October 10, 2017 - 10:14 PM
KALISPELL, Mont. - National Park Service statistics show that more than 3 million people visited Glacier National Park so far this year, making 2017 the busiest year in park history.
The Flathead Beacon reported (http://bit.ly/2hAjN7X ) Tuesday that 3.3 million people had visited the park through September, a nearly 13-per cent increase during the same nine-month period in 2016. Last year, the park fell short of the 3 million mark by just 37,000 visitors.
Total visitation in September, however, was down compared to the same month last year due to a fire that closed a large swath of the west side of the park, including the popular Going-to-the-Sun Road.
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Information from: Flathead Beacon, http://www.flatheadbeacon.com
News from © The Associated Press, 2017