( Photo Gallery of derelict cabins "protected" by the NPS )
Just down the beach from our cabin in Glacier is a group of derelict buildings. They've been abandoned since October of 1989. There are four small cabins situated around one large, central lodge, several sheds, and a building that must have been a washroom with toilets.
The previous owner decided, for whatever reason, to relinquish the property to the Park Service. The Park Service, in typical fashion, placed the buildings under government "protection" and left them to rot in the extreme Montana heat and cold. Several trees have fallen on the buildings, roofs have caved in, porches have rotted, and god knows what's living in them.
It really is just a damn shame that this property has been so neglected. For a few dollars invested to make these rental cabins, the park could have had another valuable source of income. For just a little time and money, they could have preserved a piece of history. At the least, they could have removed the buildings rather than letting the paint and varnish seep into the lake as they rot. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad they're there because the buildings are beautiful to photograph and fun to explore (even if they're locked so you can't get inside), but it just seems sickly ironic to call something so neglected "protected" by the federal government.
Posted on September 18, 2007 @ 11:10 AM | 2 comments
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They had some of these cabins in Oregon at the Opal Creek campground we went to this summer. I didn't have a chance to check them out, but I heard that they were protected and *restored*
That is a good idea to rent them out - I love rustic stuff like that.
By 
Kyle, at
6:13 PM, September 24, 2007
earth to kat and justin! lol. are you aware, kat, that there are pix of you trying on wedding dresses on a friend's blog? gonna post any rejects yerself?
By 
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8:06 PM, October 01, 2007
