The picture on the cover of this menu was also used on a blotter and no doubt other advertising materials. It depicts the launch St. Mary near Going to the Sun Chalets, visible on the hillside. This was the first lodging constructed by Great Northern inside the park and was very successful until Going to the Sun Highway was built, after which people apparently didn’t see any need to stay overnight when they could just drive on.
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This menu is colorful on the inside as well, with a small picture illustrating bacon and eggs on the table d’hôte side and a large picture of a fruit basket on the a la carte side. Unfortunately, the menu is undated, but judging from the style it is probably from sometime in the 1920s. The menu notes that “hot breads and pastries are baked on this car daily,” suggesting it was used on a premiere train such as the Oriental Limited before the Empire Builder was inaugurated.