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Crowds gather in Caras Park at Celtic Festival Missoula. Live music, Irish dancing, food and beverages and other performances are presented to benefit local charities, including the University of Montana’s Irish Studies program.
Celtic Festival celebrates beer’s anniversary a brewfest — it was an afternoon Celtic Festival. “We needed to have a 100-year When you want to celebrate the party to celebrate Highlander 100th anniversary of a beer named beer,” said Bob Lukes, who resurHighlander, what do you do? rected the local beer in 2008. When you are Bob and Shannon Highlander was originally made Lukes, you dig up the beer’s hisby the Missoula Brewing Co. from tory and throw a giant party that 1910 to 1961. honors the past. “And we thought a Celtic theme That original 100th anniverwas appropriate,” Lukes said. sary party took place in Caras Park “The party was so successful, and in 2010, and it was far more than by the time we threw it we had all By BETSY COHEN Missoulian
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the basics in place to do it again. So we did.” This year marks the fourth annual Celtic Festival. With two stages, a full schedule of events over two days, afternoon and evening performances, a trade fair, food vendors — and Highlander Beer — the party is bigger than ever. As has become tradition, Missoula-area businesses sponsor the event, and proceeds from
beer sales, food vendor fees and a percentage of profits made from merchandise sales will be donated to local nonprofit groups and individuals in need. Shannon Lukes heads the Montana Diva Foundation, which coordinates charitable activities in Montana and focuses on giving to local nonprofits and other individuals in need.
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the Missoula festival all the more entertaining. “We learned a lot from that festival and we listened to the Screaming Orphans there,” Lukes said. “And they were incredible.” “Getting them to come is a big deal, and it is part of what we want to do — to bring in more highquality entertainment,” Shannon said. “The Screaming Orphans have such a devoted following,” and its groupies are known to drop everything to attend a concert — not matter where its held. “It’s exciting for us that they are playing at our festival, and I think it is a great thing for our state and our community,” Shannon said. The festival takes place on the stage in Caras Park on July 26-27.
As the final details fall into place, Bob said he is excited for festival No. 4 to get under way. Never in his wildest dreams did he envision his beer’s birthday party would morph into such an elaborate annual show. And there’s no stopping it now. “We are already planning next year’s event,” Shannon said. “What motivates us is the community. Our businesses and our volunteers are amazing,” she said. “This is all made possible because of them, and because of them 100 percent of our proceeds after paying the festival bills goes to charity. “This festival is all about our business sponsors — they are the reason the festival is free and that we can do this for the community.”
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Festivals celebrate delectable fruit By BETSY COHEN and JOE NICKELL Missoulian From highway truck stops to small-town restaurants, huckleberries can be found seemingly everywhere during the Montana summertime, mixed into just about everything: ice cream and skin cream, syrup and soap. Plucked high in the mountains from thicketed caches that are guarded as family secrets, these tiny sweet-tarts typically ripen in early August, inspiring a weekslong, statewide flurry of baking, canning and good old eating by the handful. Over the years, they’ve also inspired no small number of festivals in their name. Every summer in Whitefish, the verdant Depot Park in downtown Whitefish turns into a sea of white canvas as vendors from all over the region set up their tents for a three-day celebration of Montana’s most beloved fruit. Reflecting the rich cultural fabric of Western Montana’s most affluent resort town, the Huckleberry Days Art Festival tends to be more art than huckleberries, with vendors offering everything from handmade guitars to pottery and paintings. Look around and you’ll also find plenty of manifestations of Montana’s quasi-mystical, thoroughly delectable fruit: huckleberry jams, teas, soaps, lotions, salad dressings, even lip balms. But if you want a Huckleberry Festival that features bucketloads of real, unadulterated huckleberries, you’ll have to drive much farther afield, into the northwestern reaches of the Treasure State. There, near the banks of the Clark Fork River, you’ll find the Trout Creek Huckleberry
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H u c k l e b e rr y F es t i v a ls Aug. 10 — Swan Lake Huckleberry Festival The Swan Lake Huckleberry Festival is an annual celebration of the elusive wild huckleberry. Witness the fierce competition of the Huckleberry Baking Contest or sample the locally made huckleberry pies offered by the Volunteer Fire Department. Enjoy the pancake breakfast, sizzling BBQ lunch, boat decorating contest and boat parade. The festival is located in a beautiful setting on the shores of Swan Lake. The day is filled with music, raffles, silent auction and all around family fun, including plenty of outdoor and lake activities. The festival is from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. and is located on Swan Highway 83 at Swan Lake Day use area, near mile marker 72. Aug. 9-11 — 34th annual Huckleberry Festival, Trout Creek Food vendors feature the tasty “purple gold” in huckleberry ice cream cones, “huckleberry pizza,” on cheesecake, in drinks, and even atop Polish dogs. The Trout Creek Fire Department offers its Saturday and Sunday morning huckleberry pancake breakfasts, and both children and adults bake the tastiest recipes they know for the honor of competing in the Huckleberry Dessert Contest. In addition, more than 100 arts and crafts vendors display and sell their wares at Trout Creek Community Park. Scheduled events include live musical, a parade, 5K fun run, dancing under the stars, karaoke, dog agility demonstration and more. For more information call 406-827-3301, or go to huckleberryfestival.com. Aug 10-12 — Whitefish Huckleberry Day Art Festival,Whitefish The Huckleberry Days Art Festival is a three-day annual event held in downtown Whitefish and features arts and crafts, bake-off contest, beer garden and lots of family fun. Restaurants offer signature huckleberry flavored drinks, entrees and desserts in honor of the treasured berry. For more information go to www.whitefishchamber. org.
Festival. A tradition for more than three decades, the Trout Creek Huckleberry Festival has grown to become the signature summertime event of this sparsely populated region of Montana, drawing hundreds of visitors and vendors to the tiny town for three days of music, games, dog acrobatics and one of the most lusciously quaint parades you’ll find anywhere in America. Of course, vendors line the
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parade route, selling gallonsized Ziploc bags fat with berries. And, of course, there are the processed versions to be had: cheesecake and pies, huckleberry lemonade and even “Huckleberry Pizza Pie.” It might be a long drive from Missoula or any other Western Montana population hub, but it’s worth the trip. The extra effort simply makes the berries that much sweeter.
H A M ILTO N Big Sky Fiber Arts Festival June 14-16 The Big Sky Fiber Arts Festival will be held at the First Interstate Center in Hamilton. The event features classes, vendors and a fiber animal show. Contact Mary Walters, 777-2421 or spunoutnmt@aol.com.
Daly Days in Hamilton July 26-27 Daly Days is a celebration of Marcus Daly, who built the town of Hamilton. Sidewalk sales, music, vendors, street dance, kids games and much more. Step back in time Saturday as life during the turn of the century is re-created at the Daly Mansion. Saturday’s festivities will include reenactors in the house and on the grounds, demonstrations, antique farm equipment and cars, carriage rides down Providence Way, local artisans, music, a pie and bread sale, pony rides for the children, the Daly family home movies, tours and more. Downtown Hamilton will be bustling with activities and events, includ-
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Dancers at the annual Arlee Powwow line up for the grand entry. This year’s powwow is July 3-8 and includes a walk/run and dance and drum competitions.
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ing a street dance on Friday night, Saturday sidewalk sales, vintage car show, and more. A special Daly Mansion tour price will be offered on Saturday for $5 and children under 12 will be admitted free. For more information, call the Daly Man-
Chamber’s MicroBrew Festival July 27 Come taste great brews from throughout the Northwest as well as ciders, meads and delicious food. Festivities are from 3- 10 p.m. and take place in
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A hike along the Highline Trail in Glacier National Park offers spectacular views.
Glacier National Park a hit with hikers, campers, backpackers By KAREN SAMELSON Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Jagged peaks, a lucky glimpse of a bear or moose, and, of course, glaciers — these sights are just the tip of the iceberg at Glacier National Park in northwestern Montana. Red, blue, yellow and white wildflowers fill the alpine meadows, even into August, and a few
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Park, and the two are designated an International Peace Park, Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Site. Clearly, this place is special, compelling some visitors to return year after year. The area is a mountainous mecca for hikers, campers and backpackers, but there’s also a network of historic lodges for those who prefer a comfy bed and indoor plumbing.
The lodges are an integral part of the history of the park, which was established in 1910. The Great Northern Railway built several grand hotels and smaller chalets in the early 20th century to promote the park — and rail travel to see the “American Alps.” It’s still possible to arrive by train, thanks to Amtrak’s Empire Builder, which picked us up in downtown Milwaukee, chugged across the Great
Plains and deposited us across the street from the Glacier Park Lodge in East Glacier. The lodges, with huge wooden beams holding up the structures, have different themes, such as American Indian at the 1913 Glacier Park Lodge and Swiss chalet at the 1915 Many Glacier Hotel, and were built a day’s ride by horseback away from one another. The lodges are rustic and pricey (our small room ran $200), but the ambience is a big draw, offering a sense of history and a reminder of genteel days of yore. If Glacier is on your “bucket list,” don’t put it off too long. The area had 150 glaciers in 1850. Now there are 26. A computer-based model suggests that if the warming trend continues, the largest glaciers could be gone by 2030; at least one researcher says it could even be 2020. Many visitors will want to see one of the park’s glaciers. A few can be seen from the road, but most, including the popular Grinnell and Sperry glaciers, are visible only to those who put on their hiking boots or rent a horse. Jackson Glacier is visible from an overlook on the east side of the Going-to-the-Sun Road, the 50mile main road through the park. The road is a must-see: It goes over Logan Pass and crosses the Continental Divide. It’s a narrow, winding road with no guard rails much of the time, so think about letting someone else do the driving while you enjoy the scenery. And don’t even think about taking your RV over it — vehicles over 21 feet long are prohibited. The park operates a free shuttle service that runs from the St. Mary’s Visitor Center on the east side of the park to the visitor center at Logan Pass, making stops at a campground and trailheads along the way. Buses also depart from the Apgar Transit Center on the west side to take visitors to the pass.
