Hayri Barutcu, from Denver, takes a picture of his son Ryan on a bear in front of the West Glacier Camp Store on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
August 4, 2021
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September 16, 2021 4 p.m.
Glacier reports year-to-date dip in visitation
Officials said Thursday that Glacier National Park tallied more than 2.35 million visitors from the start of the year through the end of August — fewer than the park welcomed during the same eight-month period in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
August 10, 2021 midnight
West Glacier Vision Plan offers guide for growth
Planning Board hearing next hurdle in adoption process
The heavily traveled Going-to-the-Sun Road serves as the west entrance to Glacier National Park, but it's also West Glacier's main street. It's a conundrum that has put the West Glacier community in a struggle to save its small-town soul amid burgeoning park visitation and the accompanying impacts.