Montana
Two Ghost Towns for the Price of One: Virginia City & Nevada City, Montana (3)
6/23/24 •
During a trip through the Rocky Mountains in Montana, my husband and I stumbled onto two of the most exciting ghost towns we’d ever seen — Virginia City and Nevada…
Good Home Cooking at Yesterday's Calf-A Restaurant, Montana (1)
9/29/22 •
When my family takes a drive through southwestern Montana, we like to eat at Yesterday’s Calf-A, located in an old schoolhouse in tiny Dell (population 7 to 19!). Run by…
Parker Homestead State Park: Montana's Smallest
3/01/24 •
While traveling through beautiful southwest Montana, my husband and I came across little-known Parker Homestead State Park, located outside Three Forks in the scenic Jefferson River Valley. At a little…
Giant Springs State Park, Montana: One of the Largest Freshwater Springs in the World
4/09/21 •
My family always enjoys stopping at Giant Springs State Park in Great Falls, Montana. The park is named for the huge spring discovered in 1805 by the Lewis & Clark…
Museum of the Plains Indian on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Montana
11/16/23 •
I happily paid a second visit to the Museum of the Plains Indian on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Browning, Montana, near Glacier National Park. My husband and I squeezed…
Delicious Dinner at the Northern Lights Saloon, Montana
6/04/24 •
Numerous folks suggested we eat dinner at the rustic Northern Lights Saloon in tiny Polebridge, Montana, by the western border of Glacier National Park. Next to the landmark Polebridge Mercantile,…
Take a Scenic Side Trip to Polebridge Mercantile, Montana (1)
10/02/21 •
…basis. Polebridge is just outside the park’s western border, about 35 miles north of Columbia Falls, Montana on County Highway 486 (also known as the Outside North Fork Road). From…
5 Picture-Perfect Towns Lost in Time
8/28/20 •
…of Montana” and still retains much of its historic charm. The Heritage Complex is home to the Museum of Missouri, the State of Montana’s Museum of the Northern Great Plains,…
Missouri's DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge: 200,000 Artifacts on Display
7/03/23 •
…The Bertrand sank 20 miles north of Omaha, Nebraska on April 1, 1865, while heading up the Missouri River to newly discovered gold fields in Montana. Its cargo included 35,000…
