Enchanting Glacier National Park in the Montana Rockies Travel in Comfort - Glacier National Park - Waterton Lakes Park - Nearby Parks in Canadian Rockies by the Way of the Oriental Limited

St. Paul, MN: Great Northern Railway. Very Good-. 1948. Pamphlet. This is a tri-fold, oversized pamphlet that unfolds into a poster. (approx.30" x 22"). This pamphlet is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The edges of the pamphlet have wear, nicking, and small chips. Some portions of the paper have wrinkling / rippling. The pamphlet Is touting the Great Northern's Glacier Park Train and travel packages. "After the park was well established and visitors began to rely more on automobiles, work was begun on the 53-mile (85 km) long Going-to-the-Sun Road, completed in 1932. Also known simply as the Sun Road, the road bisects the park and is the only route that ventures deep into the park, going over the Continental Divide at Logan Pass, 6,646 ft (2,026 m) at the midway point. The Sun Road is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places and in 1985 was designated a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. Another route, along the southern boundary between the park and National Forests, is US Route 2, which crosses the Continental Divide at Marias Pass and connects the towns of West Glacier and East Glacier. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) , a New Deal relief agency for young men, played a major role between 1933 and 1942 in developing both Glacier National Park and Yellowstone National Park. CCC projects included reforestation, campground development, trail construction, fire hazard reduction, and fire-fighting work. The increase in motor vehicle traffic through the park during the 1930s resulted in the construction of new concession facilities at Swiftcurrent and Rising Sun, both designed for automobile-based tourism. These early auto camps are now also listed on the National Register. " (from Wikipedia) .