Glacier National Park

I had a chance to fly over the Rocky Mountain Front this morning (Friday), thanks to the Montana Wilderness Association. It goes without saying that I always enjoy my Monday morning conversations with Jim Anderson down at Grizzly Sports in Choteau and I thought, being the unbiased person that I am, that I should check out "the other side of the story"...

One of them was Nancy Cooper...she married the infamous Charlie Russell and I've found a fascinating book by Joan Stauffer from the University of Oklahoma Press that I'm currently reading Tuesday evenings at 6 at the Marias Heritage Center. Joan's tome is "Behind Every Man-The Story of Nancy Cooper Russell"...

HUDSONVILLE, Mich. (AP) — The family of a 19-year-old West Michigan man who never returned from day hike in Glacier National Park has scheduled memorial services for the teen. Jakson Kreiser was a seasonal worker at Lake McDonald Lodge in Montana who officials believe was trying to hike across treacherous terrain from Hidden Lake to Avalanche Lake on July 27...

WEST GLACIER, MONT. – The Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park will host the Waterton-Glacier Science and History Day on Thursday, July 26, from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at the Falls Theatre in Waterton Lakes National Park of Alberta, Canada...

Visitors Invited to Experience Glacier’s Day and Night Skies WEST GLACIER, MONT. – Glacier National Park’s summer astronomy program begins July 11 with day and evening ranger-led activities held on the east and west side of the park...

(COLUMBIA FALLS, MONT.) – The Glacier National Park Fund (GNPF) is excited to be the recipient of Montana Raft Company’s Whitewater Rafting Fundraiser on Sunday, July 15, 2012.  Montana Raft has been guiding whitewater rafting trips on the Flathead River bordering Glacier National Park since 1987...

Excellent reports on fishing activity this week in North Central Montana and I'll have all the details this afternoon (Thursday) at 5:30 and throughout the weekend on our Old Fishing Hole. Don Groven will be joining me from Fresno and he says both last weekend and especially yesterday, on the 4th, fishing at Fresno was the best ever...

This is the view from the Scalplock Mountain fire lookout in Glacier National Park. If you'd like to see it in person, you're invited to join the GNP Fun Friday hike tomorrow, June 29. The 9.4-mile walk is rated "moderate". Click HERE for information and the complete Friday hiking schedule...

Each Friday during the summer, the Glacier National Park Fund invites local residents and visitors to hike one of Glacier's many trails. This Friday - June 22nd- you'll be hiking the Huckleberry Lookout trail. The trail is 12 miles long and is rated as "moderate", and mostly uphill to the Huckleberry Fire Lookout...

(COLUMBIA FALLS, MONT.) – The Glacier National Park Fund (GNPF) is pleased to announce that Roundup For Safety supported by Flathead Electric has recently made a grant to the Fund to support the purchase of a military grade, high-tech night vision monocular for Glacier National Park.

Each Friday during the summer, the Glacier National Park Fund invites you to take a hike in Glacier National Park! This week's hike (June 8) is the South Boundary Trail, which begins at the Old Belton Bridge (pictured) at West Glacier and runs 19...

You know the how the old saw goes... While visiting the CM Russell Museum down in Great Falls several weeks back, I came across this most interesting and fascinating read by Joan Stauffer. The book is "Behind Every Man: The Story Of Nancy Cooper Russell" by Joan Stauffer...