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A Day's Ride Apart. Two Medicine Chalet. The present-day general store is the latest incarnation of a historic lodge, built in 1913 before there were roads into the park's interior. . . To promote Glacier to adventurous tourists in the early 19…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CWZ_stephen-tyng-mather_Browning-MT.html
Stephen Tyng Mather. July 4, 1867 - Jan 22, 1930. He laid the foundation of the National Park Service, defining and establishing the policies under which its areas shall be developed and conserved unimpaired for future generations. There will neve…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUAO_horns_Browning-MT.html
Relentless glaciers sculpted Mt. Reynold's jagged summit. When several glaciers erode a mountaintop from different sides, a steep mountain peak or horn develops. The result is a glacial horn like the Swiss Matterhorn.
There are glacial horns in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUAN_when-the-glaciers-melt_Browning-MT.html
Only about 26 glaciers remain from the 150 that were here in 1850. That number is dropping steadily. If the weather is clear, you might be able to see what is left of five glaciers in the Many Glacier Valley. As climate changes, both the visible a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUAM_overnight-in-the-wilderness_Browning-MT.html
In the 1920s, large parties of tourist gathered on horseback at Many Glacier Hotel. The hotel was part of a network of chalets built a day's ride apart-a way for guest to cross the park's wild, roadless interior while spending nights in relative c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUAK_trains-trails-and-chalets_East-Glacier-Park-Village-MT.html
Arriving at East Glacier depot, tourist in the 1920s could gaze at the glaciated peaks looming beyond their first night's lodging. The hotel appeared to be their last taste of civilization before riding horseback into the primitive backcountry of …
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A Glacier Tradition
National parks often seem timeless and are valued for the continuity of experience they offer to generations of visitors. At Glacier National Park, the past and future come together through a fleet of historic buses, time ma…