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Upon their outing's may find here magnificent hotels dedicated to their 

 comfort and convenience. 



While the lakes and mountains and forests of IMontana would of them- 

 selves put Montana at the head of the list of recreation places, it is to the 

 two greatest and largest national parks that Montana owes its best known 



summer attractions. These two great national playgrounds — 

 Opening a the Yellowstone and Glacier national parks — are primarily 

 Veritable IMontana institutions. Even before the nation was awakened 

 Paradise of to the importance of reserving these great national wonders 

 Pleasure. for the benefit and enjoyment of all the people, these parks 



were vacation and sight-seeing places for the people of Mon- 



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Hauser Lake Near Helena. 



tana. Glacier National Park, containing more than 1,500 square miles, is 

 w/holly in Montana, while the Yellowstone National park, the oldest and 

 best known of all the national reservations, is reached through this state. 

 The official entrace to this park, an imposing rock arch, dedicated by 

 President Roosevelt, is at Gardiner. IMontana, five miles from Mammoth 

 Hot Springs, the administrative headquarters of the great reserve, which 

 contains over 3.300 square miles. The pride which ]^Iontana takes in these 



— Montana's educational institutions are in strong hands. 



