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Glacier Park can't stand more visitors

Tom Petrillo | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 10 years, 10 months AGO
by Tom Petrillo
| March 8, 2014 8:00 PM

I am writing in response to your recent editorial titled, “Visit Glacier; 2.2 million others did!”

I’m sorry but enough is enough already. It’s great that local businesses are thriving in part because of increased visitation to Glacier, but the park’s natural resources have become severely stressed. Water pollution is way up, more and more animals are being struck on area highways and a trip to Logan Pass is now similar to a drive around the D.C. beltway. 

Quit promoting the place, the word’s already out.

Petrillo is a resident of Essex

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