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Glacier House was a hotel located in Glacier National Park in British Columbia, Canada. It was owned and operated by the Canadian National Railway between 1886 and 1925. The hotel served as a food stop for rail passengers and a base for visitors exploring the nearby Illecillewaet glacier and the peaks of the Selkirk Range.

History

 * CPR hotels and tourism
 * Rogers pass, grade restrictions
 * Construction, early visitors
 * Expansion, mountaineering vogue
 * Use by glaciologists
 * Connaught Tunnel, demise
 * Designation by Parks