ACIER ••• SWITZERLAND Colorful and inviting mountains, bathed in the warm INDEX Page Montana sunshine, extend a cheerful welcome ro Glacier Hotels ...... 4 National Park, America's most spectacular summer vaca­ Mountains ...... 10 tionland. The unspoiled wilderness, alive with tumbling . Geology ...... 11 Lakes ...... 14 waterfalls, dashing streams and blazing wild flowers, beck­ Rates ...... 17 on the visitor ro this land of enchantment. Glistening Trails ...... 18 glaciers crown the summits of some 60 mountains, and Tours ...... 22 many others are snow-covered the year around. The 1,534 front Cover-Lake Jose­ square miles of Glacier Park are joined on the north by phine I. Grinnell Glatier Canada's Waterton Lakes National Park. You'll feel the Batk Cover-Swiftturrent Lake near Many Glatier friendly spell of Glacier Park the moment you step from Hotel Great Northern's Oriental Limited at the very foot of the Continental Divide. 3 FOR

GLACIER PARK HOTEL a few steps from the eastern rail entrance, extends a cordial greeting as you approach along a lovely, flower-banked walk. Hearty western hospitality is evident as soon as you enter the rustic lobby, where mammoth fir logs support the high ceilings and a cheerful open campfire invites you to relax. You'll find refreshing rest in a cool and delightful climate, in rooms with all the essen­ 4 tial comforts of the modern city hotel, and enjoy food famed for tasc'e and variety. COMFORT AND FOOD

MANY GLACIER HOTEL is the ideal vacation setting, whether you come ro explore the sublime wilderness or just to loaf. Situated on the shore of Swiftcurrent Lake in a deep valley, it is the largest hotel in the park. Trails lead from its doors to green glacial lakes alive with trout, and up mountain sides where unforgettable vistas spread before you. There's always a gay atmosphere in the hotel's dining room and informal grill. Shining Grinnell glacier is visible from the hotel. 5 PRINCE OF WALES HOTEL in Canada stands high above Waterton Lake in the shadow of some of the tallest mountains in the Glacier-Waterton Lakes area. Motor coach routes lead to Canadian vacation­ lands.

LAKE McDONALD HOTEL, qn the shore of Glacier Park's largest lake, nestles below the rugged western slope of the Continental Divide, amid giant pine forests. You'll find comfortable accommodations in the rustic-styled main 6 lodge or in cozy log cottages. The hotel is near the park's western rail entrance.

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There's a special friend ly and intimate atmosphere at Two Medicine Chalets, tucked in the pocket of a ring of mountains on a beauriful crystal lake. Motor coach tours from Glacier Park Hotel include a v1sit to this pleasant haven.

RUSTIC CHALETS OFFER TOP-OF-THE-WORLD BEAUTY Breathtaking panoramas await those who hike to these two top-of-the-world chalets. At Sperry Chalets, left, you're sure to see the white-coated Rocky Mountain goat, shy lord of the mountain tops. Granite Park Chalets, right, situated high above a glacier-cut valley.

8 Glacier's Hotels and Chalets CATER TO APPETITES WHETTED BY MOUNTAIN AIR MAJESTIC PEAKS RISE fROM GlACIER- CARVED VAllEYS ... millions of years in ~ the making 1 2

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The story of Glacier Park's rugged peaks and verdant valleys goes back millions of years to the time when this region lay at the bottom of a shallow sea. Pressures from deep within the earth arched the sea bed layers upward, (1) and the rising mountains split lengthwise along their crests. The western edge rose thousands of feet higher than the eastern edge and, under continu­ ous pressure, overlapped the lower area for as much as 33 miles eastward, (2 and 3). Many thousands of years later, the higher strata had been eroded away until mountains (4) composed of only the most colorful shales, argillites, limestones and sandstones rested on ancient rocks of marine origin. Great accumulations of snow on the higher levels were packed into ice by their own weight, and these glaciers shaved off the newer surfaces, carved out the passes as they moved slowly down the mountains, leaving lake-spotted valleys-now Glacier National Park. Chief Mountain, standing in lordly solitude, its sheer cliffs rising from a rocky plain, illustrates clearly how mountains were forced upward and over adjacent rock layers and now rest on shale of a younger age. Chief Mountain outstm~dirrg motor coach roads, Golnt.: to-the-Sun Highway, winds upward to Logan Pass. • A LAND OF FASCIN

