K96 FM: Wide Open Country » glacier national park http://k96fm.com Wide Open Country Wed, 22 May 2013 17:03:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Family Plans Memorial Service for Missing Hiker http://k96fm.com/family-plans-memorial-service-for-missing-hiker/ http://k96fm.com/family-plans-memorial-service-for-missing-hiker/#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:20:59 +0000 Wendy Nielsen http://k96fm.com/?p=63691 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

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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. Visitor

]]> http://k96fm.com/summer-astronomy-program-begins/feed/ 0 Annual Spring Snow Plowing Begins in Park http://k96fm.com/annual-spring-snow-plowing-begins-in-park/ http://k96fm.com/annual-spring-snow-plowing-begins-in-park/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:42:34 +0000 Wendy Nielsen http://k96fm.com/?p=32657 Glacier National Park road crews have initiated spring snow plowing operations on the park’s roads, including the 50-mile Going-to-the-Sun Road.

Snow levels at high elevations across the park are currently above average for this time of year

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