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A “jammer” bus driver in Glacier National Park shines the hubcaps of his bus before loading tourists for a trip through the park. The buses are available for tours through the park. For more information, go to www.glacierparkinc.com/tour_detail.php. Hikers can get on and off at specified stops. Visitors looking for less hiking and more history can go over the pass in one of the iconic red buses, 17-passenger vintage touring coaches that offer narrated tours. The cars, which date to the 1930s, have been restored and run on cleaner-burning propane. The cost starts at $30, depending on the tour. If you decide to drive, note that the parking lot at Logan Pass is usually full by 10:30 a.m., the park says. And you’ll definitely want to stop at the pass, for the view and a hike. The 1.5-mile hike to the Hidden Lake overlook is one of the most popular in the park, and for good reason. It begins as a boardwalk crossing a large meadow of spectacular wildflowers, with steps going up the natural terraces. Eventually the boardwalk
ends, and visitors can walk past any remaining snowbanks, and through an area where mountain goats romp, to the delight of kids (human, that is) and adults alike. They’re tame enough that visitors joke they’re on the park payroll. After gaining 460 feet in elevation, the trail reaches the overlook, which provides a stunning view of Hidden Lake below and a great spot for a sack lunch. The trail continues — downhill — to the lake. The park is home to about 300 grizzlies, and management takes them seriously. Trails often are “posted” for bears if there is significant bear activity going on, and sometimes they’re closed, such as if a carcass they’re feeding on lies nearby. The tinkle of bear bells on tourists’ daypacks and the sight of a can of bear spray hanging on hikers’ chests are common at Glacier.
Hikers willing to fork out the cash to spend the night in one of two historic, primitive backcountry huts can make the trek to see Sperry Glacier. Spending two nights at the Sperry Chalet, a steep 6.4-mile hike from the trailhead near Lake McDonald Lodge on the park’s west side, is the best way to see the glacier, which is an 8-mile round trip from the chalet. Within easier reach is Grinnell Glacier, which is a 5.5-mile hike from the Many Glacier Hotel on the park’s east side. Or you can cheat and take a boat ride across two small lakes, trimming the round trip to about 8 miles, with a 1,600-foot elevation gain. Even if you’re not thinking about global climate change, weather is a big concern at Glacier. It can change quickly in the mountains, so being prepared with adequate clothing, gear and food is key.
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The annual Baroque Festival at Quinn’s Hot Springs near Plains draws visitors and musicians from across the country. This year’s festival is July 23-24.
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International Choral Festival of Missoula July 17-20 Music will fill the air when the ninth International Choral Festival convenes in Missoula. World-class choirs from five continents will gather for four days of superb concerts and
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Dancers fill the streets of downtown Missoula during the annual River City Roots Festival, set for Aug. 24-25. The festival features a juried art show, live music and entertainment, and a 4-mile run.
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performances on a big stage on West Main Street, a juried art show, entertainment for children and families, and a 4-mile run through the heart of Missoula, Roots Fest brings a weekend of family fun to the community. For more informa-
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S T E V EN S V I L L E Western Heritage Days June 21-22 Fun, food, games, music and more. Don’t miss this annual event that celebrates the oldest city in the state’s western heritage. For more information, go to mainstreetstevensville.com ARTHUR MOURATIDIS/Missoulian or call 777-3773. Crowds fill Higgins Avenue in downtown Missoula during a Sunday Streets events when the downtown is open only to walkers and bike riders. The 2013 events will take place on Missoula’s Westside on June 9 and
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A mailman delivers letters along Stevensville’s quaint Main Street. The Bitterroot Valley town is the site for several summer events, including Western Heritage Days on June 21-22, the Balloon Festival on July 5-6 and the Creamery Picnic on Aug. 2-3.
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Balloon Festival July 5-6 The fifth annual Balloon Festival is a colorful and fun-filled event you will not want to miss. Contact Blacksmith Brewery for more information, 777-0680.
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Creamery Picnic Aug. 2-3 This event has an unusual history. In 1907, more than 50 local dairymen formed a cooperative creamery, with manager John Howe establishing the creamery’s “Gold Bar” butter and ice cream as one of the state’s outstanding dairy products. When a fire gutted
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the creamery in 1911, Howe told the community that if they could rebuild the business in 30 days, he would host the biggest celebration they had ever seen. Howe stayed true to his word, and Stevensville has continued the tradition summer after summer, holding festivities in downtown Stevensville with fun runs, food and live music.
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The Glacier Challenge July 6 The Glacier Challenge is celebrating its 11th year as a multisport relay. The race begins in Whitefish, and between the start and finish line, racers will have biked, paddled
and run just more than 50 miles of beautiful Montana terrain. Racers may enter as individuals, partners and teams (up to seven members). For more information, go to www.theglacierchallenge.com. Festival Amadeus: A Week of Mozart & Beyond Aug. 4-10 Festival Amadeus is Montana’s only weeklong festival of classical music, held in the picturesque community of Whitefish, surrounded by spectacular nature. Don’t miss this fabulous week of chamber music and orchestra concerts performed by internationally acclaimed soloists and the Festival Amadeus MICHAEL GALLACHER/Missoulian Orchestra. For more informaCar shows are popular across Western Montana and offer several times during the summer months for car buffs to gather and swap memories. tion, go to www.gscmusic.org.
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version on a much smaller scale. McHugh, who is the executive director of the Helena Business Improvement District, said the performers also enjoy playing at the Helena festival. “It’s well regarded by the musicians, because they appreciate playing a smaller venue where they can interact with the audience,” he said. The venue is set up with two alternating stages. McHugh said there’s no “downtime” between the sets, because one band can set up on one stage while the other is performing on the ELIZA WILEY/Independent Record other stage. Taj Weekes gets after it on the guitar during This year’s festival is expected to feature nine bands with diverse musical styles. As of the opening act for the 12th Annual Mount press time, the lineup hadn’t been announced. Helena Music Festival in 2011. This year’s There will also be 100 food and arts and festival is June 28-29 in Women’s Park in crafts vendors, as well as a beer garden. Helena. McHugh said admission to the event is going to be a little different this year. People are welSummerfest in Milwaukee several years ago. come with a minimum donation of $10 and two McHugh enjoyed the variety of music at this canned goods. For information call 406-447-1535. large event, and he wanted to create another
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This summer Virginia City emarks 150 years since the discovery eof gold in Alder Gulch and is plan-ning weekly events to celebrate. Festivities begin Memorial Day eweekend, with events planned eveery weekend through Labor Day and activities every day in begtween. On May 26, 1863, a trail-weary -party of six men decided to make ncamp beside a mountain stream ewhose course they had been following since morning. After haveing left the gold camp of Bannack fin early February, they had a series of difficult adventures and were dgrateful to be nearing home. Four of the party went to prosgpect up the creek before dinner and -ended up prospecting a piece of oexposed bedrock. It proved to be one of the richest gold deposits in North America. Virginia City soon became one of the most prominent cities in the Rocky Mountains, becoming the site of many “firsts” in Montana’s colorful history. Among those first were the first territorial capital, the first newspaper, the first meeting of the Montana Historical Society, the first public school and Montana’s first Masonic Lodge. Virginia City is also recognized as the original site for the Vigilantes of Montana. Anniversary celebration highlights include a nonmotorizedvehicle parade May 25; discovery of gold historical performance and
MORE INFO The complete calendar of events is available under the events tab on the Virginia City Area Chamber of Commerce website at www.virginiacity. com.
events May 26; Brothel Days on June 29; the National Stagecoach and Freightwagon Association National Conference on July 10-14; Virginia City Treaty Days and Daylight Creek Gathering to honor the Lemhi Shoshone and native heritage of the area July 19-21; Grand Victorian Balls June 21-23 and Aug. 16-18. CASEY PAGE/Billings Gazette The Virginia City Area ChamVirginia City this summer celebrates the 150th anniversary of the ber of Commerce has led a partnership to plan and support the discovery of gold in Alder Gulch. Weekly events begin Memorial Day events of the summer including a weekend and run throughout the summer. team of volunteers and financial supporters too numerous to mention, and numerous agencies and organizations including the Montana Heritage Commission, Virginia City Preservation Alliance, Elling House Arts and Humanities WINGA Center, the Town of Virginia City, TE BY WY NDHAM Madison County, Montana History Foundation, Humanities Montana GO GR EEN! and many more. FRESH For more information visit the AND CLEAN website at www.virginiacity.com, email info@virginiacity.com, call the chamber at 800-829-2969 or Rebecca at 406-539-5683.
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Thousands of people gather on the Original green for the Montana Folk Festival in Uptown Butte.
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Folk Festival returns to Uptown Butte for 3rd year Montana Standard The success of last year’s Montana Folk Festival has shown that the festival will continue to grow and evolve for many years to come, organizers say. This year’s event runs July 12-14, with the main venue at the Original Mineyard in Uptown Butte. It’s new and exciting, yet remains familiar to anyone who has
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attended in previous years. The Montana Folk Festival will feature multiple stages with continuous live performances by some of the best traditional performers in the nation, including Montana’s finest, some of the region’s best traditional artists, ethnic and festival foods, a family area, and folklife demonstrations and workshops that focus on a theme highlighting Montana’s heritage. In 2013, that theme will focus
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on the influence of rivers on Montana lifeways — “Gathering at the Headwaters: The Influence of Rivers and Riparian Lifeways in Montana and the Mountain West.” All of this is presented in the spectacular setting of Butte, surrounded by historic mining head frames and buildings and mountains in every direction. More than 20 groups representing a broad diversity of musical and cultural traditions will perform on
the festival’s six stages in Uptown Butte. “The third year of the Montana Folk Festival in Butte is flowing together nicely as we roll along toward the rapids of festival weekend,” festival director George Everett said. “Everyone planning to attend, no matter how well they think they know this festival, should come expecting to be amazed.’’ People are invited to check
www.facebook.com/mtfolkfest or montanafolkfestival.com for the latest developments. The first six performing artists/groups confirmed for the 2013 Montana Folk Festival are: Grupo Fantasma, Latin, Austin, Texas. Grupo Fantasma has been praised as one of the most important independent acts in the Latin genre and has defied expectations to create one of the most unique musical voices to come out of the United States in the past decade. Wang Li, Chinese mouth harp, Paris. Wang Li will come to Butte from Tsinghao in northeastern China by way of Paris. He has made the Jew’s harp his favorite instrument, creating little by little a resounding space of quest and liberty. Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, Cajun, Mamou, La. Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys formed more than 20 years ago and have a reputation for excellence. Their clean and cohesive performance of Cajun French music from the backwaters of southwest Louisiana propelled them into the world music limelight early on, and by their third release, “Trace of Time,” garnered them a Grammy nomination. Marshall Ford Swing Band, western swing, Austin, Texas. The Marshall Ford Swing Band members are modern-day carriers of western swing’s torch. Greg Harkins and his bandmates have been evoking the past since 2008.