The Blackfeet lived under the spell of the mountains. Legend tells of the great sheer cliff over which they drove buffalo ... the profde of the Sleeping Princess guarded by the perfect image of a crouching great dane .. . the squaw and her papoose who stand by themselves in endless vigil at the summit of Squaw Mountain in the range overlooking Glacier Park Hotel.

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in costume attract camera enthusiasts. i_ ; TOWERING M CRADLE HU NDREitS"' 0

Ringed by peaks, beautiful St. Mary Lake is the queen of Glacier's waters. Travelers on Going-to-the-Sun Highway pause for one of many thrilling views of St. Mary.

Trail riders view magnificent Waterton Lake which extends seven miles down the U-shaped valley, crossing the U. S.-Canadian boundary line. Mt. Cleveland, highest peak in Glacier Park- 10,438 feet- stands at'the southern tip of the valley. 14 Cameron Falls, in Canada's Waterton Lakes Park, plunges through a deep gorge. Hundreds of waterfalls spill over the rocks along mountain trails. BURLINGTON TRAVEL AGENTS IN THESE CITIES HAVE DETAILED INFORMATION ON GLACIER PARK

Amarillo, Tex. 239 Amarilla Bldg., Fort Worth 2, Tex. 702 Ft. Warth Philadelphia 9, Pa. 123 S. Broad St., W. M. Gray, Gon'l Agt. Club Bldg ., J. F. Lehane, Gen"l Agt. E. 0. Choice, Gen"l Agt. Atchison, Kan. Second and Main Sts., Galesburg, Ill. Burlington Station, W . Pittsburgh 19, Pa. 2620 Koppers G. A. Tauchman, Com"! Agt. E. Stauffer, Div. Pass. Agt. Bldg., l. M. Janes, Gen'l Agt. Atlanta 3,Ga.632-633 Healey Bldg ., Hastings, Neb. Burlington Station, 0 . Portland 4, Ore. 911 Equitable Bldg ., H. B. Howe, Cam"! Agt. Kastrup, Oiv. Pass. Agt. 0 . G. Hagemann, Gen'l Agt. Houston 2, Tex. 324 Union Sta., J. E. Birmingham 3, Ala. 510 Brown­ Pueblo, Colo. 622 N. Main St., G. G. Marx Bldg., J. M. McDermott, Gen"l Meroney, Gen'l Agt. Clutter, Gen'l Agt. Agt. Houston 2, Tex. 925 Texas Ave., C. Quincy, Ill. 400 Maine St., B. R. New­ l. Merriott, Gen'l Agt., Pass. Dept. Boston 16, Man. 80 Bayl•ton St., C. lon, Oist. Pass. Agt. l. Gaffney, Gen'l Agt. Indianapolis 4, Ind. 910 Merchants Bk. Bldg., W. P. O'Rourke, Gen"l Agt. Rock Island, Ill. Burlington Station, Burlington, Iowa Burlington Station, A. R. Brown, Oist . Frt. Agt. J. C. Harkness, Oiv, Pass. Agt. Jacksonville 1, Fla. 304 Barnett Nat"! Bank, J. W. Grady, Gen'l Agt. Salt Lak" City 1, Utah 218 Kearns Cheyenne, Wyo. Burlington Station, Bldg., J. H. Gregory, Gen'l Agt. J. P. McDermott, Gen"l Agt. Kansas City 6, Mo. 1031 Grand Avenue, J. E. lynn, Gen'l Agt. San Antonio 5, Tex. 318 Gunter Chicago 3, Ill. Adams at Clark St., Bldg., S. B. Gimble, Gen"l Agt. W , M. Moloney, Gen'l Agt. Leavenworth, Kon. Fifth & Choctaw Sts., S. E. Nirdlinger, Cam"l Agt. San Francisco 5, Cal. 999 Monad­ Cincinnati 2, 0 . 