Last updated: November 25, 2024
Place
View Above Many Glacier Hotel
7691 Kiser
Quick Facts
Designation:
National Historic Landmark
Amenities
2 listed
Parking - Auto, Parking - Bus/RV
For 13,000 years, the valley before you has held significance for many groups of people. To the Blackfeet, this valley is the birthplace of creation as well as a place for gathering and ceremony. To the miners at the turn of the century, this was a place to strike a claim and attempt to glean a living from copper found in the rocks. For some, this was a place to showcase to others.
In 1910, the Great Northern Railway and others successfully lobbied Congress and President Taft to establish Glacier National Park. The park would need visitor accommodations, roads, and trails. The Great Northern Railway was the park’s partner and funder of this massive project. Railway president, Louis Hill, saw this valley as one important site in his vision of developing the “Alps of America” into a tourist destination and enticing American tourists to “See America First.” No vision is made reality without challenges and the Many Glacier Hotel was no exception. Learn more by listening to the Many Glacier Hotel History Audio Tour.
In 1910, the Great Northern Railway and others successfully lobbied Congress and President Taft to establish Glacier National Park. The park would need visitor accommodations, roads, and trails. The Great Northern Railway was the park’s partner and funder of this massive project. Railway president, Louis Hill, saw this valley as one important site in his vision of developing the “Alps of America” into a tourist destination and enticing American tourists to “See America First.” No vision is made reality without challenges and the Many Glacier Hotel was no exception. Learn more by listening to the Many Glacier Hotel History Audio Tour.