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Western swing band Hot Club of Cowtown perform on the Original stage during the 2012 Montana Folk Festival in Uptown Butte. They pride themselves on playing Western swing music the way the legendary Johnny Gimble MFSB singer-pianist Emily Gimble’s grandfather plays, the way Bob Wills and Hank Thompson used to when they ruled the Texas scene. They’re unique in their modern execution of the antiquated art. Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers, bluegrass, Colum-
bus, Ohio. Joe Mullins carries forward a family bluegrass tradition relayed by his father and grandfather, and he has carried it well, being recognized in 2012 by the IBMA as the Best Emerging Artist of 2012. Chaksampa, Tibetan music and dance, El Cerrito, Calif. Chaksampa, the Tibetan Dance & Opera Co., was founded in 1989 in
San Francisco and is the most successful professional performance group outside of Tibet. Chaksampa is led by its artistic director Tsering Wangmo. All the members are trained actors originally from the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts, in Dharmasala, India, the first generation trained in exile by the great Tibetan master performers.
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A N ACO N DA St. Timothy’s Summer Music Festival June 30-Aug. 25 Select Sundays at 4 p.m. at St. Timothy’s Memorial Chapel. This summer’s lineup includes members of the Muir Quartet, classical guitarist Brig Urias and the Ringling 5, among others. For more information, go to sttimothysmusic.org.
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Art in the Park July 17-21 Washoe Park is filled with a juried arts and crafts fair featuring vendors from around the country. Activities and music are planned throughout the weekend. For information, 406563-2422 or discoveranaconda. com. WALTER HINICK/Montana Standard
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Our Lady of the Rockies is a statue of the virgin Mary that sits on the top of the Continental Divide overlooking Butte. Tours to the Lady run all summer long.
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dancing, candle making and pioneer craft demonstrations. For information, go to www. bannack.org/events.htm or call 406-834-3413.
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Evel Knievel Days July 25-27 This three-day celebration honors the daredevil, who was born in Butte. Check out dazzling feats attempted by some of the country’s greatest stuntmen and daredevils. For information, go to knieveldays. com. An Ri Ra Montana Irish Festival Aug. 9-11 This family-friendly event celebrates the Irish culture and heritage in Butte. Featuring authors, musicians, dancers as well as language workshops, lectures and lots of events for WALTER HINICK/Montana Standard kids. It concludes with an Irish Butte’s Keith Sayers kicks off Evel Knievel Days with a crowd-thrilling freestyle motorcycle show on East Mass. For information, go to Broadway Street. The three-day celebration of the Butte-born daredevil is July 25-27. mtgaelic.org. Butte Mineral Powell County and Gem Show Territorial Day Aug. 9-11 June 15 This event at the Butte Civic The day includes a car show, Center offers activities for kids, races, parade, Jaywalkers Jambodoor prizes, raffles and educa- ree and more. Call 846-2094. tional talks.
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D I L LO N Montana’s Biggest Weekend Grant-Kohrs Ranch Days Aug. 31-Sept. 2 July 27-28 The Dillon Jaycee Labor Day Celebrate everything cowboy, rodeo, concert, fair and parade including roping, branding, provides a fun way to end the chuckwagon cooking, blacksummer. For information, go to smithing and cowboy music at dillonjaycees.com. this historic cattle ranch. For information, call 406-846-2070 GO L D W E S T PAG E 44 or go to nps.gov/grko.
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Six mining companies agreed to pay the federal government $78 million as part of the cleanup of the massive Berkeley Pit mine in Butte that is filled with water so toxic that it once killed 342 snow geese that landed on it.
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Ride Around the Pioneers in One Day (RATPOD) June 29 The 130-mile bicycle ride benefits Camp-Mak-a-Dream. For information, go to 406-549-5987.
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July 4 rodeo and parade July 4 Check out the Fourth of July Father’s Day Fishing Derby June 16 parade, in existence since 1935 and considered one of the best Kids under 12 can catch a fish in the park pond while fathers small-town parades in Montana. act as coaches. For information, The NRA-sanctioned rodeo is at 8 p.m. July 3 and at 2 p.m. go to 406-682-5711. July 4. For information, go to ennischamber.com.
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smell of sulfur, it was reportedly said by Native h Americans to have healing powers. t “It’s got a fascinating history to it,” Gudp mundson said of his spa. “I bought it in ’88, It’s a quirky destination in a quirky little i Montana town. and I have been here ever since.” c Spa Hot Springs Motel and Clinic in White There are a couple of newspaper clippings H Sulphur Springs — population 939 as of the about the hot springs taped to the counter in 2010 census — is a link to the past. the reception area when you walk into the spa R The resort features three pools fed by natu- — one of them is from The New York Times. t ral hot springs, a chiropractic and acupuncture Hanging behind the counter is a faded d clinic run by Spa Hot Springs owner Gene swimsuit — probably dating at least to the e DYLAN BROWN/Independent RecordM Gudmundson as well as a number of hotel 1920s, Gudmundson said. A sign above one of the pools at White rooms. The swimsuit was made specifically for l Though the hot spring water has a strong the spa, as indicated by the “White Sulphur Sulphur Springs says it all. By EDDIE GREGG Independent Record
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A woman bathes in the coolest pool at the Spa Hot Springs Motel and Clinic in White Sulphur Springs. Springs” stitched on its tag. The spa itself dates to the 1860s, when a man named James Brewer settled next to the hot springs that give the town its name, according to Gudmundson’s history of the place. Around 1900, John Ringling, of the Ringling Brothers Circus, bought the property with the intention of building a grand resort. A German chemist Ringling hired to analyze the water from the springs reported the water “… possessed such high virtue that it is doubtful whether better springs can be found on the Western Hemisphere.” But the Great Depression ended Ringling’s plans for the resort and the property fell into disrepair for decades, changing hands several times before Gudmundson, a Montana native, bought it in the late ’80s. Most of the rooms at Spa Hot
Springs are the motel variety, but Gudmundson added 16 hotel rooms on the west side of the pools about a year and a half ago. The building, which has direct access to the pools, features rooms comparable to what you might find in a newer motel. At about the same time, he added the spa’s third pool, which features a man-made waterfall and an alcove with Jacuzzi-style water jets. “When my body starts aching, I go down there … I call it the miracle pool,” said Rick Seidlitz, the retired sheriff of Meagher County, as he ate breakfast on recent morning in the Truck Stop Cafe — a good stop if you’re looking for a hearty breakfast. Seidlitz, a father of five and grandfather of nine, said a soak in the hot springs is a great way to recuperate after trudging through the Montana wilderness while
hunting. “Usually, normal thing is, you wake up next morning and can’t even move,” he said of his hunting trips. “We go to the hot springs that night and wake up next morning … totally refreshed. It definitely does something for you, and I’m not much for believing in that kind of nonsense.” “I’m a little bit biased, but I
think it’s the best water on planet Earth. The water you see coming out of the pipe there … that was in the ground 30 seconds ago,” Gudmundson said of the fresh, steaming water that fills the two outdoor pools at the spa. There are two wells at Spa Hot Springs. S PA 54
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One reaches down just 30 feet. It produces about 100 gallons of water per minute at about 120 degrees Fahrenheit. This shallower well feeds the geothermal system that is used to heat the resort. The second and newer well was dug a year and a half ago as part of the renovations and additions. It reaches down about 280 feet and produces about 200 gallons of water a minute at 115 degrees. That well feeds the spa’s three pools. Gudmundson aims to keep the water in the largest pool at 98 degrees, the newest pool at 102 degrees Fahrenheit and the indoor pool at 105 degrees. The water coming out of the springs is all about the same temperature when it surfaces, Gudmundson said, and to control the temperatures, he has to fill the pools and then regulate how much water flows through the pools throughout the day. “It’s quite a juggling trick all day,” he said. The walls surrounding the
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and added to by four different artists over the years, Gudmundson Spa Hot Springs Motel and Clinic said, but it was the most recent 202 W. Main St. artist to work on the paintings, White Sulphur Springs, MT 59645 Mike Mahoney, who really took 406-547-3366 (motel); 406-547-3377 (clinic) ownership of the artwork. “One time I was in the Louwww.spahotsprings.com vre in Paris. I saw the Mona Lisa, among other things,” GudmundMotel and hotel accommodations are $78 to $139 a night plus tax. The son said. “The odd picture that pools are open 365 days a year from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Rates are $7 for really hit me was (of) this bowl adults, $6 for seniors (over 65), $6 for ages 13-17, $5 for ages 6-12, $3 of fruit with a fly on it. And I’m ages 3-5, $2 under 3. Towel and swimsuit rentals are $1 each. standing in this room, looking at this thing and I can’t figure out if The hot springs water contains: 184 parts per million of chloride; that’s a real fly, or if it’s the artist’s sulfate, 301 ppm; bicarbonate, 830 ppm; nitrate, trace; lithium, trace; painted fly.” sodium and potassium, 504 ppm; magnesium, 12 ppm; calcium, 45 ppm; That painting inspired Gudiron and alumina, 4 ppm; silica, 44 ppm. mundson’s only requirement of Mahoney as the artist painted the murals: spa’s two outdoor pools are covHe said the mural featuring im“You’ve got to put a fly in ered in murals depicting Montana ages of Native Americans gather- there somewhere,” he said with a wildlife, landscape and Native ing at the hot springs is especially chuckle. Americans. important. But Gudmundson won’t say “One newspaper once called “They’re opposing tribes, sig- where in all the murals the little them the ‘legendary murals of nifying the Valley of Peace here,” insect is. White Sulphur Springs,’” Gudhe said. “It’s on a rock,” he said. “You mundson said. “We like that.” The murals have been painted gotta go find it.”
