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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUAQ_historic-boats_West-Glacier-MT.html
In 1895 there were no roads along Lake McDonald. Tourists arrived at this dock by wood-fired steamboat after getting off the train at Belton Depot and bumping along in a wagon to Apgar Landing.
The steamboat F.I. Whitney was the first boat to t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUAP_time-machines_West-Glacier-MT.html
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…
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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUAJ_time-machines_East-Glacier-Park-Village-MT.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR5Y_wildlife-migrations_Gardiner-MT.html
In summer, pronghorn might be the only large mammals you see in this valley. In winter the wildlife picture changes dramatically. Herds of elk and bison, mule deer, and bighorn sheep descend from the snowy high country to look for food. Gardner Ri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR5V_wildlife-of-the-northern-range_Gardiner-MT.html
Elk - Sometimes called "wapiti" (the Shawnee word for "one with a white rump"), elk are often seen in large herds in open areas where they graze on grasses and forbs. Bull elk have antlers that they shed every year. Each spring as the elk age, t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR5R_yellowstones-northern-range_Gardiner-MT.html
What is different about the northern range soils?
While most of Yellowstone is a high volcanic plateau composed of rhyolite, the northern portion of the park is more complex geologically. Here you find landslides, erodible shales and sandstones…