I was recently watching the Yellowstone television series and John Colter’s name was mentioned as a “Mountain Man.” That interested me so a research situation developed on Mr. Colter.

"John Colter was a mountain man. He had no business wanting to go back to Washington and I felt that, we're gonna give him one, not let him go back.

Joseph Harrison Dickson was one of the first “mountain men” whose fur-hunting journeys led the way for exploration of the American West. He met Daniel Boone, introduced John Colter (first ...

The story of what many historians believe to be the original mountain man of the American West, John Colter, will be celebrated June 24 in Grand Teton National Park during ...

MOOSE, Wyo. — Special presentations to highlight the life of John Colter and the mountain men of the 1800s will be offered on Monday, June 24, at the Colter Bay ...

One of the region’s more interesting legends will be featured Monday at Grand Teton National Park. The Colter Bay Visitor Center will host John Colter Day in the park. Colter, who was an ...