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The popular historic lodges in Glacier National Park
The railroad made these incredible lodges to promote tourism and riding on the train. The park includes a number of beautiful lodges including those at East Glacier, Lake McDonald and Many Glacier . They were constructed of huge native Cedar logs by the Great Northern Railroad and completed in 1912 . Glacier National Park is 23 miles from downtown Whitefish. It includes 6 historic lodges, 50 glaciers, 653 lakes, 1,013,594 acres, 700+ miles of marked trails, 57 varieties of mammals, 210 varieties of birds, 22 species of fish, 1200 plant species, and 1.5 million visitors annually . 1,000 lakes in a 50 mile radius . Grizzly and black bears, mountain goats, bighorn sheep, moose, deer, and more.
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