More of this story Oct 1, 2009
Glacier National Park officer advising the garbage truck is not on fire and to disregard. 6:19 p.m. Woman advising they are up on Logan's Pass and her car was hit by a porta potty. (Cut Bank Pioneer Press - Golden Triangle, MT)
Conde Nast Traveler celebrating Burns' ‘America's Best Idea' Sep 20, 2009
In print, Conde Nast Traveler mentions Glacier National Park in Montana, known for its Going-to-the-Sun Road; Great Smoky National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee, 75 years old this year and the most popular national park in the country, with 9 million visitors; Olympic National Park in Washington, with glacier-capped mountains and temperate rainforests; Yellowstone National Park, in Wyoming, known for wildlife like bison and elk as well as spectacular geothermal features like its famous... (Montana Standard, MT)
Guest opinion: Keys to energy efficiency Sep 18, 2009
Campgrounds are closing because of falling dead trees and Glacier National Park is a melting shadow of its former self. Montana hunters know our big game season is a different ballgame when winter storms fail to drive elk down from the high country soon enough. (Montana Standard, MT)
COLUMN: Ames tribute inWyoming? Sep 18, 2009
My husband and I chose instead to drive to Glacier National Park in northwest Montana via Texas, Colorado, and Wyoming for our 25th anniversary this summer. Admittedly that s not the most direct path but it is when you have to drop a daughter off at college in Texas first. (Easton Journal, MA)
Glacier in Mont reports busy summer Sep 16, 2009
WEST GLACIER (AP) Glacier National Park in northern Montana tallied its busiest June, July and August in 15 years. The park recorded 1,473,250 visitors through its entrance stations in the three-month period. (Montana Standard, MT)
In dance, Trey McIntyre Project explores climate change Sep 13, 2009
Last year, Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts commissioned the 21-minute Sun Road, requesting a piece about how climate change is adversely affecting Glacier National Park in Montana. McIntyre initially dismissed it as an absurd idea for a dance, he says. (Boston Globe)
Only a few more weeks to drive Glacier's Sun Road Sep 5, 2009
Visitors to Glacier National Park have only a few more weeks to drive across the entire length of the historic Going-to-the-Sun Road. Park officials say they will close the road from Avalanche to Logan Pass at midnight on Sept. 20 for construction. (Montana Standard, MT)
• Events calendar Aug 28, 2009
The work, commissioned by Wolf Trap Foundation for the "Face of America" series, was inspired by Glacier National Park, focusing on environmental challenges the park faces. McIntyre created his work using a multimedia format, with large-scale video projections of footage filmed and edited by McIntyre in Glacier. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Correction: Glacier-Bears Killed story Aug 26, 2009
In an Aug. 24 story about the death of a yearling grizzly bear in Glacier National Park, The Associated Press, relying on a press release from the park, reported erroneously that the bear died of internal bleeding unrelated to being shot with a tranquilizer dart. Park officials now say the dart may have wiggled as the bear walked, hitting its jugular vein, or that the force of the tranquilizing drug squirting out of the dart may have punctured the vein. (Montana Standard, MT)
Gladstone, Montana singers featured on state’s hold music’ Aug 24, 2009
On the campaign, he had come across Gladstone, a Blackfeet tribal member who s gained fame as a balladeer, storyteller and guitar-picker and now divides his time between his native St. Mary Valley on the east side of Glacier National Park and the Flathead Valley where he has a business. Gladstone said he played an early fundraiser for Schweitzer and gave him some of his CDs as road music for the campaign trail. (Helena Independent Record)
Reward offered for information about dead grizzly Aug 23, 2009
2 bears killed in Glacier National Park. A disturbingly friendly grizzly bear that had boldly wandered through campgrounds and sniffed food and around the edges of tents has been killed after Glacier National Park officials determined the animal had become too much of a threat to humans. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
FDR's great-granddaughter retraces 1934 trip Aug 21, 2009
Glacier National Park ... Camping cabin in a scenic mountain setting near Glacier National Park, Montana. (Yahoo News)
A midsummer’s float on the North Fork of the Flathead Aug 20, 2009
Rivers of ice carved out valleys, chiseled away mountain peaks, and formed lakes and waterfalls, leaving behind a masterpiece known today as Glacier National Park ... These flowing fields of snow left in their wake the North Fork of the Flathead, a glacial stream that creates the western boundary of Glacier National Park. (Helena Independent Record)
Two bears killed in Glacier Aug 19, 2009