505 Dixie Terminal, neck Bldg., 0. M. Detay, Gen'l Agt. A. W. lindberg, Gen. Agt. Lincoln B, Nebr. 200 N. 11th St., W. T. Albrecht, Gen"l Agt. SeaHie 4, Wash. 1401 Dexter Horton Cleveland 13, 0. 1032-1035 Termi· los Angeles 14, Cal. 510 W. 6th St., Bldg., C. W. Haefener, Gen"l Agt. nol Tower, Robt. Berman, Gen'l Agt. l . E. Gabrielson, Gen'l Agt. Clinton, Ia. 404 Wilson Bldg., W. A. Sioux City 1.5, Iowa 415 Benson Memphis 3, Tenn. 1834 Exch. Bldg., Bldg., E. A. Martin, Gen'l Agt. Carlson, Com'l Agt. C. 0. Warrell, Gen"l Agt. Colorado Spring• 607 Exch. Nat'i Spokane 8, Wa1h. 1031 Old Nat'l Milwaukee 3, Wis . 231 W. Wisconsin Bank, Paull. Getchell, Gen'l Agt. Bank, J. C. Bayer, Gen'l Agt. Ave., W. G. Shisler, Gen'l Agt. Dalla• 1, Texa1 701-2 Kirby Bldg. St. Joseph 2, Mo. 511 Francis St., S. Minneapolis 2, Minn. 90 South 7th T. Abbott, Div. Pass. Agt. T. V. Murrey, Jr., Gen'l Agt. ' St., W. R. Burgess, Gen'l Agt. St. Louis 2, Mo. 322 N. Broadway, Dallas 1, Texas112 Sa. Field St., E. C. New Orleans 12, La . 622-3 Canal R. A. Campbell, Gen'l Agt. Kuykendall, Gen"l Agt. Bldg., F. J. Petagna, Gen'l Agt. St. Paul 1, Minn. 5th & Robert St., Davenport, Ia. Union Station, H. A. Now York 18, N.Y. 500 Fifth Ave., C. E. Birdsell, Gen'l Agt. leopold, Com" I Agt. M. J. Fax, Gen'l Agt. Denver 2, Colo. 17th & Champa, F. Omaha 2, Neb. Farnam at 19th St., Tacoma 2, Wash. 216 Tacoma Bldg., W. Johnson, Gen'l Pan. Agt. J. W. Sharpe, Gen"l Agt. T. l. Hammer, Com'! Agt. Des -Moines 9, Ia . 411 Savings & Omaha 2, Neb. 1614 Farnam St., F. Washington 5, D. C. 425 Shoreham loan Bldg., H. E. Smith, Com'l Pass Agt. D. Clause, City Tkt. Agt. Bldg., E. l. Simmons, Gen'l Agt. Detroit 26, Mich. 709-10 lafayette Peoria 2, Ill. 301 S. Jefferson Ave., Winnipeg, Man. 701 Childs Bldg., Bldg., P. l. Smithburg, Gen"l Agt. H. F. Willis, Gen'l Agt. Fronk Wall, Gen'l Agt. A. COTSWORTH, Jr. B. L. GARTSIDE J. J. ALMS Passenger Traffic Manager General Passenger Agent General Passenger Agent 547 W. Jackson Blvd ., CHICAGO 6, 547 W. Jackson Blvd., CHICAGO 6, 1004 Farnom Street, OMAHA 8, NEB. Ill. Ill.

