| Lake, Bridge Bay and
Fishing Bridge Visitor Facilities The Fishing Bridge Museum and
Visitor Center is located one mile off the Grand Loop Road on the East Entrance Road.
Built in 1931, it is a National Historic Landmark. Its distinctive stone-and-log
architecture, known as "parkitecture," became a prototype for park buildings all
around the country. The historic bird specimens (by Carl Russell) were installed in 1931,
provide a good overview of the birds of Yellowstone. Other taxidermied animals include a
grizzly sow and two cubs (formerly from the Canyon Visitor Center) and a family of river
otters. Because there is no auditorium in this building and because there is no film,
video, or slide show on the resources specific to the Lake District, we do not show any
audio-visual programs in the Fishing Bridge Visitor Center and Museum. The East Wing of
the building houses a large Yellowstone Association book sales outlet.
The Division of Resource Management and Visitor Protection operates
two contact stations, the ranger stations at Lake and Bridge Bay, where they issue
backcountry and boating permits and also distribute general park information.
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