New Glacier record: 2,352,699

A summer filled with fire and smoke didn’t stop Glacier National Park from breaking its all-time annual visitation record.

Through Nov. 30, 2,352,699 visitors had entered the park this year, beating 2014’s full-year record-setting number of 2,338,528 visitors.

A total of 19,505 visitors entered the park last month — a 24 percent increase from last November.

Overall, year-to-date attendance is up 1.7 percent over last year.

Reporter Sam Wilson can be reached at 758-4407 or by email at swilson@dailyinterlake.com.