The making of the Grand Teton Guide, the park newspaper, has historically always been a partnership project between Grand Teton National Park and its cooperating agencies. Since its inception in the 1970s, when it held the name Teewinot, its printing has been funded by the Grand Teton Association, which at that time, was called Grand Teton Natural History Association.

Jasmine, Grand Teton’s graphic designer started her role in October 2025. So far, she has made three guides: winter, spring and summer. “It’s my first year working for the park,” Jasmine said. “It has been a great way for me to learn a lot about the park quickly.”

It takes Jasmine about 40-75 hours to produce an issue, she said. Each seasonal issue has a new cover, while the sections stay generally the same. This year, the cover is special for all four seasons due to the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, which is a national commemoration, with events and special programming happening throughout the country, and at many other national parks. The image depicts a frame with the Tetons seen through it, reflecting the park’s “Framing the Tetons” theme.

The park has been placing physical picture frames for people to look through at the Tetons and stickers in windows at visitors’ centers in advance of the 250th anniversary. Currently, the frames are located at Colter Bay and Snake River Overlook.

The Grand Teton Guide is printed locally in Jackson, and is widely distributed at visitors’ centers and entrance stations to the park, as well as the National Elk Refuge and Greater Yellowstone Visitor Center. This summer, it will also be available at the GTA mobile interpretive van at Mormon Row. Copies are also sent to some lodges in the park. Each season, in spring, summer, fall and winter, the issues are inserted into the Jackson Hole News&Guide for the local community.

Jasmine enjoys making the guide and highlights how the newspaper offers a helpful and handy physical alternative for visitors to access park information, especially since cell reception is not available everywhere in the park. “The newspaper is the next best thing to a park ranger since it has all the information a visitor could need to plan their trip,” she said.

This summer, a second edition was circulated with updated park construction dates and other timely information.

Visitors’ centers and rangers often use the paper and its pages to display to visitors when they ask questions and to help them plan their trip.

“One reason we are able to have such a detailed newspaper is because GTA is generous enough to fund the publication of the Grand Teton Guide,” Jasmine said. “It’s not only a tool for the visitors; it’s also a tool for the park rangers and front-facing staff.”