6.7 Miles From The 21st Century: Remembering The Historic Sperry Chalet
The chalet fell to the Sprague Fire at Glacier National Park last week. NPR's Marc Silver remembers a strenuous, hours-long climb with his family to reach the building.
by Marc Silver
Sep 07, 2017
3 minutes
The Sprague Fire that's burning in Glacier National Park reached the historic Sperry Chalet hotel building and "rapidly engulfed" it, according to the website for this historic building.
"We are saddened to inform you that Sperry Chalet has been lost," the website now reads.
Sperry Chalet.
I hadn't thought about it for years.
Back in 2000, my family spent the night, and all the memories – the miserable ones and the fantastic ones – came rushing
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