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Distinctly Montana Summer 2020

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w w w . d i s t i n c t l y m o n t a n a . c o m 45 220 Kendall Court • Belgrade, MT (406) 388-2559 www.wagnernursery.net W e are a family-owned nursery and landscaping business in Montana with more than 30 years of landscape experience and roots that go three generations deep. If you are looking for the best in landscaping de- sign and installation, then look no further. Our dedication to customer service speaks for itself. Missoula Downtown | ConneCting our CoMMunity. 35th AnnuAl Out tO lunch every weDnesDay June, July, & august 20th AnnuAl DOwntOwn tOnight every thursDay June, July, & august unseen MissOulA - guiDeD wAlking tOurs every thursDay & saturDay June, July & august 15th AnnuAl river city rOOts FestivAl - Aug. 28-29, 2020 •Over 70 lOcAl shOps & BOutiques •Over 50 restAurAnts & cAFes •MuseuMs, theAter, & live Music •weekly cOMMunity events missouladowntown.com Free Parking Downtown weekDays aFter 5PM & weekenDs Athena Photography Athena Photography Andy Benson at Benson Media Andy Benson at Benson Media FORT UNION TRADING POST NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE For nearly 40 years, John Jacob Astor's American Fur Company was the most famous fur trading post in North America. No fewer than seven Native American tribes regularly came to trade goods, spawning a business of up to $100,000 a year in 1828. With the con- vergence of the mighty Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers, the trading post also brought artists and scientists during this period to study the landscape and local peoples. Considered by many Native Americans of the time to be a peace- ful trading post, Fort Union was a demilitarized zone amongst the tribes. They came to trade guns, blankets, knives, and many other goods for bison and other furs.

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