Glacier national Park

The East Glacier Volunteer Fire Department will be "Putting on the Rita" tomorrow (Saturday) night over in East Glacier, & per usual, it's going to be a BALL for all! The East Glacier Fireman's Ball will going full tilt from 6 until 10 Saturday night at the East Glacier Women's Club in East Glacier. & ...

AMTRAK is now expanding their "Pilot program" that allows travelers to bring their "SMALL" pets along for the ride...at least on many of their Northeast Corridor trains serving Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Washington along with some other selected cities...

I'm not doing Puffman Musical Trivia this afternoon (Monday), but I would like to blog on a book I just received from Riverbend Publishing down in Helena. Talk about a great "Armchair" traveling adventure...the book's Jack Holterman's "Place Names of Glacier National Park...

Kristen Berube is the "Camo" Queen, & her new book is a regularr laugh riot! It's from Farcountry Press, & Kristen's tome is getting rave reviews all across the country. Kristen lives in Missoula & her "Confessions of a Camo Queen" is a laugh-out-loud, sometimes sassy read. Her storie...

Put down your labors, neighbors & head toward Glacier this Labor Day weekend.The Harvest Moon Art Market & Gala is underway again today (Saturday), over at the historic Glacier Park Lodge. Artists will be set up in the many fabulous pieces from 10 this morning until 6 o'clock this evening. The Ga...

An attorney for a Louisiana oil company is asking the judge to REJECT the government's proposed timeline for lifting its hold on an energy lease in Montana that's on land sacred to American Indians. A federal historic preservation panel will be holding the Badger/Two Medicine Public Meeting tomorrow afternoon (Wednesday) down in Choteau...

Wildfire conditions on the Sheep Fire, currently advancing toward Highway 2, the highway and the BNSF railway are being closed to traffic. As of this writing, there have been NO evacuations of the Essex area. The Sheep Fire has moved to within about 1 mile of the highway and river corridor...

Amtrak is honoring the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) being signed into law on July 26, 1990 by taking significant steps to improve the travel experience for passengers with disabilities. Amtrak has taken input from station owners, stakeholders from the disability community & state & federal officials on how to improve the experience for customers with disabi

Montana Red Cross is opening a shelter for the evacuees of the Reynolds Creek Fire. The shelter is located in the Browning Middle School at 901 S. Piegan Street in Browning, MT 59417. All Reynolds Creek Fire evacuees are welcome to stay at the shelter, and to have meals and snacks there...

"The Glacier County Sheriff's Office and Blackfeet law Enforcement are currently initiating mandatory evacuations on the west shore of St. Mary Lake. All residents of the west shore of St. Mary Lake are to evacuate immediately due to danger posed by the fire burning in Glacier National Park. The east shore of St. Mary Lake is advised to evacuate but it is not mandatory at this time. We will p

1pm Wednesday:  Planning is underway for possible evacuation in the St. Mary area. National Park Service personnel are working in cooperation with Glacier County Sheriff’s Office and Blackfeet Emergency Management.  Tuesday - A Type II Management team was being organized on Tuesday evening and resources from across the region were being brought in to battle a blaze that has “extreme spread potenti

The celebration in Browning, Montana, is always held the second week in July for four days.  It is an intriguing way to see authentic Blackfeet traditions.  Tipis are pitched on the powwow grounds for four days of contest dancing, games, a number of sports events and socializing...