Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Happy 100th Birthday Glacier National Park

The official centennial pin.
Everyone that came to the rededication ceremony received a comemorative coin.

A roadside waterfall made of snow run-off trying to reach the lake.
This is the hose tower where all the fire hoses are hung...most are 50 ft in lenth so the tower stands 50 ft high. The 100 ft hoses are draped over a steel bar.
Lt. Gov. Bohlinger

The Tribal Chairman, Willie Sharp, Jr., from the Blackfeet Nation

another member (Tribal Councilman I think) of the Blackfeet Nation...their reservation borders the park's Eastern side.

Tribal Councilman, James Steele, Jr., from the Confederated Salish-Kootenai tribes
The members of the Blackfeet Nation sit side-by-side with the Salish-Kootenai
A random park ranger
The official birthday cake (it was carrot cake)
Ainsley learns how to say "thank you" in Salish...sounds like lem-lemsch (no idea how it's spelled)...from the tribal councilman.

The emblem of the park's Jammer busses...
A retired Jammer bus from the 1920's
Tracy Lee and Arabella with the 1912 carriage used to transport visitors from the train depot to the edge of Lake McDonald (where Apgar is now) where the boat would pick them up to take them to the hotel.
The water is so blue!
Ainsley, Age 3
Arabella - Age 17 months

1 comment:

Shannon said...

Great pics!!! Beautiful place!!!!