WEST GLACIER (AP) A disturbingly friendly grizzly bear that had boldly wandered through campgrounds and sniffed food and around the edges of tents has been killed after Glacier National Park officials determined the animal had become too much of a threat to humans. One of her two yearling cubs died after being tranquilized. (Montana Standard, MT)
Old photos show Teton glaciers are shrinking Aug 17, 2009
Other scientists have predicted that Montana's Glacier National Park will be devoid of glaciers by 2030. Worldwide, the vast majority of glaciers measured below 15,000 feet have been shrinking in recent decades, said Richard Armstrong, a senior researcher with the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado in Boulder. (Montana Standard, MT)
A major attitude adjustment for Cink Aug 13, 2009
He blitzed through New York for a day, read the Letterman Top 10 list, but spent a long weekend at his lake house in Georgia, and a week in Montana at Glacier National Park. Away from the commotion, but not providing total anonymity. (Boston Globe)
After winning a major title, golfers live in the spotlight Aug 13, 2009
Cink, by the way, was recognized in a park after his victory Glacier National Park in Montana. As much as their lives have changed, the two say they will remain grounded, on and off the course. (USA Today -- Sports)
Salazar, Baucus, Tester Announce Study of Potential Threats to Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park Aug 12, 2009
"Glacier National Park is one of the world's most important places," said Tester, a member of the Interior Appropriations Subcommittee. "Taking inventory of any challenges we face in the future will help us protect Montana's clean water and make sure that Glacier will always inspire visitors from around the world." Glacier National Park in northwestern Montana on the United States side and Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta on the Canadian side, were designated by law as the world's first... (Montana Standard, MT)
Salazar tours Flathead Basin, calls for protection Aug 12, 2009
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Tuesday he hopes a designation can be put in place next year to protect Glacier National Park and the Flathead Basin from upstream natural resource development ... "How exactly we will move forward, that is still to be determined, but I would hope that that pathway leads us to some greater sense of protection by the time we get to the centennial of Glacier National Park.". (Montana Standard, MT)
Salazar visits North Fork, says state exemplifies best of country Aug 12, 2009
Jon Tester, and Chas Cartwright, superintendent of Glacier National Park, walk along the Flathead River near Columbia Falls on Tuesday ... As for the latest threat - gold exploration at river s edge, perhaps 10 miles north of Glacier National Park - that s just another reminder that you need to be eternally vigilant, Baucus said ... That certainly was the idea behind creation of Glacier National Park, which formed the backdrop of Tuesday s visit. (Missoulian, MT)
Miners widen search for gold in the Canadian Flathead Aug 11, 2009
WEST GLACIER Expanded gold exploration north of Glacier National Park has Montana interests worried about downstream environmental and economic impacts ... Hammerquist says the mountain being explored called Trachyte Ridge is clearly visible from Glacier National Park, and even as far south as the gateway community of Polebridge. (Missoulian, MT)
Guest opinion: Legislators express support for MSTI line Aug 10, 2009
oldie wrote on Aug 9, 2009 12:15 PM:" All this concern about the environment from a bunch of Republicans? What's the catch?Maybe you can take a look at the map of this power line for a hint. See where it starts out? Canada right? What control do we have over what happens in Canada? What's to stop a power company from putting a coal burning power plant on the Canada side of the border? Or half a dozen of them? Just outside Glacier National Park? Who is going to be able to tell this power company... (Montana Standard, MT)
A feeling of Community Aug 9, 2009
On Wednesday morning, the family teams up to reinflate the tires on the trailer that tails along behind their RV. By 8:30, theyre roaring off to visit Glacier National Park in Montana. Most of the parking lot clears out around that time, as visitors are careful not to overstay their welcome. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Cascade glacier shrinking at accelerated pace Aug 8, 2009
Glacier National Park s namesake glaciers in Montana decreased from 150 to 26 over the past 99 years. If current warming trends continue, scientists predict they will disappear entirely by 2030. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Officials keep close eye on Kootenai Aug 6, 2009
Strong and possibly severe thunderstorms could hit the Bitterroot and Missoula valleys Thursday, followed by 1 to 2 inches of precipitation between Glacier National Park and southwestern Montana. That rain could last through the weekend. (Missoulian, MT)
