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30505 As you drive into the town of Hungry Horse you'll pass the
Hungry Horse "Clearing Ball" on your right. |
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You'll see several
great shops and
"Huckleberry"
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Keep your "eye peeled" for "The Hungry
Horse Corral Gift Shop." |
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You can see the red "Hungry Horse"
outside the shop. |
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Wood carver Morris Blake (1901-1965)
opened the shop in 1955. |
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Vaughn and Irene Shafer bought the shop
in 1982 and continue to reproduce the |
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famous carved wooden "Hungry Horse."
Go inside to see an authentic Montana landmark. |
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The Shafer family are a wonderful source
of Hungry Horse history and Montana hospitality. |
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Reproductions of the famous Morris Blake
"Hungry Horse" carvings. |
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If you continue driving to
East Glacier,
look for the gallery of another
famous Montana
wood carver John L. Clarke. |
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How did the town earn the name "Hungry
Horse?" |
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"Two husky freight horses, Tex and
Jerry, working in the rugged wilderness of the Flathead River's South Fork
area, |
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wandered away from
their sleigh during the severe winter of 1900-1901. After struggling
for a month in the belly-deep |
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snow, they were found
almost starved and so weak that considerable care and feeding were required
before they were |
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strong enough to be
led back to civilization. The name "Hungry Horse" was given to a
mountain, a lake and a creek |
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in the vicinity of
where the incident occurred and later to the dam that is located a short
distance downstream." |
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Josh - Here are links to a few photos
that didn't make it on the "Hungry Horse" tour. |
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Canyon
Elementary School pano
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Canyon Elementary
sign |
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The
"Packers Roost" bar (updated 100408)
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The legend of Hungry
Horse plaque |
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Hungry Horse dam
north view |
Glacier Bible Camp entrance on Fifth Ave. |
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