Those who would turn the Flathead Valley into a National Park would also be those who would develop the Valley, the way Banff National Park has been developed (Banff “townsite”).
As Banff itself is like a cancerous growth on the beauty of the park, why would anyone who has recreated in the Flathead want any part of a plan like this?
And, where do all these “park promoters” work? I would bet that few of them are employed at the local mines.
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