Explore Going-To-The-Sun-Road’s History in New Book

MT. PLEASANT, S.C. - May 6, 2013 - PRLog -- The newest addition to Arcadia Publishing’s popular Images of America series is Going-To-The-Sun-Road from local author Bill Yenne. The book boasts more than 200 vintage images and memories of days gone by.

The Going-to-the-Sun Road is rightfully recognized as one of the most spectacular alpine highways in the world and certainly among those in the United States. The landscape is one of peerless beauty, but the road itself is an engineering masterpiece.

In 1910, Glacier National Park was created in that million-acre swath of mountains, lakes and glaciers that the great naturalist George Bird Grinnell called "the Crown of the Continent." Soon, plans were being made for a road that would take visitors into the heart of this amazing place. The result was the Going-to-the-Sun Road, which has been the centerpiece of the visitor experience in Glacier since it was formally dedicated in 1933.

Highlights of Going-To-The-Sun-Road include:
•   Points of interest along the road are described and depicted in milepost-consecutive order.
•   The book contains many maps and architectural diagrams as well as rarely seen images.
•   Images of signature Going-to-the-Sun-Road wildlife sightings, such as water ouzels, grizzly bears, wolves, moose and bighorns.
•   Details about various geographic features along the road, including elevations of mountains, sizes of lakes, etc.

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or online.  

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