From the Tuesday, November 24, 2008 online edition of the Missoulian . . .

When Glacier National Park celebrates its big birthday in 2010, not a few folk are hoping the 100 candles on the centennial cake will be arranged in the shape of a giant “W.”

That’s capital “W,” as in formal wilderness status, a designation that has eluded these 1 million acres since the early 1970s.

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Note: This was the third in a series of articles the Missoulian published concerning Glacier National Park. The previous articles were “Park turns to private donations” and “Glacier road in funding limbo.“