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RUSSELL COUNTRY CALENDAR OF EVENTS B ELT 53rd Annual Belt PRCA Rodeo June 15-16 Join in the big fun on Father’s Day weekend at the 53rd Annual Belt PRCA Rodeo, only 20 miles from Great Falls. The added prize money draws topnotch competitors to town. The rodeo begins Saturday, June 15, at 6 p.m., with seven events: bareback riding, steer wrestling, saddle bronc, team roping, tie-down roping, barrel racing and bull riding. This year, Donnie Sexton the Wild Ride is back — top The Montana Bale Trail is a 22-mile route featuring more than 50 hay bale sculptures. It runs on state PRCA bronc contestants sporthighways 239 and 541, starting in Hobson and ending in Utica. ing crazy costumes and riding styles will compete. Sunday’s approaches, relax a bit, have rodeo starts at 2 p.m. Adult fun visiting until evening when admission is $12, children 6-14 D U T TO N you can pick your spot and lay are $6 and 5 and under are Dutton Fun Day out your blanket under the free. www.beltrodeo.com. July 13 wide-open sky and enjoy the Enjoy breakfast, a 5k or 1 mile fireworks. duttonfunday.com or
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manship and physical fitness in a drug-and-alcohol-free environment. Nearly 300 teams annually inundate the State Fairgrounds-Montana Expo Park in Great Falls the first Saturday in June. This year’s theme is “Stand Tall, Talk Small … Play Ball!” Ballers of all ages and skill levels will come to strut their stuff. First-grade boys G R E AT FA L L S and girls through males over 35 years are encouraged to Spring Fling Hoop Thing register. There are adult female June 1 and co-ed divisions, an adult As Montana’s largest 3-on-3 male 6-foot and under division basketball tournament, Spring and open division. The highly Fling Hoop Thing promotes competitive Top Dog male fun, amateur athletics, sportsdivision plays for first-place,
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are welcome. There will be a pasta buffet Thursday evening and a banquet Friday evening. Gold, silver and bronze medals awarded in five-year age groups. www.montanasenioroMontana Senior Olympics lympics.org/summer.html or Summer Games 406-586-5543. June 20-22 24th annual Lewis and The annual Montana Senior Clark Festival Olympic Summer Games are June 28-30 open to all men and women 50 The annual Lewis and Clark years and older. No residency Festival highlights events of the requirement. Sports include Lewis and Clark expedition in archery, bowling, cycling, golf, 1805. Observe re-enactors in horseshoes, race-walk, racquetball, road race, swimming, historic dress, taste the foods the expedition ate, smell the table tennis, tennis and track burning campfires and underand field. All levels of ability
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stand the adventure along the banks of the Missouri River. Learn how the men worked and what they found. Join us in exploring the Lewis and Clark adventure. Live the experience, with many events planned for you. Events include demonstrations, children’s activities, exhibits, float trips and more. www.lewisandclarkfoundation. org or 406-452-5661.
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Pioneer Power Day Threshing Bee June 8-9 The Pioneer Power Day L E W IS TOW N Threshing Bee is an old-fashioned threshing bee. Watch Ninth Annual Fly-In at Lewistown Airport old steam engines at work; June 8 threshing machines, all types of antique machines and other old There will be sourdough restored engines are exhibited. pancakes, along with antique, Demonstrations and exhibWarbird, experimental and its include saw-mill buzz saw, sport airplanes making their way to the Lewistown Airport ore crushing, shingle making, for the ninth annual fly-in. The stationary hay baler, plowing, fly-in runs from 7 a.m. to noon blacksmith, ice cream making, bread making, crafts and flea and is in conjunction with the Central Montana Flywheelers ru s s e ll p a g e 5 8 Exhibition. 406-350-3264.
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market. 1016 Eighth Ave. N. 406-535-8664 Snowy Mountains Muzzleloaders Ninth Annual Rendezvous June 28-30 The three-day Snowy Mountains Muzzleloaders Rendezvous, 11 miles southeast of Lewistown on the East Fork Reservoir, features competitions in pistol and rifle shooting, trail walks, archery and more. There’s also a free Dutch-oven supper and a bonfire with music. www.snowymountainmuzzleloaders.com or 406366-6462. Central Montana Fair July 24-27 This year’s Central Montana Fair features concerts, horse shows, rodeos, 4-H livestock judging and sales, exhibits, carnival rides, games, motorsports and more. The 2013 concert is scheduled for Friday, July 26, with opening act leading off at 8 p.m. This year’s headline is country singer Neal McCoy. Tickets are $30-35. The NRAsanctioned rodeo features cowboys and cowgirls from across the state. It runs July 24-15. There’s also MotoXross racing and a demolition derby round set for Saturday, July 27. www.
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Montana Cowboy Poetry Gathering Aug. 15-18 The Montana Cowboy Poetry Gathering and Western Music Rendezvous is a four-day cultural festival dedicated to celebrating and preserving the history, heritage and values of the cowboy lifestyle of the upper Rocky Mountain West. More than 120 cowboy poets, Western musicians and artists primarily from Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, South Dakota, Colorado and Canada convene to share their talents and perpetuate the traditions of the American West. The Saturday night Grand Stage Show is held at the Fergus Center for the Performing Arts at Fergus High School. Roy Rogers Jr. and his son, Dustin Roy Rogers, will perform. General admission tickets are $20, reserved are $30 and VIP pre-show backstage meet-and-greet tickets are $50. www.montanacowboypoetrygathering.com or 406-538-4575.
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The Meagher County Museum is housed in “The Castle,” a mansion built in 1892 by Bryon Roger Sherman. The Castle is open from May 15 to Sept. 15.
Kiwanis Club pancake breakfast with chokecherry syrup. The chokecherry, a small, marooncolored fruit with a puckery taste, grows wild in Montana. The plants begin to bloom in June and the fruit ripens in August. The reddish fruits are used in making syrups, jams, jellies, wines and many other culinary treats. www.lewistownchokecherry.com
more than 50 hay bale sculptures. The contest started in 1990 as a competition between two neighboring ranchers. The “Bale Trail” runs on state highways 239 and 541, starting in Hobson and ending in Utica. People’s choice ballots are handed out in Hobson and Windham starting at 8 a.m. Voting ends at 5 p.m. There are two categories in the bale building competition: adult and Lewistown Chokecherry Festival What the Hay children under the age of 13. Sept. 7 Sept. 8 The only basic rule is that each entry must be made of hay. From a chokecherry culinary The premier event of the Anyone is welcome to enter contest to pit spitting and fun Montana Bale Trail is the anruns, the Lewistown Chokenual What the Hay contest. All the contest and there is no entry fee. www.montanabaletrail. cherry Festival has something along the 22-mile route from com or 406-423-5453. for everyone. There’s even a Hobson to Utica, you’ll see
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Red Ants Pants July 25-28 Merle Haggard headlines the music festival. Tickets are $115 in advance and $130 at the gate for a three-day pass; a one-day pass is $45 in advance and $50 at the door. Kids 12 and under are free with an adult. On-site camping is available for $15. No pets allowed. The Red Ants Pants Music Festival is a production of the Red Ants Pants Foundation, a nonprofit that Donnie Sexton develops and expands leaderThe Red Ants Pants Festival is July 25-28 in White Sulphur Springs. Tickets are $115 in advance and $130 at ship roles for women, preserves the gate for a three-day pass; a one-day pass is $45 in advance and $50 at the door. Kids 12 and under are and supports working family free, if accompanied by an adult. farms and ranches, and enriches and promotes rural communiAt 4 p.m., the Kid’s Stickhorse ribbons from their tails to win S TA N F O R D event with Miss Rodeo Monprizes. www.cmrstampede.com ties. redantspantsmusicfestival. com or 406-547-3781. C. M. Russell Stampede, tana is sure to get the young ones primed for the rest of the Judith Basin County Fair BBQ, Quick Draw The Castle Aug. 8-10 and Rodeo weekend’s events. At 5 p.m., Open May 15-Sept. 15 there’s a barbecue and Quick This is an annual 4-H event July 20-21 The Meagher County Museum Draw Art Auction at 5:30 p.m. that involves all 4-Hers in the If you are looking for Monis housed in “The Castle,” a Then get ready to roll up your county and is open to adults in tana entertainment at its best, sleeves and wave your hand certain events. The 4-H events mansion built in 1892 by Bryon then come to Stanford for Roger Sherman. The 12-room and bid on the Lady Barrel Racinclude livestock exhibits by two full days of fun, sun, wild Victorian was built with granall ages and various animals, PRCA rodeo and street dance ers Calcutta, which gets lively ite from the Castle Mountain right at 7 p.m., followed by the concluding with the sale of entertainment. Two days of many animal projects. All other Range east of town. The buildwestern family fun comes from annual VIP Tent Auction. Kick ing features period furniture and up your heels to the sounds 4-H exhibits are on display in the center of Russell Country of live music during the street the Rod and Gun Club Building. artifacts from the area’s history. at the fairgrounds located just A carriage house in the back dance, which begins in downAlso included are open-class off Highway 89 in Stanford. town Stanford at 9 p.m. Sunday and county school displays and has carriages, sleds, an old stage On Saturday at 3 p.m., there’s coach, a horse-drawn fire enis the Bully Run Relay and Half exhibits. The parade is always a free Stampede Music Fest gine and more from the town’s Marathon, and the Stampede a part of Saturday’s activities. featuring live music by Boone Wild West past. 310 Second Kid’s Calf Scramble, where 406-566-2277. Country and Mike Croston. Ave. NE. 406-547-2324. kids chase calves and pull the
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The Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyo., recently received more than 2,000 Plains Indian artifacts.
