JACKSON, Wyo. — The Murie Ranch, a local legacy in Moose, Wyoming, just West of Grand Teton National Park, is a special landmark where the Wilderness Act and the United States’ modern conservation movement were born. Now part of the campus of Teton Science Schools, the ranch continues to inspire engagement with nature. The legacy of front porch gatherings at the Murie Ranch will come to life this summer with a number of special musical performances.
On the same front porch where Margaret (Mardy) and Olaus Murie, and Adolph and Louise Muire have hosted some of the nation’s most influential conservationists, Teton Science School, the Jackson Hole nonprofit place-based educational organization, is proud to offer a free summer concert series at the ranch, a designated National Historical Landmark District.
Following an initial Grand Teton Music Festival quintet performance July 12, the next Front Porch Concert will take place on Tuesday, July 19, with a special performance from Marmot Ate My Boots, a Jackson-born, six-person string band specializing in folk and bluegrass music, from 5:45 – 7 p.m.
Admission is free, parking is limited, and guests are allowed to bring lawn chairs or blankets and are advised to bring warm layers to the family-friendly event.
Other Front Porch Concert Series performances this summer will take place on Monday, August 1, when Isaac Hayden, a nationally acclaimed singer and songwriter will take to the porch’s rustic boards to perform for guests.
On Monday, August 15, the Grand Teton Music Festival On the Road Series presents the American Quartet by Antonín Dvoák for the Murie Ranch gathering.
All three concerts take place on Mardy’s Front Porch at the Murie Ranch from 5:45 – 7 p.m., and all are free and open to the public. Information and directions are available here.
