Opportunity Knocked in Yellowstone: How an Idaho Farm Boy Became a Builder and Advocate of West Yellowstone, Montana

Growing up on a small family farm in the shadows of Yellowstone National Park, Clyde Seely 

learned the importance of hard work, strong family ties and making the best of any 

circumstance. He uses warm and engaging stories with nuggets of interesting insights and 

lessons learned in relating the trials and successes of his life's story.

 

Then opportunity knocked.  

 

Follow Clyde's first-hand experience as he relives the conflicts and challenges that transformed

the young farm boy into a successful businessman who helped make West Yellowstone, 

Montana into the renowned destination town it has become.  

 

Whether it was increasing tourism with the Painted Buffalo project, leading the massive effort of 

fighting the 1988 fires of Yellowstone, keeping public winter access open to Yellowstone, or a 

variety of community improvements, Clyde's innovative solutions, optimism and faith helped to 

change the course of this region.

 

Like a pebble tossed in a pond causes ripples to spread across the entire surface, key people 

have had a positive influence on Clyde's life. He has cast his own pebbles, as he has strived to 

make life better for others who pause to know him or the great town of West Yellowstone. 

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Opportunity Knocked in Yellowstone: How an Idaho Farm Boy Became a Builder and Advocate of West Yellowstone, Montana

Growing up on a small family farm in the shadows of Yellowstone National Park, Clyde Seely 

learned the importance of hard work, strong family ties and making the best of any 

circumstance. He uses warm and engaging stories with nuggets of interesting insights and 

lessons learned in relating the trials and successes of his life's story.

 

Then opportunity knocked.  

 

Follow Clyde's first-hand experience as he relives the conflicts and challenges that transformed

the young farm boy into a successful businessman who helped make West Yellowstone, 

Montana into the renowned destination town it has become.  

 

Whether it was increasing tourism with the Painted Buffalo project, leading the massive effort of 

fighting the 1988 fires of Yellowstone, keeping public winter access open to Yellowstone, or a 

variety of community improvements, Clyde's innovative solutions, optimism and faith helped to 

change the course of this region.

 

Like a pebble tossed in a pond causes ripples to spread across the entire surface, key people 

have had a positive influence on Clyde's life. He has cast his own pebbles, as he has strived to 

make life better for others who pause to know him or the great town of West Yellowstone. 

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Opportunity Knocked in Yellowstone: How an Idaho Farm Boy Became a Builder and Advocate of West Yellowstone, Montana

Opportunity Knocked in Yellowstone: How an Idaho Farm Boy Became a Builder and Advocate of West Yellowstone, Montana

by Clyde G Seely
Opportunity Knocked in Yellowstone: How an Idaho Farm Boy Became a Builder and Advocate of West Yellowstone, Montana

Opportunity Knocked in Yellowstone: How an Idaho Farm Boy Became a Builder and Advocate of West Yellowstone, Montana

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Overview

Growing up on a small family farm in the shadows of Yellowstone National Park, Clyde Seely 

learned the importance of hard work, strong family ties and making the best of any 

circumstance. He uses warm and engaging stories with nuggets of interesting insights and 

lessons learned in relating the trials and successes of his life's story.

 

Then opportunity knocked.  

 

Follow Clyde's first-hand experience as he relives the conflicts and challenges that transformed

the young farm boy into a successful businessman who helped make West Yellowstone, 

Montana into the renowned destination town it has become.  

 

Whether it was increasing tourism with the Painted Buffalo project, leading the massive effort of 

fighting the 1988 fires of Yellowstone, keeping public winter access open to Yellowstone, or a 

variety of community improvements, Clyde's innovative solutions, optimism and faith helped to 

change the course of this region.

 

Like a pebble tossed in a pond causes ripples to spread across the entire surface, key people 

have had a positive influence on Clyde's life. He has cast his own pebbles, as he has strived to 

make life better for others who pause to know him or the great town of West Yellowstone. 


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798987293010
Publisher: Clyde G Seely
Publication date: 11/01/2022
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 362
File size: 9 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Note to Reader:x

Introductionxii

Part One: My Early Life1

Pebble 1: First Recollections of West Yellowstone 2

Pebble 2: My Parents9

Pebble 3: My Childhood: A Close Call 29

Pebble 4: Fun and Games on the Farm33

Pebble 5: Feed the Lambs47

Pebble 6: Youth 57

Pebble 7: Called as a Missionary to England and Ireland 60

Pebble 8: The Girl That I Married 66

Pebble 9: Our Family and Balancing Priorities74

Pebble 10: The Houses That Became Our Homes 83

Pebble 11: Loss of Our Daughter, Rochelle 88

Pebble 12: Seely's Bear Stories101

Part Two: West Yellowstone107

Pebble 13: Three Bear Lodge: The Beginning of a Legacy108

Pebble 14: Three Bear Lodge, the Purchase, and the Fire120

Pebble 15: The Oregon Short Line 1903 Railroad Car130

Pebble 16: Property Acquisitions and Development138

Pebble 17: Parade Rest Guest Ranch148

Pebble 18: Beginnings of First Security Bank and Yellowstone Tour and Travel154

Pebble 19: Holiday Inn Beginning: The Hotel that Just about Wasn't!159

Pebble 20: The Impact of Snowmobiles on my Life and West Yellowstone174

Pebble 21: Snowcoaches in Yellowstone: Past, Present, and Future185

Pebble 22: Yellowstone / Snowmobile Winter Use Controversy193

Part Three: Developing West Yellowstone205

Pebble 23: Boards and Committees206

Pebble 24: The West Yellowstone Economic Development Council Inc. (WYED)235

Pebble 25: Growth of the Local LDS Congregation and the Roles I Have Been Asked to Play251

Pebble 26: From Snowmobile Races to Snowmobile Expo to Bicycle Tours261

Part Four: A Time for Rebirth269

Pebble 27: The Yellowstone Fires of 1988, a West Yellowstone Perspective 270

Pebble 28: Three Bear Lodge Fire, 2008 291

Part Five: Conclusion301

Pebble 29: The Seely Wiggles302

Pebble 30: The Final Outcome: Winter Use Controversy - The End or Just the Beginning? 312

Part Six: Epilogue 321

Epilogue: Its Purpose 322

Pebble 31: Fire Fire 323

Pebble 32: Sale of Parade Rest Ranch330

Pebble 33: Loss of our Granddaughter334

Pebble 34: The Things Written In My Soul at the Twilight of My Life339

Last Page: I Will Close Where this Book Begins348

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