Plan Your Trip b' WHAT WILL YOUR GLA 'f1..ARK VACATION COST? HotJ.~:, Roles Hotel and chalets rates are based on American plan operation, which means that rates per day include lodging and meals. In G lacier Park, Many Glacier and Lake McDonald Hotels, with or without bath, from $8.25 to $13 .50 per person per day; Prince of Wales Hotel, all rooms with private bath, from $9.50 to $1 3. 50 per person per day. Two Medicine Chalets, $7 .50 per person per day (two or more guests in room without bath); Sperry Chalets and Granite Park Chalets, $8.25 per person per day. Children under 8 years of age will be charged one-half of hotel and chalet rates shown for adults unless occupying separate rooms. All-Expense Motor Coach Stop-Over Tours

Following are 1949 races for motor coach tours described on pages 24 and 25. Rates include lS'!t transportation tax and are based on rooms without bath, except in Prince of Wales Hotel. Rooms with bath are available by reservation or, if avail­ able, on arrival, at additional cost.

Tour 1 ...... $24.01 Tour 6-northbound Tour 2 ...... $37.22 $47.25 per person (two or more in room) $50.25 per person (one in room) Tour 3 ...... $55.56 -southbound Tour 4 ...... $54.87 $50.75 per person (two or more in room) Tour 5 ...... $77.27 $53.75 per person (one in room)

The Glacier Park Company operates, independently, all the hotels, chalets, auto cabins, coffee shops and launch on Waterton Lake, as well as the Prince of Wales Hotel in Waterton lakes Natio nal Park, Alberta, Canada. All other faciJjties are operated by independent concessio ners, and the Great Northern Railway and the Glacier Park Company, io issuing and selling tickets for all services in . Glacier National Park and Waterton lakes National Park, act o nly as agents for the parties or con­ cessioners providing the service.

this Picture Map Gia • at< eastern A Tw V on Medici A Ma ~ on current A Pri V JO I ton Pa A Gn W ate America's Greatest Vacation Land tal Di1 A Spt Sky scraping mountain peaks, jewel-colored lakes, a thousand VI m< miles of wilderness trails-all within walking distance of four your n marvelous hotels and three mountain chalets. Come to Glacier A lal v HD this year (June 15 to Septem­ North• ber 15) for a great vacation ! em ran

As you turn the pages of this book, in plannini counting your vacation to friends afterward, refer map to make the picture more complete. This map is a handy, accurate guide to the loq cipal mountains, lakes, glaciers, trails, highways, ~ that make a vacation in Glacier Park a memorabl1

MOUNTAINS, LAKES GLACIERS, WILDLII

Plan Your Trip b~ 1cier Park Hotel ;rear Northern's , rail entrance. oMedicine Chalet sapphire Two ine Lake. 1ny Glacier Hotel beautiful Swift­ clake. nceof Wales Hotel Canada's Water­ ck. Illite Park Chalet •I' the Cominen­ ride. !rry Chalet where >u n tai n goats are eighbors. ke McDonald 1tel near Grear :!In's western rail ce.

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g your trip or re­ . to this pictorial

ion of the prin­ otels and chalets Iexperience. Glacier Park is a natural starting point for vacationers who also plan to visit other playgrounds in the northern Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Northwest. It's convenient to continue your vacation adventure from Glacier Park, gateway to Western vacationland. rE SPICE YOUR VISIT TO GLACIER PARK r this Picture Map

Scenic trail thrills begin the moment you mount your mountain-wise horse in Glacier Park. Two trail riders look across Swiftcurrent Lake toward Many Glacier Hotel before starting for the mountains.

The warm gold of the bear grass flower catches Beautiful settings like this, near the fancy of this winsome lass. Gay blooms St. Mary Lake, offer rare camera and colorful foliage brighten every trail. composition on a leisurely hike.

