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NE OF THE MOST PICTURESQUE COUNTIES, it sits where prairies
meet the mountains, the Crazy Mountains and Absarokas. Once the area
was all Crow territory before white settlers moved in. Captain Clark's
brigade camped near Hunter's Hot Springs in 1806. It now consists of 1,855
square miles, is bigger than Rhode Island, and includes 449 miles of public lands
offering the best in fishing, camping, and recreation.
e county seat, Big Timber, dwells in a valley formed by the confluence of the Boul-
der and Yellowstone Rivers, which are surrounded by cottonwood trees. It was named for a sawmill.
In the mid-1890s, Big Timber shipped more wool than any town in the U.S. Two Irishmen, Charles
McDonnell and Edward Veasey, drove 3,000 head from CA to MT in 1880. Ranching provides the
basic economy. Some people work for the Stillwater Mining Company in East Boulder.
e Grand Hotel is the anchor of the town. It's known far and wide as the finest bed &
breakfast on the Yellowstone. e Sunday brunch is sumptuous.
Some outstanding features of the county are the Greycliff Prairie Dog Town, the Natu-
ral Bridge State Monument, and the Road Kill Bar and Café ("from your grille to ours") in
McLeod. Famous people have found it amenable too, including the illustrious photographer
Barbara Van Cleve, novelist and screenwriter omas McGuane, and Christopher Paolini,
author of the Eragon & Dragon series.
BIG
TIMBER
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e popular
COFFEE POT BAKERY CAFÉ in con-
junction with Mountain Arts Pottery features
sandwiches, soups, quiches, and a host of pies,
muffins, and coffee cakes. Huge servings. Cozy.
Open Mon-Sat, 6 a.m.-6 p.m. Located at 80795
Gallatin Rd. between Gallatin Gateway and Bzn.
BUTTE
THE WORLD MU-
SEUM OF MINING
Located at 155
Museum Way
on a former
mine yard, the
"museum" shows
equipment and
a mining town. Since it is mostly outdoors, it
reopens in April with an underground mine
tour that illustrates a miner's life. Advance
registration required. Miningmuseum.org.
ENNIS AREA
Looking for a gorgeous hike? Take the moderate
1.6 mile
BEEHIVE CREEK TRAIL and enjoy a peaceful
landscape with plenty of wildflowers. It crosses a
creek and features educational signs. Dogs allowed.
KEVIN RED STAR STUDIOS
19th
South 1st Street
P. O. Box 269
Roberts, MT 59070
(406) 445-2549 Studio
(406) 425-0055 Mobile
kevinredstar@gmail.com
www.kevinredstar.com
OPEN BY APPOINTMENT
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R E D S T A R
"Crow Chargers at Arrow Creek"
Acrylic on Canvas 60"h x 48"w
