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Montana Shakespeare in the Parks

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Montana Folk Festival

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Red Rock Lakes

Majestic Trumpeter Swans faced extinction in the 1930s.  These massive birds weigh between 20 and 30 pounds with wingspans up to 8 feet and have an appetite to match their size.  Swans need 20 pounds of aquatic plants a day.  Ideal swan habitat can support a large population (they are very social in the spring), i... [read more]

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Tips for Traveling with a Pet

For many of us, a trip through stunning Montana would not be complete without our animal best friend at our side.  The abundance of outdoor adventures makes Gold West Country a canine paradise.  Cats might enjoy the car trips, too.  Although pets will love the destination, traveling can be stressful.  Here ar... [read more]

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There's a Lot Going on this Memorial Day Weekend in Virginia City!

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The 2011 General Montana Fishing Season Opens May 21

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Come to Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park

The Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park is now open for tours and the summer program schedule has been made!  Cave tours are offered daily and Park naturalist, Tom Forwood, will lead the Thursday evening campground programs and Saturday wildflower walks. Friday evening programs are given by guest presenters, usually in... [read more]

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Farmer's Markets Beginning Soon

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Railroad Fair in Helena April 17

Here's what Dan Stinson had to say in the Clark Fork Chronicle about the upcoming Helena Railroad Fair:It's springtime in the Northern Rockies, and once again a youth's fancy turns to . . . Trains! Once again, as they have for 31 years, men and women of all ages will gather April 17 at the Helena Civic Center in Helena, Montan... [read more]

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Montana Author at Virginia City's Historic Elling House

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Helena's Remarkable YWCA

The Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) movement began in London in 1855 and by 1900, it had spread across the United States. It was an interdenominational Christian organization whose purpose was, and still is, “to draw together women and girls of diverse experience and faiths to open their lives to new under... [read more]

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18 Teams Scheduled to Run Race to the Sky Starting this Weekend!

Race to the Sky, Montana’s premier sled dog race, has announced that there are 18 mushers entered in this year’s race.  Race to the Sky is a 350 mile dogsled race which starts this year near Butte, Montana, and finishes under the archway at Hi Country Snack Foods near Lincoln, Montana.  The event kicks of... [read more]

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PRO Outfitters in the Sunset Magazine

February’s issue of Sunset Magazine included the hot list of 100 top foods to eat, places to visit, and things to do and PRO Outfitters, based out of Helena, was listed as #76.  Here is what they had to say: Experience Trump consumption Research shows that doing things tends to make us happier than buying things-an... [read more]

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Race to the Sky Schedule of Events

February 11-16, 2011  Microbrew Review and Cool Dog Ball, Friday, January 28, 2011 (6 p.m.-midnight Civic Center, Helena) Friday, February 11 (All Friday events take place in Butte) 9:00 a.m.-noon:  School Visits Noon-3:00 p.m.:  Vet Check, West Park Street Noon-4:00 p.m.:  Meet the Mus... [read more]

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Host Families Needed for Race to the Sky Sled Dog Mushers

Photo by Ray LaFoy Montana Sled Dog, Inc., organizers for Race to the Sky, is looking for a few host families near Butte to host mushers on the night of February 11, 2011.  Race to the Sky is a 350 mile dog sled race that will start near Elk Park on February 12 and finish at Lincoln by February 16.  The host family pro... [read more]

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Gold West in Delta Air Lines' Sky Magazine

Gold West Country and other areas of Montana are featured in the January edition of Delta Air Lines’ Sky magazine.  Gold West Country is highlighted on page 122.  There’s a beautiful photo of Tizer Botanic Gardens in Jefferson City and they mention the State Capitol, Butte, Copper King Mansion, the Ranch... [read more]

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Old Montana Prison on the Science Channel

Back in July, the Discovery Channel TV show ‘Ghost Lab‘ came to Deer Lodge and spent several days investigating the Old Montana Prison. Brothers Brad and Barry Klinge, co-founders of the group ‘Everyday Paranormal‘, were joined by team members Katie Burr, Steve Hock, Steve Harris and Cory Lamey. The produ... [read more]

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The Montana Club and a Lesson in History

Time stands still within the quiet confines of the nationally renowned Montana Club, one of the oldest social clubs in the Northwest. A group of Helena’s elite founded the club in 1885 “for gentlemen only.” Members built a seven-story building on this site in 1893. Ten years later, fire destroyed the downtown... [read more]

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The Guardian of the Gulch

Fire was the grim reaper that stalked all western mining camps.  Hastily–built log cabins, crowded together along the streets, created a constant hazard.  Miners relied on fire for cooking and heating, but they were sometimes careless; their tiny cabins of tinder-dry wood bred a dangerous combination. When one bu... [read more]

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Forgotten Pioneers

The remains of scores of Chinese residents lie among native prairie grasses and prickly pear cactus in a wind-swept field outside Forestvale Cemetery’s tended grounds in Helena. Five distinct rows, a few scattered headstones, and one tiny cabin nestled along the south end of Last Chance Gulch are Helena’s only physic... [read more]

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Wellington Rankin House

The Carolina B & B on Ewing Street in Helena was once the home of C.B. Power, son of wealthy US senator T.C. Power. Several owners later, the house belonged to Jeannette Rankin’s brother, Wellington. When Colleen Cox began its conversion to a bed and breakfast in 1999, the Rankin family connection prompted naming one o... [read more]

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The Haunting of Grandstreet Theater

The haunting of Grandstreet Theater, which was originally the Unitarian Church built in 1901, is so famous that it is included in Haunted Places: The National Dictionary. Progressive Unitarians designed the church to double as public space, and so the sanctuary also functioned as a public auditorium with sloped seating, a beauti... [read more]

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