68 Hours in Quanah: A Photographer’s Story with comments by Don Parker and Ardith Parker Leming, great grandson and great granddaughter of Quanah Parker

On the second Saturday of each September, Texans celebrate "Quanah Parker Day," honoring the greatest Comanche Chief. In honor of the day, September 14 this year, photographer/videographer Scot Miller, a frequent contributor of nature videos to CBS Sunday Morning, will present "68 Hours in Quanah: A Photographer's Story," a presentation combining still photography and videography documenting his experiences attending the inaugural Quanah Parker Medicine Mounds Gathering in Quanah, Texas in June 2021. This was his first visit to Quanah.

From Friday afternoon through Monday morning, Miller roamed at will with his cameras, capturing imagery from Quanah, Medicine Mounds Ranch, the ghost town of Medicine Mound, and the surrounding countryside.

In this presentation, he will talk about his experiences from the perspective of a first-time visitor to Quanah, exploring the area and attending the Quanah Parker Medicine Mounds Gathering.

HOW TO ATTEND: Registration in advance is not required, but seating is limited, so advanced registration is strongly encouraged. This is a free event, but donations of any amount are welcome and appreciated Donations will go to the Treemendous Quanah Initiative of the E. Eugene Johnson Memorial Foundation including planting trees with the Parker family in memory of Ron Parker, great grandson of Quanah Parker in both Quanah and in Lawton.

About Treemendous Quanah:

In conjunction with West Kessler Native Arbor Initiative, the E. Eugene Johnson Memorial Foundation initiated the Treemendous Quanah program in 2020. The WKNAI is a project of the West Kessler Neighborhood Association that was created in consultation with and the mentorship of the academics at the University of North Texas and the Lewisville Aquatic Ecosystem Research Facility. Working with the WKNAI, the Foundation provides native tree seedlings from LAERF to Quanah public spaces and works with volunteers to plant trees through local restoration projects to enhance the beautification of Quanah.

The E. Eugene Johnson Memorial Foundation is a Texas nonprofit corporation and 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charity. Its purpose is to enhance and improve public spaces, including parks, cemeteries, and museums, in Quanah and Hardeman County, Texas, and improve the quality of life of residents through the use and enjoyment of those spaces. More information is available at eejfoundation.org/treemendous.

About Scot Miller – Photographer, Videographer, Author:

Scot Miller’s photography has formed the basis of numerous books, including Walden: The 150th Anniversary Illustrated Edition; Cape Cod: Illustrated Edition of the American Classic; Thoreau, The Maine Woods: A Photographic Journey Through an American Wilderness; My First Summer in the Sierra: 100th Anniversary Illustrated Edition, winner of a National Outdoor Book Award; and Emerson, Muir, Thoreau: A Photographic Trilogy of American Wildness. He is an advocate for wild places and open spaces. In 2018, he published A Word for Nature: Photographs from Walks on the Trinity Skyline Trail in which he advocates for a plan to manage the 10,000+ “wild” acres of the Trinity River Greenbelt and Great Trinity Forest in Dallas, Texas.

Scot is a frequent contributor of “Moment in Nature” videos on Emmy Award-winning CBS Sunday Morning. His photographic and video collaborations include work with Yosemite Conservancy, The Walden Woods Project, Greenspace Dallas, Caddo Lake Institute, the Association to Preserve Cape Cod, and the Harvard Museum of Natural History.

Scot was Artist-in-Park for the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park from 2008 to 2017. His photographs are at the heart of The Texas White House: A Photographic Tour of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson's Home on the LBJ Ranch. His fine prints have been featured in exhibitions at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Ansel Adams Gallery, the Cultural Center of Cape Cod and other venues. He lives in Dallas, Texas, with his wife, Marilyn, where they own and operate Sun to Moon Gallery, a fine art photography business.

Website: ScotMiller.com

YouTube: youtube.com/scotmiller