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Hungry Horse News | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 10 years, 9 months AGO
by Hungry Horse News
| July 1, 2014 10:25 AM

Canyon bike path

The Gateway to Glacier Trail bike path group will hold its fourth annual Pints-for-Paths Brewfest on the lawn at Heaven’s Peak Lodge & Restaurant in West Glacier on Saturday, July 12, from 5 to 10 p.m. Twelve breweries will be featured, with live music, food, a silent auction and raffles. Tickets are $15 per person pre-sale and $20 at the gate, which includes five tasting tickets. The group is making headway in building a separated bike path along U.S. 2 from Columbia Falls to West Glacier. More than $1 million in public and private funds have been raised to connect Coram with West Glacier, about 7 miles. The fundraising focus is now to connect Columbia Falls to the House of Mystery, about 3 to 4 miles. For more information, visit online at www.gatewaytoglacier.com or on Facebook at Gateway to Glacier Trail.

Grizzly fundraiser

The popular annual fundraiser for Montana’s Outdoor Legacy Foundation and wildlife biologists who oversee Montana’s grizzly bear population will take place at Jack and Suzi Hanna’s farm near Bigfork on Friday, July 11. Jack Hanna is the director emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and a celebrity wildlife expert on TV. The Hannas have hosted the Grizzly Bear Rendezvous for the past six years and raised about $400,000. The event will include music by Shane Clouse and his band Stomping Ground. More than 250 people attended last year and space is limited. Tickets are $100 available online at www.mtoutdoorlegacy.org or by calling 406-444-6759.

Outdoor learning

The Glacier Institute will offer three outdoors courses in July. Alan Leftridge will lead “The Art of Interpretive Writing” on July 6-7, Janet Paul Bones will lead “Wildflower Wanderings” on July 13, and Dave Streeter will lead “Of Bears and Berries” on July 14. To register or learn more, call 406-55-1211 or visit online at www.glacierinstitute.org.

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May 13, 2011 7:57 a.m.

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