Teenager survives capsizing in Glacier's Lake McDonald Aug 6, 2009
A missing 13-year-old kayaker survived a harrowing swim across Lake McDonald and napped exhausted and hypothermic in a hollow log before being rescued late Tuesday by a passing tour boat in Glacier National Park ... Water-related accidents are the No. 1 cause of death at Glacier National Park, Cartwright said, cautioning: Please be prepared for bad and changing weather, swift cold water, and use caution whenever you are around water in the park. (Missoulian, MT)
Weather takes turn for worse - Meteorologists predict strong winds, T-storms Aug 6, 2009
The crest of the Continental Divide and Glacier National Park will be hit the hardest, Felsch said. At least 2 or 3 inches of precipitation is expected in those high-mountain areas. (Missoulian, MT)
13-year-old survives kayak capsize in Glacier lake Aug 6, 2009
WEST GLACIER (AP) Glacier National Park officials say a 13-year-old Minnesota boy was found safe after the kayak he was in capsized in a park lake. Park officials say the boy, of St. Paul, Minn. (Montana Standard, MT)
Phil Mickelson makes his return at Bridgestone Aug 6, 2009
After meeting some tour obligations immediately after his win at Turnberry, Cink and his family went to Glacier National Park in Montana for six days. Even there, Cink was recognized. (Anchorage Daily News)
Weeklies Reader: Glut causes drop in cherry prices Aug 1, 2009
HUNGRY HORSE A new cell tower has residents near Glacier National Park seeing red blinking red, to be precise. A lot of people purchased land here because of the view, said Sandy Welch, and now there's a tower in the middle of it. (Missoulian, MT)
Workers to lose shifts due to Mullan Tunnel rockslide Jul 29, 2009
But Frost said that as of Tuesday, all the train cars traveling west will head north at Laurel, traverse the Hi-Line below Glacier National Park, then turn south at Sand Point, Idaho, to resume traffic on the MRL line. They'll head east along the same route. (Missoulian, MT)
WESTERN MONTANA LIVES - Clarence 'Curly Bear’ Wagner was a tremendous storyteller Jul 28, 2009
Visitors to Glacier National Park often enjoyed regular interpretive presentations by Wagner. In the early 1990s, Wagner worked on an archaeological project at Ted Turner s Flying D Ranch near Bozeman to identify areas of tribal significance, according to the Associated Press. (Missoulian, MT)
Wildflower Walks - Mountain pasqueflower Jul 24, 2009
Recently seen: Black Lake trail in the Jewel Basin, east of Bigfork, and Logan Pass at Glacier National Park. The walk: The main trailhead for the Jewel Basin, Camp Misery, is accessed via Echo Lake Road, 73 miles north of Seeley Lake on Montana Highway 83. (Missoulian, MT)
Brits are biking across Americas Jul 24, 2009
Duck and Martin said the next stretch of their journey is to get to Glacier National Park in Montana. They said theyll be arriving in Glasgow in time for the weekend. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
Monument honors ‘special breed' of soldier Jul 22, 2009
A mountain goat passes a group of hikers earlier this month on the Highline Trail in Glacier National Park. Visits to the park are up 14 percent from last year, but various factors make it difficult to determine why. (Missoulian, MT)
Energy bill first step in addressing climate change Jul 22, 2009
The number of glaciers in Glacier National Park has been decreasing from an estimated 150 in the mid 19th century to about 50 today. It is estimated that if these trends continue, there will no longer be any glaciers in the park by the 2030s. (Montana Standard, MT)
Obama creates Pacific Northwest Trail Jul 22, 2009
The trail will eventually run from Glacier National Park in Montana to the Pacific Ocean at Cape Alava in Washington ... It is the only national scenic trail that connects two others the Pacific Crest Trail and the Continental Divide Trail meaning a person could hike from near the Mexican border, up to North Cascades National Park, east to Glacier National Park, and then down to the Mexican border again. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Blackfeet historian ‘Curly Bear' Wagner dies Jul 21, 2009
Wagner helped establish the Native America Speaks interpretive program at Glacier National Park and often presented the program to park visitors, park spokesman Wade Muehlhof said. He had a special ability to connect with his audience, especially children, who seemed drawn to his warmth, said Ranger Mark Wagner, who is not related. (Missoulian, MT)
In Montana, The Retreat of Glaciers Jul 17, 2009
Warmer Temps Mean Glacier National Park May be "Glacier-free by 2030;" Wildlife in Peril ... Rapid climate change is resulting in the disappearance of the glaciers at Glacier National Park, in Montana ... "There may be controversy about whether climate change and global warming are real. But to see it in action, all one has to do is drive the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, and what you don't see speaks volumes: dozens of glaciers that used to dominate. Today, it is still a... (CBS News)
