016 by Thomas S. Bremer Leave a Comment

Medicine Wheel National Historic Monument

Aside from the opinion of many people that all national parks are sacred, many sites in the national park system have specifically religious histories, and a number of these continue to serve explicitly religious purposes. Consider, for instance: The Ebenezer Baptist Church at the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site in Atlanta, Georgia. This […]

Filed Under: Places, Sacred Wonderland Tagged With: Atlanta, Black Hills, Devils Tower, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Gloria Dei Church, Grand Teton, Martin Luther King Jr, Medicine Wheel, memorials, missions, National Parks, Native Americans, Pennsylvania, religion, religious tourism, sacred places, sacred space, San Antonio, Tetons, tourism, Wyoming, Yellowstone

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I write about religion and tourism, especially in regard to national parks. I am currently working on a history of religion in Yellowstone National Park. Read More…

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