Glacier Park
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Utah man dies in fall from Glacier National Park's Mount Gould
A Provo, Utah, man died in a fall while on Glacier National Park’s Mount Gould on Wednesday, July 9.
Waterton Park announces ban on motorized, trailered boats
Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada has announced it too will institute a boat ban after aquatic invasive mussels were found in the Tiber Reservoir in Monta…
A little bird watches as Lake McDonald Lodge gets a makeover
On a frigid afternoon last week as a light snow fell, Cornelius Jirod was busy carefully cutting out an old log support from the famed Lake McDonald Lodge in G…
Glacier Park Alt Facebook page draws 5,000 likes in about a week
After the election of President Donald Trump, a host of “alt” Facebook pages featuring prominent national parks have sprung up, including an Alt Glacier Nation…
Annual park pass goes up $5, senior pass to rise $70
The 2017 Glacier National Park annual entrance pass will see a $5 price increase from $45 last year to $50 this year.
With correction, Glacier visitation was just under 3 million
Glacier National Park has revised its visitation estimate for 2016 to nearly 3 million visitors, after it was discovered that traffic counters didn’t always wo…
100 years, 100 miles, a celebration of the Park Service Centennial, Glacier style
By CHRIS PETERSON
Snyder Ridge
The Snyder Ridge Trail in Glacier National Park won’t go down as a favorite, which isn’t to say it’s unpleasant. It is very pleasant. It’s a nice walk in the t…
Sun Road work underway
Repair work recently began on three segments of the rock guard wall along Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park between Triple Arches and Oberlin Bend.
Learning about climate change, through dance
How best to educate people on climate change is a pervasive question. For the dancers of CoMotion Dance Project, their performance, “Changing Balance, Balancin…
Volunteers pull 620 pounds of weeds in Glacier Park
A small army of volunteers gathered last week at Glacier National Park for its invasive plant “Bio Blitz.”
Marias: Glacier's forgotten pass
While most eyes center on the opening of Glacier’s Logan Pass to vehicle traffic, the bulk of folks buzz right past Glacier’s other high-profile pass without e…
The virtues of Glacier Park's big woods
Looking to decompress after a tough week? One of the best places to do that in Glacier National Park is its old-growth forests. While wildfires have scorched s…
Preiss resigns from Glacier Park Conservancy
Glacier National Park Conservancy’s president and chief executive officer has stepped down from his post, the fundraising organization has said.
Into the Belly of Glacier
Glacier Park’s Belly River region is one of the most popular backcountry destinations in Glacier. For one, it has great scenic beauty. Secondly, it’s one of th…
Park Service party draws a crowd
About 150 people attended a party to recognize the 100th birthday of the National Park Service last week at the Glacier Outdoor Center in West Glacier. The eve…