Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Wild Goose Island

Perhaps one of the most iconic photographs of Montana is a capture of Wild Goose Island at Saint Mary Lake along Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park. I have taken the photograph many times and seen it in prints and on screen many dozens of times.

When I walked into the house of an aunt and uncle of Desiree, I was shocked to see what is nearly the same image in a painting, but of someplace (presumably) in the Philippines. I am sharing a photograph of the painting (a bit wonky due to avoiding reflections). I am also sharing an image of Goose Lake. The resemblances are uncanny.

A Painting in Bayawan, Philippines

Wild Goose Island, Glacier National Park, Montana

—Mitchell Hegman

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