Expansive Plains Indian collection goes on exhibit By LORNA THACKERAY lthackeray@billingsgazette.com At first, Anna Marie Shriver didn’t know what to make of the headdress with trailing buffalohair dreadlocks she had just unpacked in the scrupulously clean basement of the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyo. “It was like, ‘What is this?’ ”
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she said. Feathers were delicately intertwined in the buffalo hair, and a small pair of buffalo horns poked from the top. Mounted on a specially made form, it looks oddly reminiscent of an ancient bridal veil. The headdress was among the 2,000 items in the extraordinary Paul Dyck Plains Indian Buffalo
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Culture Collection acquired by the Buffalo Bill Center’s Plains Indian Museum in 2007. Shriver, hired four years ago to catalog the priceless assemblage, just finished unpacking it in January. Eighty to 90 items will go on display starting with a general opening of the Paul Dyck Plains Indian Buffalo Culture Gallery on Saturday, June 15. The opening will
coincide with the annual Plains Indian Museum Powwow scheduled for June 15-16. An 1,800-square-foot space was designed exclusively for the collection. Curator Emma Hansen said items in the exhibit will be rotated out of storage from time to time. There were more than a few surprises in the containers that
arrived from the late Paul Dyck’s ranch in Rimrock, Ariz. After researching collections in other museums and with some information that Dyck had included, the staff was able to identify the headdress as a Blackfeet woman’s ceremonial bonnet. “We don’t see a lot of women’s headdress, but they did have women’s societies,” said Rebecca West, assistant curator at the museum. “Many times when we were unpacking we’d see things we hadn’t seen before.” “It was like my birthday or Christmas every day,” Shriver said. “It ranged from spectacular shirts to beautiful scrapers that a woman would have used.” Dyck’s focus through decades of acquisitions was the buffalo days between the late 1700s and mid1800s. “Change was just starting to happen,” Hansen said. “They had already been exposed to trappers and missionaries, but there were no reservations. You’re right at the tipping point.” Hansen said evidence of the transition and the influence of Euro-Americans on the Plains tribes can been seen in the collection. Early pieces were fashioned with natural dyes, trade beads and porcupine quills. Designs were mostly geometric. Commercial dyes and a proliferation of beads and color were identified with later items. Floral designs also began to appear. Clothing had a more European cut. Differences between men’s and women’s items can also be seen, Hansen said. Women’s items were usually decorated with geometric patterns, while men’s furnishings were more similar to pictographs with scenes of battle and hunting. Much of the Plains Indian material in collections across the nation, including Dyck’s, came from Lakota Sioux, in part because they were the largest group on the Northern Plains, the curator said. Crow and Cheyenne items were also well-represented. As each piece was unpacked,
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Quill weaving detail on a hide shirt from the Dyck collection at the Plains Indian Museum.
I F YO U G O The Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyo., is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. during the summer. Admission is $18 for adults, $16 for seniors (65 and older), $14 for students (18 and older with valid student ID), $10 for ages 6-17, and free for children 5 and younger. The admission price covers entrance to the historical center for two consecutive days. The center includes the Plains Indians Museum, the Buffalo Bill Museum, the Cody Firearms Museum, the Whitney Gallery of Western Art, and the Draper Museum of Natural History, which focuses on the natural history of Yellowstone National Park. The center also offers group rates; call 307-578-4114 for more information.
it was measured, described and photographed on a catalog form. Shriver said that its condition was also noted. Most of the collection was in remarkable shape, museum staff said. Even leather approaching 200 years old appeared supple as new. “Paul took really good care of his collection,” Hansen said. Anything that needed cleaning or conservation was sent to Chief Conservator Beverly Perkins’ basement lab.
“We don’t want it to look new again. We never replace beads or quills,” Perkins said. “We document everything we do and we take before and after photographs.” In the new gallery, paid for by a grant from the Margaret A. Cargill Foundation, collections manager Connie Vunch is preparing mounts to display pieces of the collection. Some, like a Hidatsa painted buffalo robe, are large and heavy, and special care must be taken to avoid pressure points.
The robe has an intricate design of feathers radiating from the center. “It’s a woman’s design,” Hansen said. “It would have been used as bedding.” Down the hall in yet another room, Vunch and preparator Jeff Rudolph work among rare men’s shirts and women’s dresses. Richly quilled and beaded horse masks stare down from the shelves. Blackfeet warriors probably decked their horses in this colorful regalia as they rode through camp after a successful hunt or battle. Nearby are shields made of rawhide and covered with a painted tanned hide. “The design would have come to the man in a dream or vision,” Hansen said. “It would provide certain types of war medicine.” On one of the shields, a warrior has painted a grizzly bear claw, an emblem popular among the Crow. D I S P L AY 6 4
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it, but was most excited about the warrior shirts. “They were in the millions in value,” he said. “To be able to see one was a treat.” Cindy Dyck, Paul’s daughter-inlaw, admired the children’s items. “One pair of moccasins is that big,” she said, holding her fingers a few inches apart. She loved the finely decorated cradle boards, tiny shirts and
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male side of Plains Indian life. In the buffalo days, women handled the bead and quill work, as well as preparing the hides. They worked tiny beads into intricate patterns by whatever light was available — sometimes a few short hours of winter sun or a campfire when the day’s chores were done. “It’s just amazing to me to see what they were capable of,” Hansen said.
YELLOWSTONE COUNTRY CALENDAR OF EVENTS B OZEM A N Watershed Festival June 1 The Montana Outdoor Science School will host its annual Watershed Festival at the Bozeman Fish Technology Center. Free to the public, the festival covers bird and mammal identification, wetland wonders and function, stream ecology, nature walks, fly casting, birds of prey, noxious weed identification, steam monitoring, a hatchery and facility research tour, aquatic macro invertebrates, and natural science interpretation and activities. There is also music, performance entertainment and educational displays for all ages. All activities are outdoors, rain or shine. Call 582-0526 for information.
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A Piper Super Cub cruises over the 308-foot lower falls of the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park. The park is accessible from Montana through Cooke City, Gardiner and West Yellowstone.
Sweet Pea Festival Aug. 2-4 Celebrate the arts in Bozeman at the 36th annual Sweet Pea Festival. The festival kicks off late Friday afternoon in Lindley Park with a performance by Montana Shakespeare in the Parks. Saturday features a children’s run and parade to the park. Weekend entertainment includes music, performances by local theatre and dance troupes, workshops, family friendly entertainment and ac-
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Eric Loberg, planetarium director at the Museum of the Rockies, watches an image of the earth showing both the northern and southern lights, projected with the new state-of-the-art projection system in the newly overhauled planetarium.
Planetarium brings universe to Bozeman By MARY PICKETT mpickett@billingsgazette.com The old Digistar 2 projection system at the Museum of the Rockies’ Taylor Planetarium was so 20th century. Prevented by the planetarium’s analog technology from using the latest programs, some shows re-
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ferred to Pluto as a planet and the space shuttle as new. Pluto was demoted from a planet in 2006 after larger celestial bodies were discovered in the solar system and the space shuttle no longer goes to space. A recent $1.5 million overhaul of the planetarium brought in new seats, new carpeting and, most im-
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portantly, a new Digistar 5 projection system. The planetarium opened to visitors March 2. The difference between the new and old systems is “like going from a TV with rabbit ears to one with a plasma screen,” said Shelley McKamey, the museum’s executive director.
The previous system was a slide projection setup that was so old when it broke down, parts, which no longer were being made, had to be scavenged from leftovers from other planetariums, said Eric Loberg, Taylor director. The Bozeman planetarium also couldn’t link to the Internet or show video. The new system can go
online and receive video from other locations, including the International Space Station. It also gives visitors a more “immersible” experience. During “Experience the Aurora,” one of the programs inaugurating the renovated planetarium, you will feel like you are sitting on a snowbank surrounded by the Northern Lights, McKamey promises. Another new program is “One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure,” which is geared for children 5 years old and under. Most planetarium programs don’t appeal to younger children because they are afraid of being in a dark theater. But for “One World,” in which Muppet characters travel to the moon and back, the planetarium is lighter inside. All other programs can be enjoyed by visitors of any age, McKamey said. The planetarium has seasonal programs — “The Big Sky Tonight” — that show planets and constellations observable in the sky that time of year. In the show running this spring, computer visuals “fly” viewers out to Saturn and dip them into its rings before dropping them back in Bozeman. Now Taylor can bring in programs from any planetarium, which it couldn’t do before. Loberg expects the planetarium will be used by some MSU professors teaching classes in astronomy and related fields. McKamey hopes it also encourages children to study science, technology, engineering or math in the future. Loberg knows from personal experience how a planetarium can inspire a career. As a 9-year-old from Deer Lodge, Loberg visited the thennew Taylor Planetarium and was amazed by the glimpses of the universe it revealed. Twelve years ago when he was a
TAY LO R P L A N E TA R I U M The following shows are available at the planetarium at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman. Shows are subject to change without notice. Admission is free with museum admission or museum membership. The museum is open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. through Labor Day. Admission is $14 for adults, $9.50 for kids ages 5-17, $10 for MSU students with valid MSU ID, $13 for senior citizens, and free for children younger than 4. Experience the Aurora 11 a.m., 3 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday Seven months of winter sky watching, hundreds of thousands of photographs and hundreds of hours under the spell of the Aurora have been condensed into the world’s first full dome 360-degree, high-resolution movie of the Northern Lights. One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday Big Bird, Elmo and their friend Hu Hu Zhu, a Muppet from the Chinese production of Sesame Street, travel from Sesame Street to the moon in this spectacle of light and color designed for young children. The Big Sky Tonight 1 p.m. Monday-Friday; 11 a.m., 3 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday Come learn what can be seen in the night sky right from your own backyard. This presentation covers seasonal constellations for the casual viewer, as well as deep sky objects for those who want to know where to point their telescopes. This program is updated regularly to show current sky events along with new images from space. Source: museumoftherockies.org
freshman at Montana State University studying computer science, Loberg knocked on the museum’s door asking for a job at the planetarium. He’s been working there since. The renovation should attract not only more people to the planetarium, but to the museum as well, McKamey said. When the planetarium first opened in 1989, about half of all visitors to the museum included a planetarium program. That dropped to about one-third as the planetarium aged, Loberg said. The recent renovation slightly increased the size of the planetarium from 102 to 110 seats and the number of wheelchair spaces from two to five. Most of the $1.5 million cost of the project came from private funds. MSU contributed $65,000, including donations from the offices of the president, vice president for research and the Associated Students of MSU students.
