Friday, August 29, 2008

We drove to the northern part of Glacier Nat'l Park, which is in Canada. The area is called the Waterton-Glacier National Peace Park. It was very easy crossing the border. The Canadian customs agent took our passports but never looked at them. Waterton is a beautiful area. A very small town with lots of the usual gift shops.
The most awe inspiring place is the Prince of Wales Hotel that was built in the 1900's to draw people to the area after the Northern Pacific Railroad was built. To get to the hotel in the 1900's, the "wealthy" guests would take the train to East Glacier then either ride by horseback or stagecoach. The railroad built many chalets and hotels at various locations in the park to draw tourists.





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