19 Sure-footed mountain sheep prefer A curious elk explores the yard of the rugged peaks a mountain chalet

The Rocky Mountain Goat, symbol of Glacier National Park and the Great Northern Railway. Tour coach stops for glimpse of three bears

ABUNDANT WILDLIFE MAKES GLACIE'R A PICTURE-TAKING A friendly marmot comes for a handout PARADISE Nature talks by the park's rangers, in hotels or on Camera ready? There's short walks, make your hikes more thrilling a rare treat in store when you enter Glacier Park's wildlife paradise. The mountains, deep forests, racing streams and glis­ tening lakes make up the wilderness home of vir­ tually every kind of American animal life. On any park trail you're likely to see the animals pictured here. YOU'RE FREE OF DRIVING CARES WHEN YOU TOUR GLACIE R IN OPEN-TOP PANORAMA-VIEW MOTOR COACH ES

Great mountains and the flood of delicate colors in forests, lakes and sparkling waterfalls form the ever-changing panoramas vacationers see as they tour Glacier Park's fine highways by motor coach. All-expense tours, planned to make every minute of your visit enjoyable, are described on pages 24 and 25. The tail of a drifting cloud, caressing the crest of a mountain, creates the strange illusion of a volcano erupting. Low-hanging clouds often crown the highest peaks.

23 SIX ALL-EXPENSE MOTOR TOURS FOR VACATION THRILLS (Tour rates quoted on page 17 cover motor coach transportation, meals, lodging, launch trips. Saddle horse trips, fishing trips additional.)

- 1 TOUR 1 (westbound) ( WAT'1J~TON :....., \ PAINC:I 01' WAUS HOUI.. Approximately One and One-Half Days \ LAX£S~ '<- \ PAIU( I :;) '--, CA,..AOA

-=•C'N~ A~I· ! l V 6. A Lunch at Glacier Park Hotel. Leave for Two Medicine Lake. ' I Two hours there include launch trip and short trail hike. GLACIER. D inner and overnight at Glacier Park Hotel. Next day, leave by motor coach for 85-mile trip over Going-to-the-Sun High­ way . Lunch at Lake McDonald Hotel, then to Belton rail station. Eastbound tours: First night at Lake McDonald Hotel, second at Glacier Park Hotel.

TOUR 2 (w estbound) 1 f WA'l'&lf(TON 1 Approximately Two and One-Half Days \ PRINC5 OF WA,L(S >lOHL LAKES " ~ l ., Lunch at Glacier Park Hotel. Visit Two Medicine .------!.\ 'f>ARJ( n - ...... ,.. ,~ ... ~··~ !! Lake, return to hotel for night. Next day, leave on 54-mile trip to Many Glacier Hotel. Lunch, dinner, lodging at GLACIER. hotel. Fishing, hiking, launch and horseback rides (last named at additional cost) during the afternoon. Next morning leave by coach for scenic Going-to-the-Sun Highway. Lunch at Lake McDonald Hotel. Eastbound tour: First night at Lake McDonald Hotel, second at Many Glacier Hotel.

TOUR 3 (w estbound) Approximately Three and One-Half Days Lunch at Glacier Park Hotel. Visit Two Medicine Lake return to hotel for night. Next day, leave for Prince of 'Vales Hotel in Canada.* Lunch at bore! , cruise, hike, ride horseb'tck (at additional cost) during afternoon. Next morning, leav ~ for Many Glacier Hotel for afternoon and night. Lots of leisure rime to spend as you like. Travel over beautiful Going­ to-the-Sun Highway next day. Lunch ar Lake McDonald Hotel. Eastbound tour: First night ar Lake McDonald Hotel, second at Many Glacier, third Prince of Wales, tour ending at Glacier Park Hotel.

24 A fleet of open-top motor coaches at Many Glacier Hotel.

TOUR 4 (westbound) Apjlrox imately Fottr and One-Half Days This trip fo ll ows same roure and provides same features as Tour 2, plus two full days at Many Glacier Hotel. Eastbound rour: start from Lake McDonald Hotel and end tour at Glacier Park Hotel.

TOUR S (westbound) Approximately Fir•e and One-Half Days This trip fo ll ows same route and provides same features as Tour 3, plus an extra day and night at both Prince of Wales* and Many Glacier Hotels. Eastbound rour: start from Lake McDonald Hotel and end rour at Glacier Park Hotel.