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Connor Chapman, a student at Skyview High in Billings, plays viola during a rehearsal with the Festival Orchestra during the Red Lodge Music Festival. This year’s festival is June 1-9 and features five faculty concerts, three student recitals and a final band and orchestra performance.
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four mini-classes with a country theme and picnic lunch. Preregistration required for Fro m PAG E 65 classes. Saturday is Quilting in the Country. The outdoor quilt show will be on original tivities, a flower show, and more than 100 homestead buildings and in lovely gardens. arts and crafts vendors. For more informaFor more information, go to www.quilttion, go to sweetpeafestival.org. inginthecountry.com.
in southwestern Montana in 1991, with standardized, single-site counts commencing in 1992. This ongoing effort monitors long-term trends in populations of raptors using this northern portion of the Rocky Mountain Flyway. More than 20 years ago, Fred Tilly discovered the Bridger Range to be an important fall flyway for raptors. A Day in the Country/ Bridger Mountains Raptor Migration He conducted limited migration counts Quilting in the Country Aug. 8-31 at the site in 1979, 1980, and 1982 to set Aug. 16-17 Hawk Watch International began fullthe stage for HWI, beginning standardized Friday is A Day in the Country featuring season, fall migration counts at this site counts in the 1990s. The count, orga-
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holiday, the rodeo draws more than 10,000 spectators every year to its open-air arena near the Yellowstone River. The Roundup Rodeo starts at 8 p.m. The parade is at 3 p.m. July 2 in downtown Livingston. For more information, visit www. livingston-chamber.com.
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Bison graze in the Hayden Valley in Yellowstone National Park.
nized by Montana Audubon since 2010, now occurs from a helicopter platform located atop the ridge above Bridger Bowl Ski Area, about 25 miles northeast of Bozeman. The flyway is noted for the largest concentration of golden eagles in the lower 48 states. Public participation is free. Groups and children are welcome. Please call Montana Audubon at 406.443.3949 or visit www. mtaudubon.org/birds/raptor.
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L IVI N G S TO N Livingston Roundup Rodeo July 1-4 The Livingston Roundup Rodeo has been a popular annual PRCA event in the heart of Montana cattle country since 1924. Ranked as the 10th highest purse in the nation over the Independence Day
Summerfest Along the Yellowstone July 19-21 Enjoy this summer festival held the third weekend in July in Livingston’s beautiful Sacajawea Park along the banks of the Yellowstone River. The three-day gala will include kids’ activities, a basketball shoot, beer garden,
live music, art and craft vendors, free swimming and a great assortment of food. Visit www. livingstonmusicfestival.com.
R ED LOD G E Red Lodge Music Festival June 1-9 The Red Lodge Music Festival is the oldest and most successful music festival in Montana, serving more than 200 students annually and presenting live performances by 30 professional musicians to audiences that would not otherwise have
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Flag bearers ride in the Home of Champions parade in downtown Red Lodge. The Home of Champions Rodeo and Parade are July 2-4.
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evening faculty concerts, three student recitals, and a final band Fro m PAG E 69 and orchestra performance complete a worthwhile and access to such opportunities. memorable festival experience Because of the high quality for student campers, faculty of faculty performances, the members and festival audiconcerts are taped for later ences. The year 2013 marks the broadcast over regional and na- 50th Annual Red Lodge Music tional public radio, bringing Red Festival. The Carbon County Lodge to national attention. Five Historical Society and Museum
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join with the Pollard Hotel to pay tribute to the Red Lodge Music Festival. Admission to the programs and museum are free for the day. For more information, go to www.rlmf.org.
deo is part of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association circuit and brings nearly all the national champions to Red Lodge every year. Cowboys will be competing, the clown and bullfighter will entertain Home of Champions the crowds and the announcer Rodeo and Parade will keep everyone informed. July 2-4 Beginning each day at noon is a The Home of Champions Ro- parade that promises great en-
tertainment for all ages. Rodeo at 6 p.m. on July 2 and 3, and 3 p.m. July 4. For more information, go to www.redlodgerodeo.com. Geology, Ecology Tour July 6 A geology and ecology tour of the Beartooth Highway with geologist Dr. Marv Kauffman and ecologist Dr. Phil Robertson. Since 1996, this team has led one-day excursions exploring the geological and ecological wonders of the Beartooths. Both men are retired university professors who, for many years,
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This aerial photograph shows the switchbacks on the Beartooth Highway. Geologist Dr. Marv Kauffman and ecologist Dr. Phil Robertson will lead an ecology tour of the Beartooth Highway on July 6. The cost is y e l l o w s t o n e 7 2 $50, and lunch is included.
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have taught at the YellowstoneBighorn Research Association’s summer programs. This is a tour that you will not soon forget. The cost is $50 per person with lunch included. Seating is limited, so make your reservations today at the museum. Visit www.carboncountyhistory. com.
Festival of Nations Aug. 2-3 Celebrating more than 50 years, the Red Lodge Festival of Nations honors the burg’s roots as a coal mining town through the diverse ethnic groups that worked and settled the area. The festival begins with an evening performance on Friday at Lion’s Park. Saturday’s activities include ethnic food, exhibits, daytime and evening entertainment and activities for the whole family. The Festival of Nations celebrates the traditional heritage of German, English-Irish, Finnish, Italian, Scandinavian, Scottish and Slavic cultures, along with a variety of other ethnic groups. Sample ethnic foods while enjoying a variety of cultural activities and performances. For additional information, call the Red Lodge Area Chamber of Commerce CASEY PAGE/Billings Gazette at 888-281-0265 or go to www. Sheep run down Division Street in Reed Point for the annual Great Montana Sheep Drive, scheduled for redlodgefestivalofnations.com. Sept. 1.
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Labor Day Arts Fair Sept. 2 This fair features 80-plus artists’ booths displaying and selling bead work, pottery, paintings, sculptures, photography and more. Free, live entertainment throughout the day consists of fiddlers, belly dancers, folk musicians and more, such as food booths, a concession stand and picnic tables for lunch, snacks and beverages. Festivities begin at 9 a.m. and continue until 4 p.m. Free admission.
R EED P OI N T Running of the Sheep Sept. 1 Hundreds of Montana woolies take to the main street of Reed Point during this Labor Day weekend staple. It’s all in the spirit of the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain, with a little Montana flair. Events include a street fair, parade and street dance. 406-326-2315
T H R EE F O R K S Headwaters Country Jam June 27-29 Now in its sixth year, this festival has expanded from being a country music concert to include many other events including the Redneck Olympics and new this year, a Redneck Beauty Pageant. Headliners June 28 are
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Sheep round the corner of Division Street during the Great Montana Sheep Drive in Reed Point.
Diamond Rio and Confederate Railroad. Craig Morgan takes the stage on June 29, with more acts to be announced. The Headwaters Country Jam takes place at the Bridge at Three Forks, off Highway 2, four miles east of Lewis and Clark Caverns. For more information, www. Headwaters CountryJam. Three Forks Classic Auto Car Show July 27 Sponsored by the Headwaters Car Club, the daylong event will include a “show and shine,” merchant walk, food and an awards ceremony. 406-2853133. y e ll o w s t o n e 7 4
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The Rockin’ the Rivers festival takes place at the Bridge near Three Forks off Highway 2 in an arena that creates a natural amphitheater. The Aug. 9-11 festival will feature a Friday night lineup that includes Tesla, Warrant, Firehouse, Trixter and Liberty Lush. Saturday’s shows include ’80s heartthrob Rick Springfield, Saving Abel, Saliva, Black Stone Cherry and Jared Stewart. Sunday’s confirmed acts are Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band, Sweet, Jackyl, Whiskey River and Peter Rivera, the original lead singer/drummer of Rare Earth.
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lead off the festivities at 11 a.m. and Clark Caverns. For more information, www.rockintheriv- with their Burger Bash barbecue in the Visitors Center parkers.com. ing lot, with all proceeds going to help fund various community WEST needs. The parade begins at 6 YELLOWSTONE p.m., Music in the Park concert starts at 7 p.m. For more inFourth of July Celebration formation, go to www.destinaJuly 4 tionyellowstone.com. The Hebgen Basin Volunteers
Smoking Waters Mountain Man Rendezvous Aug. 2-11 Step into the experience of 1800s life at the Smoking Water Mountain Man Rendezvous. The encampment, complete with Trader’s Row, fires the imagination of what it must have been like to live in that era. Entertainment, demonstrations and seminars on a variety of “life-as-itwas skills” will give a deeper appreciation of the challenges and dangers that were faced and overcome. Tomahawk and knife demonstrations, black-powder shoots, Mountain-man storytelling and musicians are all a part of this annual Smoking Waters Mountain Man Rendezvous. Admission is free. The encampment is visible to all travelers arriving on U.S. 20 from the southwest. Smoking Waters Mountain
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The Rockin’ the Rivers music festival is Aug. 9-11 near Three Forks.
