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| Lake McDonald Lodge - road view ©Mary Montague Sikes |
The Lake McDonald Lodge in Glacier National Park on the Going-to-the-Sun Road is my latest love. Opened June 14, 1914, the hotel has all the elements that make it special including an amazing lobby that rises into forever. While we were visiting Glacier, a decorated Christmas tree suddenly appeared in the lobby, and outdoors, one of the Red Jammer Tour Buses made its way through the grounds complete with Santa and a green-clad elf. The horn blasted, and Santa called out "Merry Christmas"! It was July 25. Seems Christmas in July is for real there.
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| Lake McDonald Lodge lobby ©Mary Montague Sikes |
On May 28, 1987, Lake McDonald Lodge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is a well-deserved place for this historic edifice.
Great wooden pillars rise to the ceiling in the impressive lobby. The main lodge, a row of duplex cabins, and a 1950s motel section combine to offer 100 guest rooms for visitors. Most views face out to the forest of tall cedars and cottonwood trees. Many guests like to enjoy the verandah chairs where they can sip a drink of their choice and enjoy the picturesque view of Lake McDonald complete with mountains and glaciers in the background.
Lake McDonald Lodge--what a great discovery in one of our national treasures, Glacier National Park. Thank you, our ancestors, for saving this spectacular space! Thank you, engineers and builders, for creating this historic hotel for us to enjoy today.
To read about other hotels I visited and love, please see my book, Hotels to Remember, or my Snapshot in Time books.
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| Lake McDonald Lodge fronts on the lake ©Mary Montague Sikes |
8 comments:
That place looks so cool. I love old hotels and the places you find them. Sounds like a great place to visit!
Chuck at Apocalypse Now
What an amazing place! And next year it will be a hundred years old.
Thanks for visiting, Chuck. We enjoyed the hotel as well as the boat ride from their dock.
Alex, they will probably have a special celebration year for the 100th!
They knew how to do "grand" in those old hotels. A charming post, Mary.
The pictures helped me to get a feel for the place. Terrific post!
Marja McGraw
Thanks for your visit, Sharon. Yes, each one of those grand old hotels has a unique personality.
Thanks, Marja. I love to take photos of each place we visit. Still, I find I don't always take enough!
Hi Monty - loved the previous post too .. interesting about the airport and the celebs clocking in with their planes!! All right for some.
While the art nouveau lights hanging down remind me of that era ...
Gorgeous looking hotel - cheers Hilary
Thanks, Hilary. I especially enjoy your observations because I see in the thorough and interesting blogs you write that you have a profound interest in history.
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