JACKSON, Wyo. — Jenny Lake, one of Grand Teton National Park’s (GTNP) iconic spots, is named for Jenny Leigh, a young Newe (Shoshone) woman. Jenny Leigh was born in 1849 and ended up married to Teton mountain man and trapper Richard ‘Beaver Dick’ Leigh. According to GTNP, the pair arrived in Teton Valley, Idaho, in […]