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Magic City Blues weekend keeps expanding By JACI WEBB Billings Gazette Fans spoke and Magic City Blues promoter Tim Goodridge listened. Goodridge, who organizes the annual music festival in Billings, is making a few changes to make the South Park concert on Aug. 11 more family-friendly. Kids 11 and younger will be admitted free with a paying adult. And the food vendors will be more plentiful, with more ethnic food, including Mexican and Asian dishes. Now in its 12th year, Magic City Blues has gained a national reputation for hosting bigname acts in a quality event made possible because of the help of hundreds of community volunteers. Three acts have already been announced for the four-day festival, which kicks off Aug. 8 at St. John’s Lutheran Home with a free show, then moves to Montana Avenue on Aug. 9 and 10 for two night shows for those 18 and older. On Aug. 11, a daylong family concert will be at South Park. The Steve Miller Band will headline the Aug. 10 show with opener Matt Andersen. Vintage Trouble will be an opener on the main stage Aug. 9. Other acts will be announced in coming months. Tickets are on sale at magiccity.com. “We’ve been doing it long enough now that we have credibility with the agents and the bands. That has to do with our longevity,” Goodridge said. Goodridge said it’s nice to have a big-name anchor like the Steve Miller Band, who he has been trying to book for years. But he gets even more excited to see emerging bands like Vintage Trouble come to town. Just like the Lumineers, who played South Park three years ago, and Rev. Peyton and His Big Damn Band, who have played the festival twice, Goodridge expects Vintage Trouble to hit it big soon. “We want to be taste-makers,” Goodridge said. “It’s Magic City Blues, so you know you can go there for great music and probably turn into fans for the rest of your life.” One of his favorite acts over the years was the late Koko Taylor. “That first year Koko Taylor played, she went up before Dr. John. She was an old woman and she looked frail and fragile in the wings, but she hit the stage and it was like someone gave her an adrenalin IV.” As an extension of Magic City Blues, Goodridge developed a nonprofit organization,
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Fans cheer during the Magic City Blues festival in August 2012. The three-day music event in downtown Billings will feature headliners The Steve Miller Band on Aug. 10.
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The Steve Miller Band will headline the Magic City Blues festival Saturday, Aug. 10. The festival runs Aug. 9-11 in downtown Billings. Perfect Pitch, which raises money for local music programs. Goodridge said the organization has donated at least $50,000 over the years to local music programs. Among the volunteers who help put on Magic City Blues are area mu-
sic educators, including Quentin Staton, band director of Lockwood School, and Kari Drange, music teacher at Shepherd School. Perfect Pitch aided both of those schools. “We helped the Lockwood School purchase some instruments last year, and Kari Drange typically uses her money to fix or buy instruments,” Goodridge said. “We always sponsor music programs like the talent show at Senior. Basically, the music directors use the money for whatever they need.” Three years ago, the Magic City Soul run was established as part of Montana Cycling’s Race Series. Race organizer Stephanie Kirkpatrick expects 500 runners in the 10K and 3K this year. Both races begin at South Park on Aug. 10. As a special outreach, race organizers sponsor any kid from the Friendship House who would like to compete. Last year, 20 students participated in weekly training sessions to prepare for the race and were sponsored in the event. To register, go to www.montanacyclingraceseries.com.
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Downtown Billings businesses host Alive After 5 concert events every Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. June 6 through Aug. 29. Included are free, live concerts, plus food and beverages.
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every Thursday. For details, call 406-259-5454 or check the Alive After 5 schedule online, aliveafter5. June 6-Aug. 29 com. The popular weekly concert Strawberry Festival series has grown to include June 8 13 free, live performances throughout the summer. Music Celebrate summer at this lovers enjoy concerts at down- annual favorite. A pancake town locations from 5 to 8 p.m. breakfast starts the day, and
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downtown streets are lined with more than 100 arts and crafts vendors, children’s activities, food and fun. Enjoy free, live entertainment and top it off with a sweet slice of the 60-foot strawberry shortcake. For information, call 406-2595454 or go to strawberryfun. com.
Heart & Sole Run June 15 People of all ages and abilities participate in 5K and 10K runs and a 2-mile health walk. Proceeds benefit the YMCA Healthy Community Campaign and Trails Development. For information, call 406-254-7426 or go to heartandsolerace.com.
Big Sky State Games July 19-21 This Olympic-style sports festival hosts more than 10,000 Montana and Wyoming residents. Opening ceremonies include torch lighting by an Olympic athlete. More than 30 competitions take place around town throughout the weekend. For information, call 406-2547426 or go to bigskygames.org.
C ROW AG EN C Y Battle of the Little Bighorn Reenactment June 21-23 At 1 p.m. each day, on the banks of the Little Bighorn River, the Real Bird family hosts a reenactment of the battle from the American Indian point of view. Featuring local riders and reenactors from around the United States, the event began nearly 20 years ago as a way to impart more Native American history and culture, and takes place during Crow
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Athletes are introduced at the opening ceremonies for the Big Sky State Games. Billings hosts more than 10,000 athletes the third weekend in June for Olympic-style competition in more than 30 events.
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FORSY TH Duck Day Downtown Forsyth’s biggest event offers the Rollin’ Dreams Car Show and Boot Leggin’ Bike Rally at the fairgrounds, a Main Street parade and bingo. Highlighting the afternoon is the rubber duck race for cash prizes, then a barbecue and street dance with a variety of live music. For information, call 406-347-5656 or go to forsythmt.com.
G L EN DIVE Buzzard Day and Music in Makoshika June 8 Celebrate the return of the turkey vulture to Eastern Montana with Buzzard Day at Makoshika State Park. There’ll be events
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Bell Street Bridge Day Sept. 8 In Eyer Park, a day full of live entertainment, local musicians and dancers, wagon rides, historical tours, food and drink, craft fair, motorcycle contest and children’s activities funds the maintenance of the town’s historic Cars in the Park bridge over the Yellowstone June 28-29 River. For information, 406-377The Badlands Drifters Car 5601 or glendivechamber.com. Club hosts this two-day car show in Eyer Park. More than H A R DI N 40 trophies will be awarded and events include a scavenger Little Bighorn Days hunt and dance on June 28. For June 19-23 details, go to badlandsdrifters. Take in a performance of the com. for all age groups, including a pancake breakfast, Buzzard Burger lunch, nature walks, 5K and 10K runs and festival games. Each year, new events are added. Admission is free. For information, 406-377-6256 or makoshika@mt.gov.
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The 7th Cavalry, led by Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer, rides along a ridge as warriors gather below as actors prepare to reenact the Battle of the Little Bighorn at the Custer’s Last Stand Reenactment in Hardin. Two annual events recreate the famed June 1876 battle.
Little Bighorn commemorated in June By LORNA THACKERAY Billings Gazette Custer rides again every year in Big Horn County on the weekend nearest the anniversary of his June 25, 1876, defeat at Little Bighorn.
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horn Battlefield National Monument southeast of Hardin. The reenactments are part of Little Bighorn Days in Hardin and Crow Native Days on the adjacent reservation. The festivals have run simultaneously for several years
now, offering visitors a chance to sample events in town and on the reservation during the same weekend. This year festivities begin Wednesday, June 19, and extend to Sunday, June 23. In Hardin, activities start
Wednesday with dancing lessons for people who want to attend the 1876 Military Ball on Thursday night. Dancers in period costume dance period dances to period music. Usually the fi rst performances of the battle reenactment — one in the afternoon and another in the evening — begin Friday. Traditionally there has been a parade that day, as well as contests and a quilt show. Reenactment performances are also usually scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. The Little Bighorn Days Parade fi lls the streets Saturday. One of the most popular events of the weekend is the street dance Saturday night. This year, Confederate Railroad, a country group big in the 1990s, will perform. A special church service starts the day on Sunday. Exact schedules for Little Big-
horn Days and Crow Native Days were not available at press time. Crow Native Days features parades, warrior challenges, hand games, powwows and a Northern Plains Indian Rodeo Association event. Traditional dance contests are always a crowd favorite. Little Bighorn National Battlefield, right across Highway 212 from some Crow Native Day events, also commemorates the battle anniversary. Representatives from each of the tribes involved in the battle are invited to use the outdoor amphitheater to explain their views on what happened that day. For the past several years, riders from the Northern Cheyenne Reservation have made the journey to the battlefield in a colorful procession along the highway. Hardin is about 45 miles southeast of Billings, and Little Bighorn Battlefield is 13 miles further in the same direction.
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Laurel’s Fourth of July celebration includes a grand and kiddie parade, pancake breakfast, Chief Joseph Run, food and craft fair, live entertainment and fireworks.
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Carter County Museum worth the road trip By LORNA THACKERAY lthackeray@billingsgazette.com Looking for a road trip worthy of a few hours in a car to one of the farthest corners of Montana? Ekalaka may have the coolest museum you’ve never seen. And bring along a picnic lunch to eat among the effusion of fanciful rock formations in nearby Medicine Rocks State Park. Carter County Museum, the first chartered county museum in the state, may be small, but it has big ambitions and one of only a handful of mounted Anatotitan copei. For anyone who is not a gradeschool boy or a paleontologist, an Anatotitan copei is a duck-billed dinosaur that lived in the marshlands of southeastern Montana 75 million years ago. Only five of its kind have been
C A R T E R CO U N T Y M U S E U M Museum hours starting April 1 are weekdays from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Weekend hours are 1 to 5 p.m. During winter, the museum is open Tuesday through Friday. Contact the Carter County Museum, 306 N. Main St. in Ekalaka, at 406-775-6886.
found in the United States. People have been digging dinosaurs in Carter County almost since the first settlers arrived in the sprawling ranch county in the 1870s. Some of the biggest names in paleontology have searched for fossils on landscape that was once a subtropical delta of an inland sea. Many of the premier natural history museums in the world boast dinosaurs and other fossils drug from the Hell Creek formation, a geologic strata formed
in the last days of the dinosaurs. Many more fossils are crowded on the shelves of the Ekalaka museum. On display in the museum is the partially exposed skull of a triceratops found 20 miles northwest of nearby Baker; the well-preserved skeleton of Adocis, a turtle from the Cretaceous period found 30 miles away; a cast of dinosaur eggs found in the Gobi Desert; and a cast of a rare Nodosaur armored dinosaur found southwest of Ekalaka. The museum also has represen-
tatives of the giants that roamed on the fringes of the last ice age, including the massive skull of an extinct bison. Another area of the museum is dedicated to the native peoples who have inhabited this part of Montana for thousands of years. The museum should be especially lively this year. A group of Montana State University students will spend all or part of the summer there working to take the museum to the next level. Each student has a specialty he or she will use to redesign museum exhibits, expand its field research station and organize and catalog its treasures. They’re cooking up a “DinoShindig” for July 26 and 27, recruiting paleontologists and other experts doing research in Carter County to share what they are discovering with locals and visitors.
