Libby Dam Dedication - August 24, 1975 Events included performances by the Libby All-City Band; Kimberly Bagpipers from Kimberly, British Columbia; Indian Ceremonial Dances by the confederated Salish-Kutenai Tribes; the NORAD Band from the North American Air Defense Command, Colorado Springs, Colorado; and the Treasure Tones, Libby vocal group.

The Honorable Gerald R. Ford, President of the United States; and the Honorable Donald S. Macdonald, Canadian Minister of Energy, Mines, and Resources; addressed the crowd and dedicated Libby Dam. Others speaking were Colonel Raymond J. Eineigl, District Engineer, Seattle District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; the Honorable Victor V. Veysey, Assistant Secretary of Army for Civil Works; the Honorable Mike Mansfield, Senator, State of Montana; the Honorable Thomas L. Judge, Governor, State of Montana; President of the Libby Chamber of Commerce, Beverly Hooke; and Howard Johnston, M.P. Invocation was by Reverend Robert M. Gregory, St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Libby; and Master of Ceremonies was John McIntire, TV and Screen Actor.

One of the most impressive features of the dam structure is the Treaty Tower which reaches 57.5 feet above the top of the dam. The tower commemorates the treaty between Canada and the United States. A 27x30 foot sculpture by sculptor Albert Wein was placed on the face of the tower and it symbolizes the harnessing of natural forces by man on the Kootenai River. The Visitor Center and Treaty Tower are open from late May to early September.

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