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This postcard was sent by my Gt Grandmother in 1917 to her sister. We don't know if she was there (I think she was on her third husband by this time) or just picked up the postcard somewhere as it has a TX postmark and the family lived in TX at the time.
The main attraction of the Cut Bank Chalets was trout fishing. Anglers sought out this spot even before Glacier became a National Park; guides were hired to bring sportsmen in and set up camp. Louis Hill recognized this, and the Teepee Camp at Cut Bank was one of the Great Northern's first tourist offerings in the new park. The Teepees consisted of canvas replicas of the real thing, with the added comforts of cots, chairs, lanterns, table and wash basin.
The lodge was built quickly, and by all indications was to remain little more than a fishing camp, although some aspects contradict this. The toilets were simple outhouses, but the dining tables were fitted with fine linens. In any case, it seems that management treated Cut Bank as the least important of the chalets.
If you'd like more info on this and the other Chalets: http://www.nplas.org/cutbank.html
The main attraction of the Cut Bank Chalets was trout fishing. Anglers sought out this spot even before Glacier became a National Park; guides were hired to bring sportsmen in and set up camp. Louis Hill recognized this, and the Teepee Camp at Cut Bank was one of the Great Northern's first tourist offerings in the new park. The Teepees consisted of canvas replicas of the real thing, with the added comforts of cots, chairs, lanterns, table and wash basin.
The lodge was built quickly, and by all indications was to remain little more than a fishing camp, although some aspects contradict this. The toilets were simple outhouses, but the dining tables were fitted with fine linens. In any case, it seems that management treated Cut Bank as the least important of the chalets.
If you'd like more info on this and the other Chalets: http://www.nplas.org/cutbank.html
Jul 22 2011