Real America ★ Montana
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rom the Rocky Mountains to its windswept plains, alpine meadows to glacial lakes, the awe-inspiring Montana landscape offers the perfect
antidote to the stresses and strains of modern life. Here, the noise and bustle of city living are replaced by the calming babbling brooks and streams, an elk bugling or the starry skies above. Nowhere is Montana’s breathtaking
beauty and abundant wildlife more apparent than in Glacier National Park and Yellowstone National Park. Known as the “Crown of the Continent,” Glacier offers more than a million acres of towering mountain peaks, waterfalls, forests and wildflower- strewn meadows. This landscape offers outdoor enthusiasts more than 700
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miles of hiking trails, plus fishing, boating and camping. Meanwhile, Montana communities serve as year-round gateways to Yellowstone National Park with its unique landscape and abundant wildlife. Montana is home to charming towns
that provide access to these natural wonders and outdoor experiences. Numerous working and guest ranches offer travellers the chance to saddle up and experience the trail rides, barn dances and chuckwagon suppers of authentic Western ranch life. The state is also rich in frontier history: visit the site of Custer’s Last Stand at the Little Bighorn National Monument; follow the exploits of the Lewis and Clark expedition; experience life in the “Old West” in the historic gold rush towns
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Lewis and Clark: Visit the Lewis & Clark National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Great Falls to follow the explorers’ journey along the Missouri River. Visit Pompeys Pillar National Monument near Billings to see where Clark carved his signature – the only remaining physical evidence of the explorers’ frontier adventure! Battle of Little Bighorn: Relive “Custer’s Last Stand” at the Little Bighorn Days festival, held each June in Hardin. Dress up in period finery for the 1876 Grand Ball, enjoy Native American food at Trader’s Row, or view the art exhibits at the Jailhouse Gallery and Historic Train Depot. Crow Fair and Rodeo: Witness what’s believed to be the largest modern-day Indian encampment in the world at this annual week-long celebration of the Apsáalooke Nation, held each August in Crow Agency. Virginia City/Nevada City: Get a glimpse of the Old West at these preserved gold rush boomtowns. Quench your thirst at Virginia City’s Bale of Hay Saloon, hitch a ride on the stagecoach, then take the short drive to Nevada City, home of the Alder Gulch Short Line Railroad and more frontier history.
of Virginia City and Nevada City; delve deep into the prehistoric past along the Montana Dinosaur Trail; experience Native American traditions at an authentic tribal powwow. In Montana, the past is only a trail ride away.
Montana Office of Tourism P.O. Box 200533 301 South Park Helena, MT 59620-2870 Contact: Marlee Iverson
miverson@mt.gov Tel: 406-841-2870 Fax: 406-841-2871
www.visitmt.com
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