If you discover a forest fire, report it to the nearest ranger station or hotel.

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Events
OF HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE

The heart of a territory so vast it was measured not in miles but degrees, the site of Glacier National Park was indicated as terra incognita or unexplored on most maps even as late as the dawn of the present century. To its mountain fastness had come first the solitary fur trader, the trapper, and the missionary; after them followed the hunter, the pioneer, and the explorer; in the nineties were drawn the prospector, the miner, and the picturesque trader of our last frontier; today, the region beckons the scientist, the lover of the out-of-doors, and the searcher for beauty. Throughout its days, beginning with the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the Glacier country has been a lodestone for the scientist, attracted from every corner of the earth by the combination of natural wonder and beauty to be found here. A chronological list of important events in the park's history follows:

1804–5 Lewis and Clark Expedition. Meriwether Lewis reached a point 40 miles east of the present park. Chief Mountain was indicated as King Mountain on the expedition map.
1810First definitely known crossing of Marias Pass by white man.
1846Hugh Monroe, known to the Indians as Rising Wolf, visited and named St. Mary Lake.
1853Cutbank Pass over the Continental Divide was crossed by A. W. Tinkham, engineer of exploration party with Isaac I. Stevens, Governor of Washington Territory. Tinkham was in search of the present Marias Pass, described to Governor Stevens by Little Dog, the Blackfeet chieftain.
1854James Doty explored the eastern base of the range and camped on lower St. Mary Lake from May 28 to June 6.
1855Area now in park east of Continental Divide allotted as hunting grounds to the Blackfeet by treaty.
1872International boundary survey authorized which fixed the location of the present north boundary of the park.
1882–83Prof. Raphael Pumpelly made explorations in the region.
1885George Bird Grinnell made the first of many trips to the region.
1889J. F. Stevens explored Marias Pass as location of railroad line.
1891Great Northern Railroad built through Marias Pass.
1895Purchase of territory east of Continental Divide from the Blackfeet Indians for $1,500,000, to be thrown open to prospectors and miners.
1901George Bird Grinnell published an article in Century Magazine which first called attention to the exceptional grandeur and beauty of the region and need for its conservation.
1910Bill creating Glacier National Park was signed by President Taft on May 11. Maj. W. R. Logan became first superintendent.
1932Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park dedicated.
1933Going-to-the-Sun Highway opened to travel throughout its length.
1934Franklin D. Roosevelt first President to visit Glacier National Park.

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Contents

Page
International Peace Park [ 1]
How to Reach Glacier Park [ 3]
By Rail [ 3]
By Automobile [ 3]
By Airplane [ 3]
Centers of Interest [ 3]
Glacier Park Station [ 3]
Two Medicine [ 4]
Cutbank [ 6]
Red Eagle [ 6]
St. Mary and Sun Camp [ 6]
Many Glacier Region [ 8]
Belly River Valley, Waterton Lake, and Goathaunt [11]
Flattop Mountain and Granite Park [13]
Logan Pass [14]
Avalanche Camp [14]
Lake McDonald [15]
Sperry Chalets [16]
Belton [16]
What to Do and See [17]
Fishing [17]
Hiking and Mountain Climbing [18]
Popular trails [21]
Swimming [22]
Camping out [22]
Photography [22]
Park Highway System [22]
How to Dress [23]
Accommodations [24]
Saddle-Horse Trips [25]
All-Expense Tours by Bus [26]
Transportation [27]
Launches and Rowboats [28]
Administration [28]
Naturalist Service [29]
Automobile Campgrounds [29]
Post Offices [29]
Miscellaneous [29]
The Park's Geologic Story [30]
Flora and Fauna [34]
Ideal Place to See American Indians [34]
References [37]
Government Publications [40]