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Check out the 1908 Old West Montana Bar in Miles City

Get a feel for the old west in the Montana Bar in Miles City, Montana. More than a century old and full of originals furnishings, it offers drinks & dining.

If You Only See One Thing in Montana it Must Be the Miracle of America Museum

by Linda Aksomitis

If you’re visiting Glacier National Park, you must make the 70 mile trip to see the Museum of America Museum in Polson & huge collection of Americana.

From a Kodiak Bear to Canyons to the Western Shorebird Reserve — Road Trip

by Linda Aksomitis

Did you know that out of Montana’s 56 counties, 46 are considered “frontier counties” with an average population of six or fewer people per square mile? Or that it’s the fourth largest state in the US? What that means, of course, is that there...

East Glacier in the Rain — A Road Trip

by Linda Aksomitis

Glacier Park was established more than a century ago, back in 1910. Over 350 locations in the park are on the National Historic Landmarks record of historic places. Day 2: Glacier Park & Polson, Montana Our morning drive to East Glacier started out at 9 a.m. as...

Trains! Trains! Trains! 5 of the Best Vintage Passenger Trains and Train Museums

by Linda Aksomitis

North Americans love trains. Why? Of course modern trains provide an economical alternative to other forms of transit–and a fast way to get from one place to another. But vintage passenger trains are another story. Perhaps we love them because of the romance of...

Buttes, Badlands & Hoodoos

by Linda Aksomitis

What’s the difference between buttes, hills, and mountains? Never asked? Well, the question was inevitable on a trip I took across Montana last June with four other wordsmiths. A butte, I soon discovered, was defined as a small isolated hill with steep sides and...