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MILES CIT Y Western Art Roundup & Quick Draw May-June Coinciding with the world-famous Miles City Bucking Horse Sale, a group art show features works from Western and Tribal genres. On May 18, a quick draw and auction at Riverside Park starts at 10:30 a.m. Join the artists’ brunch on May 19 at Custer County Art & Heritage Center, where the show is on display through June 16. For information, 406-234-0635 or ccac.milescity.org
P O M PE YS PI L L A R Clark Days July 27-28 Commemorate William Clark’s stop at Pompeys Pillar on July 25, 1806, with free admission and camping at the state park. There’s historical talks, music and lots of food available. For information, 406-875-2400
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The sun peeks out from behind a tepee at Pompeys Pillar National Monument during Clark Days, an annual event that commemorates William Clark’s stop at Pompeys Pillar on July 25, 1806.
Matthew Harrison 3, helps his father, Don, drive a 1948 International tractor during the Bucking Horse Sale Parade in Miles City. This year’s Bucking Horse Sale is May 16-19. Billings Gazette
Family, fitness at core of Heart and Sole Run Get a team together for this year’s Heart and Sole Run on June 15. It’s Father’s Day weekend, so be sure to get your dad involved. Teams will get a free photo taken at the finish at Dehler Park, and there’ll be prizes for the teams with best costumes, most people, most dads and oldest dad. The event, in its 34th year, is aiming to get friends and families participating together. The weekend kicks off on June 13, with Alive After 5, an outdoor summer street party in front of The Billings Gazette. Saturday’s Heart and Sole features a 2-mile walk, and a 5K and 10K. The 5K is designated as the Road Runners Club of America
Western Regional Championship and begins at 8 a.m. The 2-mile walk begins at 8:20 a.m., with the 10K start set for 8:30. Runners and walkers finish the course at Dehler Park where St. Vincent Healthcare and The Billings Gazette will host the Montana Active Life Festival featuring lots of activities for families, including Zumba, a climbing wall and an inflatable obstacle course provided by the YMCA. Proceeds from the race go to the YMCA and BikeNet. Last year, the YMCA Strong Community Campaign received CASEY PAGE/Billings Gazette $14,000 and BikeNet received Cheerleaders from Billings Senior High School encourage runners at $11,000. To sign up, go to heartandsol- the finish line of the Heart and Sole Run in June 2012. This year’s event — including a 5K, 10K and 2-mile health walk — is June 15. erace.org.
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Hot rods and sauropods highlight busy June By ZACH BENOIT zbenoit@billingsgazette.com What do a Dodge and a duckbilled dinosaur have in common? Aside from a shared first letter, both will be on display during a busy weekend in Malta on June 8 and 9 that features a dinosaur celebration, a classic car show and drag racing. Over the course of two days, Malta will see the Montana Dinosaur Festival, the First State Bank Car Show and races courtesy of Phillips County Motorsports, which are expected to draw hundreds of people to town. “It’s just a big weekend for everybody,” said Terry Skones, First State Bank’s vice president. “It works really well and it brings a lot of people to town.” On June 8, the Great Plains Dinosaur Museum will hold its annual dinosaur festival on First Avenue, with a focus on providing a good time for kids. Admission is free and it will feature lots of activities and displays geared toward the younger set. For $5 participants can purchase a rubber ducky for a duck race to held in town, with winners being awarded a portion of the pot. In addition, the museum’s reg-
Photo courtesy of the Great Plains Dinosaur Museum
A young girl examines drawings of dinosaurs at the Great Plains Dinosaur Museum in Malta. ular displays, including replicas of Leonardo the duck-billed dinosaur and Julie the raptor, will be on hand. “We’ve just got all kinds of programs and displays for the kids,” said Carolyn Schmoeckel, president of the Judith River Foundation, which runs the museum. “It’s a small museum but what we do have is very unique.” Also held throughout the day, the First State Bank Car show will feature about 100 classic, modern
and unique cars, trucks and motorcycles. Held each year in downtown Malta, the show will take place along Front Street and First Avenue and begins with registration at 10 a.m. The show begins officially at noon and draws people from a fivestate region, as well as Canada, to show off their hot rods and choppers. “Rain or shine, we’ll go on with it,” Skones said. “Car show people
don’t really mind the weather. They just love cars and and we invite everybody to come on down for it.” During the day Saturday, food and gift vendors and booths will be set up along Malta’s downtown streets during the events and local businesses will have their doors open to visitors. After the car show wraps up, the action heads just outside of town for the drag races, sponsored by Phillips County Motorsports. They’ll do a few test runs at the drag strip, south of Malta along Highway 191 at 1320 Power Lane, before the bulk of the races start up Sunday. “We go all day Sunday at the track and, weather permitting, we’ll have 80 or 100-plus cars,” said Sharon Kindle, Phillips County Motorsports secretary. “This is the culmination of the weekend.” Kindle said a large part of Phillips County Motorsports — outside of the racing — is promoting tourism, providing scholarships and putting money back into the community. With the races in June combining with the other events for the weekend, it’s one of their biggest events of the year. “It’s just a huge, huge benefit to our community,” she said.
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1. Performances start at 7:30 p.m. Fridaymerce and Agriculture. For information, Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday. For information, call 406-228-2222 or go to glasgowmt.net. 406-228-9216 or fortpecktheatre.org. Fort Peck Summer Theatre Montana Governor’s Cup Longest Dam Race May 24-Sept. 1 Walleye Tournament June 15 Built as a movie house in 1934 to entertain July 11-13 Run or walk across the largest hydraulically the people who came to work during the Part of the Walleyes Unlimited Circuit, this earth-filled dam in the world, with a 10K construction of the dams, the theater is catch-and-release tournament at Fort Peck course rising to 350 feet over two miles, a listed on the National Register of Historic Lake attracts anglers from 18 states and flat 5K course, or a 1-mile course through Places. This season includes “Nunsense II” Canada, all vying for a $15,000 first-place Kiwanis Park. A picnic and awards ceremoMay 24-June 9, “Footloose” June 14-June prize. A Guys and Gals Tournament on 30, “Ring of Fire” July 5-21, “Music Man” July ny conclude the event, which is sponsored MISSOURI RIVER 92 26-Aug. 11 and “Greater Tuna” Aug. 16-Sept by the Glasgow Area Chamber of Com-
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Thursday, Youth Fishing Festival on Saturday, Fisherman’s Barbecue and public fish fry also take place. For information, 406-2282222 or mtgovcup.com. Arts in the Park July 20 Artwork, crafts, an antique car show, music and food vendors are on the lawn of the Historic Fort Peck from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For details, call 406-698-3141. Mountain Man Rendezvous and Trader Days Aug. 24-25 On the lawn of Fort Peck Hotel, the rendezvous has people in authentic dress of the Mountain Man Era, telling stories and demonstrating activities. Trader Days features art, crafts, food vendors, flea market tables, direct sales vendors and antiques in a modern-day version of fur trappers of the early 1800s trading pelts for supplies. For information, 406-698-3141.
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in the Cook Cars, stroll the boardwalks of Pioneer Town and view 100-year-old buildings and a parade. Entertainment, popcorn and drinks are available at the nonalcoholic Shame Saloon, as well PL EN T Y WOOD Dirty as a family-oriented vaudeville Annual Car and show featuring the Dirty Shame Motorcycle Show Belles and the Dixieland Band. June 1 Call 406-487-5965. At the fairgrounds, the day starts with registration and an S H ER IDA N arts and crafts show at 9 a.m. CO U N T Y The public can view the juried show for free, and prizes are Prairie Fest awarded to participants and June 29-July 4 spectators. After a 45-mile fun To celebrate Sheridan County run, the awards banquet is at 6 and its way of life, events are p.m., with live music at 7 p.m. held in several towns including Call 406-765-1733 or go to Westby, Plentywood and Medisheridancounty.org. cine Lake. Visitors can enjoy beer is included. Doors open at the Cottowood Inn at 4 p.m. For information, 406228-2222 or glasgowchamber. net.
Sheridan County Fair July 24-27 This year’s highlights include PRCA Rodeos, a carnival, demolition derby, mud run, parade, kids area, exotic petting zoo, youth livestock show and sale, and a horse show. The mud run starts at 7 p.m. July 24. Rodeo at 7 p.m. July 25-26. For information, 406-765-7900 or co.sheridan.mt.us/fair/index. htm.
Bonnie City Blues & Brews May 18 Live music with Redlight Blue, SCO B E Y John McLellan (lead singer of Pioneer Days, Dirty the Clintons) and headliner Shame & Antique Shows Adam Ezra Group. For $40 in June 29-30 advance or $45 at the event, From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., after a the music, all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage breakfast food and all-you-can-drink
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crafting jewelry and tepees with Native American artifacts. Fiddlers and voices singing around the campfire fill the evening air. For information, 406-433-1916 or nps.gov/fous. Sunrise Festival of the Arts July 13 Thousands visit scenic Central Park for one of Eastern Montana’s premier events, featuring displays by artists and crafters from three states, free entertainment, prize drawings, food and kids’ activities from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For information, call 406-433-1916 or go to sidneymt.com.
Richland County Fair and Rodeo July 31-Aug. 3 pancake breakfasts, a ranch ro- With “Spirit & Pride Country Wide,” highlights include PRCA deo, tractor pull, fishing derby, rodeo events, a carnival, extop hand competition, barbecues, street dances, tailgate par- hibits and Montgomery Gentry and Gloriana in concert on Aug ties, fireworks, a parade, bike races and golf and softball tour- 3. More information at richlandcountyfairandrodeo.org. naments. For details, contact the Sheridan County Chamber of Commerce. For informaWO L F P OI N T tion, call 406-765-1733 or go to sheridancountychamber.org. Wild Horse Stampede July 11-13 Three days of PRCA-sancSID N E Y tioned rodeo action at Marvin Fort Union Rendezvous Brookman Stadium. Daily June 13-16 parades, a carnival, the HuDemonstrations, speakers man Stampede Run/Walk, wild and storytellers bring to life horse race, kids’ stick-horse Fort Union Trading Post, 24 rodeo, street dances and miles northeast of Sidney. See cowboy church are all part of mountain men tanning hides, the stampede’s 90th year. For a blacksmith at work, artisans information, call 406-653-2200.
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