Canoeist apparently drowns in Glacier park Jul 15, 2009
(AP) Glacier National Park officials have recovered the body of a Pennsylvania man who apparently drowned when the canoe he was in capsized on Swiftcurrent Lake. The body of 22-year-old James Green of Harrisburg, Pa. (Montana Standard, MT)
US Interior Secretary Salazar to visit Billings Jul 14, 2009
During his Montana visit, Salazar plans to tour the Flathead Valley and Glacier National Park with Baucus. Information from: Billings Gazette, http://www. (Montana Standard, MT)
New book features babies of the wild Jul 9, 2009
From red fox kits to red-necked grebe chicks to bison, the book features wild babies in settings from the prairies to Glacier National Park. Jones has photographed wildlife for more than two decades. (Helena Independent Record)
Zip through the trees - Fly at up to 50 mph along wires on new Big Mountain attraction Jul 9, 2009
Great Northern Mountain is there, still icy in the notch that leads to Glacier National Park. Look right, and homesites terrace the flanks of Big Mountain, condos and starter castles crowding old huckleberry patches. (Missoulian, MT)
Our national jewel Jul 9, 2009
National Park Service - Tracks stretch along Two Medicine Road in Glacier National Park during plowing last winter ... When a road through the heart of Glacier National Park was being planned in the 1920s, one proposal called for 15 switchbacks zig zagging up the steep sides of Logan Creek Valley to Logan Pass ... Vint is one of many people Carol Guthrie writes about in Glacier National Park: The First 100 Years. (Helena Independent Record)
Trip took Glacier out of the duck Jul 7, 2009
Ernie the orphan duckling returned to his natural habitat this week at Lake Five near Glacier National Park. The Bell family found the duckling near their campsite July 4, 1968. (Missoulian, MT)
Train travel isn't dead (13) Jul 6, 2009
Soon, the mountains of the Rockies are on the rise and the train pulls closer to Glacier National Park. There are two stops, East Glacier and West Glacier. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Glacier Park chief wants wilderness made official Jul 5, 2009
WEST GLACIER Glacier National Park is known as one of America's last great wilderness areas, which is ironic, because that's exactly what it is not ... Rehberg advised living by the mantra, if it ain't broke, don't fix it, adding that he remains confident that Glacier National Park is in good hands, even without formal wilderness protections. (Missoulian, MT)
Inspectors to check commercial vehicles in park Jul 5, 2009
WEST GLACIER (AP) Glacier National Park officials say charter buses and other commercial vehicles in the park will undergo inspections by federal officials July 13-16. Representatives of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will perform mechanical inspections. (Montana Standard, MT)
Western Montana Getaways: Big fun on the mountain Jul 4, 2009
The views of Glacier National Park and the Flathead Valley are stunning from the summit, and naturalists on staff can help visitors identify which peaks are which. The nature center also is the launch pad for adventure, with daily wildflower and nature discovery hikes during July and August. (Missoulian, MT)
Utah boy stable after near drowning Jul 4, 2009
He was crossing a bridge at Boundary Creek on Wednesday when he fell off and was swept into Boundary Bay, on the Montana side of the border at the south end of Upper Waterton Lake in Glacier National Park. Royal Canadian Mounted Police say the boy's father jumped into the fast-flowing creek to try to rescue him but was also swept down to the lake. (Montana Standard, MT)
New UI president prepares for first day Jul 1, 2009
He has a cabin near Glacier National Park in Montana. Nellis, who cited too little money when turning down the job earlier this year, accepted the position in April after influential Vandal boosters urged state officials to sweeten the deal. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Glacier fund seeks $3.5M Jun 30, 2009
GREAT FALLS (AP) The Glacier National Park Fund has set a 3 ... " Ratzlaff said the fund received Park Service permission to raise the money about three weeks ago. The fund has already raised about 900,000, including a 500,000 pledge from BNSF Railway that was announced two years ago."BNSF supports Glacier National Park from our historic ties up to our present-day operations along the border of this important national asset," said company spokesman Gus Melonas. "We found it very fitting to be a... (Montana Standard, MT)
UNESCO to send delegation to Waterton-Glacier Jun 28, 2009
The mine proposed by Cline Mining Corp. in the Canadian Flathead immediately north of Glacier National Park in Montana would remove an entire mountaintop, digging out 40 million tons of coal and depositing waste rock into Foisey Creek, a headwaters stream of the Flathead River. Other firms are exploring for phosphate, gold and coalbed methane in the area. (Missoulian, MT)
