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Off the Trail: Encounters With Montana's Weird and Wild History
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Ednor Therriault replied to Ednor Therriault's discussion 'Off the Trail: Encounters With Montana's Weird and Wild History'
Okay, has anyone ever ridden a train? Ever? Anywhere?
Ednor Therriault replied to Ednor Therriault's discussion 'Off the Trail: Encounters With Montana's Weird and Wild History'
I was in Helena last Saturday, eating lunch with my family at Bert and Ernies. We were directly on the line of the Helena sightseeing train, and it came by several times in an hour. I rode it once two years ago, and I found it to be a great source…
Ednor Therriault replied to Ednor Therriault's discussion 'Off the Trail: Encounters With Montana's Weird and Wild History'
Nice! I love it when I'm able to make connections like that too. There's an excellent display on A.B. Guthrie Jr. in the Old Trail Museum in Choteau.
Jason Neal replied to Ednor Therriault's discussion 'Off the Trail: Encounters With Montana's Weird and Wild History'
Mike, thanks for the recommendations!
Another great Montana bar is The Lumberjack Saloon (my local watering hole), off Highway 12 about 15-20 miles west of Lolo. It's basically a monument to the early- and mid-20th century logging industry in…
Ken Egan replied to Ednor Therriault's discussion 'Off the Trail: Encounters With Montana's Weird and Wild History'
Went camping on the Rocky Mountain Front this weekend and got up close and personal with Ear Mountain, made famous by one A. B. Guthrie Jr. and The Big Sky. For this fan of Montana literature, it was a thrilling moment. See the attached…
Ednor Therriault replied to Ednor Therriault's discussion 'Off the Trail: Encounters With Montana's Weird and Wild History'
Wow, you never know! Ellen is well-regarded as one of the foremost authorities on Montana's paranormal-flavored history. She has several books out, and I imagine she's somewhat of a celebrity among the spectre set as well. Maybe she draws…
Ken Egan replied to Ednor Therriault's discussion 'Off the Trail: Encounters With Montana's Weird and Wild History'
At the Montana Folk Festival in Butte, I was lucky enough to catch Ellen Baumler's telling of ghost stories around the campfire. Ellen manages to share a lot of history through the medium of haunting tales. The attached photo…
Mike Anderson replied to Ednor Therriault's discussion 'Off the Trail: Encounters With Montana's Weird and Wild History'
Pony -
Pony, MT, situated at the base of the Tobacco Root mountains, is named for a guy known either as Tecumseh Smith or Smith McCumpsey, but known in those parts as “Pony,” because he was such a runt.
In June, 1866,…
Mike Anderson replied to Ednor Therriault's discussion 'Off the Trail: Encounters With Montana's Weird and Wild History'
Elkhorn to Great Falls to Nevada City - Charlie Hoffman's Barber Shop
Charles "Charlie" W. Hoffmann was the Elkhorn’s barber, arriving around 1870, shortly after his naturalization in San Francisco. His shop was across…
Ednor Therriault replied to Ednor Therriault's discussion 'Off the Trail: Encounters With Montana's Weird and Wild History'
How about some love for Virginia City and Nevada City? With the nearby Robber's Roost, there's a bounty of weird and sometimes shocking history in these thriving ghost towns. Club Foot George, anyone?
Ednor Therriault replied to Susie Risho's discussion 'Random Acts of Creativity'
That is brilliantly twisted! Or is it twistedly brilliant?
Mike Anderson replied to Ednor Therriault's discussion 'Off the Trail: Encounters With Montana's Weird and Wild History'
A couple of years ago, on a Bobcat-Grizzly weekend, I took two Panamanian ladies and a guy who'd never been west of Philadelphia to the New Atlas. Part of a whirlwind trip from Billings to Bozeman and Manhattan and back. Mind you,…
Ednor Therriault replied to Ednor Therriault's discussion 'Off the Trail: Encounters With Montana's Weird and Wild History'
Historical museums are, of course, more about artifacts than art. But some of the stuff you run across can be every bit as beautiful and soul-stirring as something you'd view in a fine art museum. Depends on what turns your emotional crank, I…
Ednor Therriault replied to Ednor Therriault's discussion 'Off the Trail: Encounters With Montana's Weird and Wild History'
Mike, thanks for the input and for the treasure trove of related info. I'm right with you on the Range Riders in Miles City and the three museums in Fort Benton. Either of those could easily be a half a day's worth of exploring. The Range…
Mike Anderson replied to Ednor Therriault's discussion 'Off the Trail: Encounters With Montana's Weird and Wild History'
Some places worth stopping:
1) Carter County Museum, Ekalaka - one of 5 duck-billed Hadrosaurs found in the U.S., one of 3 known armored dinosaurs - a Nodosaur, along with my grandson's favorite, fossilized coprolites.…
Samantha Dwyer replied to Ednor Therriault's discussion 'Off the Trail: Encounters With Montana's Weird and Wild History'
I tend to steer clear of the truly funky/kitschy stuff. Maybe I am missing out when I drive past the pitchfork fondue places and the House of Mystery in Columbia Falls. I'm hoping to expand my horizons with this Roundtable…
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