The twelve-day tour recommended by this 1953 brochure spent two-and-one-half days in Yellowstone Park and five days in Waterton-Glacier national parks. This bias towards Great Northern-owned facilities was obvious, but any traveler fit enough to enjoy mountain hikes in Glacier Park would not be disappointed. Those not so inclined could take boat trips and horseback rides whose costs were not included in the quoted fares.
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The tour began with a trip on the Mainstreeter from Chicago or the Twin Cities to Billings, then a bus trip over the Bear Tooth Highway to Yellowstone, with nights spent at Grand Canyon Hotel and Old Faithful Inn. After exiting on the Cody Road, passengers bused to Glacier Park–probably spending the night in or near Billings en route, but the brochure is unclear about this–where they spent the night at the Glacier Park Hotel, then two nights in the Prince of Wales Hotel, then two nights at Many Glacier. After a bus trip over the Going to the Sun Highway, they took the Western Star back home. Continue reading