TOUR 6 (north) Dinner and lodging at Lake McDonald Hotel. Next day, travel by coach over Going-to-the-Sun Highway to Many Glac ier Hotel for afternoon and night. Cruise on two lovely lakes. Next day, leave for Prince of Wales Hotel in Canada*. Dinner and lodging at the hotel. All-expense tour ends with break­ fast next day . Travelers can leave by coach for Banff or Calgary, Alberta, from the hotel. For passengers arriving from Canadian points: stay first two nights at Prince of Wales Hotel*, third at Many Glacier Hotel, ending rour with lunch at Lake McDonald Hotel and coach ride ro Belton Station. *Passengers should be prepared for baggage inspection at the United States­ Canada International Boundary Line.

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things you should know about Glacier Park

CLOTHING

"Comfort first" is the rule for Gla­ cier Park vacationers. That means sports clothing is acceptable any­ where, any time during your stay. Formal dress is not necessary in the park. Mountain breezes bring cool nights, so sweaters, warm jackets or topcoats are useful. They'll come in handy, too, on moror coach rours. If you're planning a trail trip, afoot or on horseback, it's well to include a wool shirt, riding breeches, or Levi's, a hat, cap or kerchief. Warm cotron or part wool underwear is suggested, especially in early summer or fall. You'll want comfortable riding or walking shoes, with low heels and srour soles. Unless you're planning an extensive hikin~ trip, or mountain climbing, don't take hobnailed or calked boots- they 're dangerous if you're on horseback and not permitted in the hotels. Valet service is available in each hotel. PHOTO SUPPLIES

Your camera will preserve the thrills of your Glacier Park vacation. There are phoro supply shops in each of the ho­ tels. Developing and printing service is l\vailable, roo.

HAYFEVER FREE! Hayfever sufferers can enjoy the exquisite beauty of flower­ lined mountain trails in complete comfort, for the park is almost entirely free from aggravating pollens, according to the American Academy of Allergy. 28 MAIL, TELEGRAPH, TELEPHONE

Mail for guests, except those at Lake McDonald and Prince of Wales Hotels, should be addressed in care of Glacier Park Company, Glacier Park, Montana. If you are in the in­ terior of the park and have left forwarding instructions, mail will be forwarded accordingly. Mail for guests at Lake McDonald Hotel should be addressed in care of the hotel, Lake McDonald P.O., Montana; for guests at Prince of Wales Hotel, in care of the hotel, Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada. The same procedure should be followed in addressing telegrams. Telegrams and telephone calls will be transmitted to vacationers in the interior of the park at regular telephone tariff rates.

MEDICAL SERVIC E

Services of physicians, trained nurses, or both, and medical supplies are available in all hotels in the parks.

RELIGIOUS SERVICES

At Glacier Park Hotel, Catholic services are conducted each Sunday morning at 10 A.M . and Protestant services at 8:30P.M. At Many Gla­ cier Hotel, Catholic services at 6 A.M. In Waterron Lakes Vi ll age, Catholic services are at 11 A.M., and Protestant services at 7:30P.M.

29 Burlington Travel Experts Will Help Plan Your Trip Years of experience in planning Glacier Park trips for Burlington travelers are at your service in helping you get the most out of your vacation trip there. Burlington agents in principal U.S. and Canadian cities (as listed on center map page) will arrange for your transportation to the park, make your reservations in the park and supply complete details of activities to make your stay an unforgettable vacation. Consult these experienced advisers, without cost, on your plans for a Summer's Glacier Park adventure.

Choose From a Wide Variety of Train Accommodations Glacier National Park in Montana is on the main transcontinental line of the Great Northern Railway, only rail system serving the park directly. The Oriental Limited stops at Glacier Park Station, eastern rail entrance to the park, and at Belton, western rail entrance, daily during the summer vacation season, June 15 through September 15. Air-conditioned and diesel­ powered, the Oriental Limited offers a wide variety of travel accommoda­ tions at no extra cost.

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Excellent meals are a Great Northern tradi­ tion. Prices to fit every purse.

Comfortab1e bedroom for two provides day­ time sitting room, bed and upper berth for restful nights.

Restfu l chai r s an d sofas make the scenery more thrilling in this friendly lounge.