Whitefish

The popular historic lodges in Glacier National Park

Glacier National Park, near Whitefish Montana
The railroad made these incredible lodges to promote tourism and riding on the train. The park includes a number of beautiful lodges including those at East Glacier, Lake McDonald and Many Glacier . They were constructed of huge native Cedar logs by the Great Northern Railroad and completed in 1912 .

Glacier National Park is 23 miles from downtown Whitefish. It includes 6 historic lodges, 50 glaciers, 653 lakes, 1,013,594 acres, 700+ miles of marked trails, 57 varieties of mammals, 210 varieties of birds, 22 species of fish, 1200 plant species, and 1.5 million visitors annually . 1,000 lakes in a 50 mile radius . Grizzly and black bears, mountain goats, bighorn sheep, moose, deer, and more.

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