i have talked about menor's ferry off and on over the last 2 years. it is a historic homestead that sits on the snake river and is part of the park. the association runs the little general store which is stocked with items that bill menor might have sold. the ferry is put into the river when the water is running slow enough to operate in a safe manner. visitors can ride the ferry across the river and back. every other day i relieve for lunch breaks. it is a 10 minute walk from my office in the warehouse. i walk along the river and thru a grass & flower path to the back of the maude noble cabin and then on to the store. i enjoy the walk and the time i get to spend with the visitors to park.
looking at back of maude noble's cabin and outbuilding
barn with wagons
berrys just wating for the local bears to find them
church of the transfiguration
this little church is still in operation with two services every sunday and the occasional wedding
early on it served as a location for summer services attended by local residents and numerous guests from surrounding dude ranches. sometimes more than 100 horses would be corralled next to the chapel on sunday morning. the services were an important dude ranch tradition during the 1920s and 1930s.
these beautiful windows are in the small entry
view from inside the church
pews made out of logs
front of maude noble's cabin
maude noble purchased the property from bill menor in 1918, including the building he lived in and ran the general store from and the ferry. she chose to move her cabin on the the property. this little cabin saw it's own bit of history as this was where maude noble hosted meetings with many of the people instrumental in establishing grand teton national park, including john d. rockefeller and horace albright and many local residents.
the little church sits just behind the cabin and general store. all the buildings are connected by a easy walking path and are within just a few minutes of each other.
bill menor homesteaded his property (149 acres) on the west side of the snake river. most people at that time, were on the east side. in 1894 he built the west wing which he used as a bedroom and sitting room, in 1895 the small central wing he used as the kitchen and pantry (the brown wood) and in 1905 he added on the east wing that he operated the general store out of.
one of his many storehouses sits on the bank of the snake river
view from the front porch looking south down the snake.
the light wood object is the well.
if you look close, you can see a raft from one of the float trips that pass by all day.
the bridge is just a bit further.
across the river is dornans. the dornans were one of the original homesteading familys. they run a restaurant, deli, store, raft trips, and bike rentals.
looking across the river to dock at dornan's.
this is where the ferry picked people up to bring over to the general store
looking into the store from the front door.
view from inside store thru kitchen into bedroom
wood burning stove used to heat the store and to bake ginger snap cookies.
the cookies are a well known treat and many returning visitors look forward to them.
the employees of the general store dress up in period costume and bake the cookies daily.
view out of the kitchen window towards the snake
bill menor's bedroom
hardware on the back door
antler chair. not used by bill menor, was a donation
looking towards the tetons from the front porch
another storehouse located behind the store
front of building
well that is the 5 cent tour of historic menor's homestead.
hope you enjoyed it as much as i do.
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