Updated: June 27, 2008 11:20 AM CDT
Montana's News Station.com
Friday marks the 75th Anniversary of the Going-to-the-Sun Road at Glacier National Park.
Several area residents who witnessed the 19-33 dedication of this engineering marvel will attend a commemoration ceremony, which is set for 2:00 p.m.
Meanwhile, hundreds of other people are expected to attend the ceremony at Lake McDonald Lodge, including Governor Brian Schweitzer, Blackfeet Tribal official Earl Old Person, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Chairman James Steele, Jr., and Senators Max Baucus and Jon Tester.
Meanwhile, the Hockady Museum of Art in Kalispell is showcasing hundreds of pieces of art in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Going to the Sun Road.
"Today we still have many, many, over 2,000 artists (who) literally live and work in the Flathead Valley today, and so many of them go to the park, photograph it, write about it, paint it, sculpt it, you name it, it's definitely a call of the mountains" explains Hockady Executive Director Linda Engh-Grady.
The museum brought down a 1937 bus from Glacier National Park for Thursday night's debut and Enh-Grady said the paintings came from across the country.
The exhibit has many facts and trivia and one artist who lived in the Flathead for 30 years has four paintings on display.
"The road is so perfectly placed and engineered that it belongs there, it doesn't stick out like a sore thumb, it is part of the raw landscape, so that's probably the biggest reason that I like painting the road" says Linda Tippetts.
The Rails, Trails to Road exhibit will be open until October 18th.