If you build it ... Jun 28, 2009
He's on a journey from his home to Glacier National Park and continuing west to Seattle before turning south to head into California. "Just think if every town did this," he said as he saw the camp. (Montana Standard, MT)
100 years of Glacier Jun 25, 2009
When a road through the heart of Glacier National Park was being planned in the 1920s, one proposal called for 15 switchbacks zig-zagging up the steep sides of Logan Creek Valley to Logan Pass ... Vint is one of many people Carol Guthrie writes about in "Glacier National Park: The First 100 Years." The book, published last year by Farcountry Press, helped kick off the park's centennial celebration ... "Glacier National Park managers must become aware of the effects of climate change and be... (Montana Standard, MT)
Projects, events mark Glacier Park milestone Jun 25, 2009
Organizers of Glacier National Park's upcoming centennial want something to last beyond the "sugar rush" of celebratory birthday cake, said Kass Hardy, centennial coordinator ... The "Legacy Projects" will be paid for from donations to the Glacier National Park Fund. (Montana Standard, MT)
Sun Road should open over Logan Pass by Friday Jun 24, 2009
- Glacier National Park officials said Tuesday the historic Going-to-the-Sun Road is expected to open from both directions over Logan Pass by the end of the week. The road should open up to the pass from the west side by midday Thursday, and it is expected to open from the east side by midday Friday. (Montana Standard, MT)
See the country with a new edition of 'Road Trip USA' Jun 22, 2009
Heading west to east across the continent from Seattle to Acadia National Park in Maine along the "Great Northern" route, following US-2 with stops in Glacier National Park and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The Oregon Trail, using US-20 to follow the footsteps of pioneers and pilgrims from Oregon's Columbia Gorge to Yellowstone and Mount Rushmore to Niagara Falls and Cape Cod, Mass. (USA Today -- Travel)
International attention sought for border parks Jun 22, 2009
Glacier National Park in Montana and Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, jointly the peace park, are among several dozen places worldwide whose conservation status is on the agenda for the UNESCO World Heritage Committee s Seville meeting scheduled to open Monday and continue for a week. The UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization in 1995 declared Waterton-Glacier a World Heritage Site, a designation bestowed on 878 places worldwide to recognize extraordinary cultural or natural... (Helena Independent Record)
Gravel pit next to Glacier Park gets OK to expand Jun 18, 2009
-- Environmental regulators in Montana are allowing a gravel pit next to Glacier National Park to expand its operations, with restrictions to limit its noise and dust. Opponents have said the expansion threatens views from part of the park in northwestern Montana. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Survivor of '59 Glacier grizzly attack to reunite with his rescuer Jun 16, 2009
HELENA Joseph Williams was a 20-year-old Midwesterner hungry for adventure in 1959 when a hike through Glacier National Park turned into a vicious encounter with a grizzly bear. Williams tangled with the bear for 45 minutes, getting mauled, fighting back and breaking free before the beast chased him down and attacked again. (Missoulian, MT)
Useless Knowledge: Park it here for parks quiz Jun 16, 2009
Glacier National Park was established as the 10th national park in what year. 9. (Montana Standard, MT)
Bill could prevent climate change Jun 16, 2009
Roger1 wrote on Jun 13, 2009 4:06 PM:" Wanda, I'm not a religious fanatic, and in fact I do not subscribe to any religion. You obviously know very little about science, or you wouldn't write such an ignorant opinion. I have never said that global warming hasn't occurred - only that the scientific evidence clearly shows that humans aren't causing it. The earth has cooled substantially over the past few years, enough to nearly wipe out the warming of the last 100 years or so. The glaciers of... (Missoulian, MT)
Ravalli to look at rail service Jun 5, 2009
Over the past 10 months, O'Brien has gained support for passenger train service from communities and civic clubs in the Bitterroot Valley, as well as around Glacier National Park. A feasibility study would look at different plans, such as using the train for recreational tours or excursions that would promote commerce in the valley, and the cost and operation of those different options, O'Brien said. (Missoulian, MT)
National Parks Offer Cool Summer Nights Jun 2, 2009
Montana: Glacier National Park. Yellowstone got the hot springs, geysers, bison, more central location, and crowds. (KERO 23, CA)
