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Art and Life of Merritt Dana Houghton Mike Amundson

The Museum of the Mountain Man is hosting a presentation and book signing by Michael Amundson, "The Art and Life of Merritt Dana Houghton in the Northern Rockies, 1878-1919," on Tuesday, June 20 at 6pm.

Between 1891 and 1915, pen-and-ink artist Merritt Dana Houghton made over 200 bird’s-eye sketches of towns, ranches, mines, businesses, historic sites and animals in Wyoming, northern Colorado, Montana, Idaho and Washington. Amundson brings these many views together for the first time in his 238-page book.

Amundson's biography of Houghton includes 1899 sketches of many early ranches in Sublette County and the Upper Green River Valley: E. P. Steele ranch near Boulder; T. E. Andrus ranch and the William Sutton Boot Jack ranch near Daniel; Harry Dekalb ranch on Cottonwood Creek; A. W. Smith Circle, A. W. Smith Muleshoe, James Mickelson Circle, and D. B. Budd ranches near Big Piney; and Roney Pomeroy ranch on Fontenelle.

Michael's presentation will be held June 20, 2023 at 6pm at the Museum of the Mountain Man. The program is free and everyone is welcome. This will be followed by a books signing and opportunity to visit with the author. Books will be available for purchase.