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28 D I S T I N C T LY M O N TA N A M A G A Z I N E • S U M M E R 2 0 2 4 um and ultimately opening a number of spaces as full guest rooms. Today, you can book a stay at the Grabow Hotel online, and if you do you'll pass some very pleasant nights there in beau- tifully decorated and maintained suites.* If you are lucky enough to stay on a chilly night you are bless- ed to periodically hear the original single pipe heating system with its old-fashioned radiators clink and clank as they turn on, hissing like somnolent snakes. In 1911, when the Grabow Hotel was first opened for business, that noise must have been soothing because it meant that you were warm and in bed, the wilderness and the cold temporarily at bay. But it must have also reminded them that there would be no such comforts on the stagecoach to the Park. Today the radiators' sibilant air vents are a brief pas- sage back to the reassuring warmings of another day. Patricia sees her success as a potential model for the rest of downtown Livingston. With so many beautiful and historic ho- tels, and with nearly as much demand for tourists in Livingston as during its fin-de-siècle heyday, Grabow envisions many of those remaining hotels converted to their original use, or made into online rentals. This will help keep their character, as well as OPERATED BY: Interactive. Immersive. Experiential. LOCATED IN INDIAN BATTLE PARK Lethbridge, Alberta 2024 SUMMER SEASON HOURS 1-866-320-3898 403-320-3777 galtmuseum.com For off-season information: New at Fort Whoop-Up this Summer! Lii Buflo: A Métis Way of Life travelling exhibit showcases Métis culture through stories of their relationship with bison. June 6 th –16 th Thurs–Sun 10 am–5 pm June 19 th –Sept 1 st Wed–Sun 10 am–5 pm SCAN QR CODE TO LEARN MORE! Helena Farmers Market is the longest Running and BEST market in the state. Saturdays on Fuller Avenue Downtown Helena 9 A.M. to 1 P.M. From the end of April - end of October See you at the Market!! www.helenafarmersmarket.com VOTE FOR US WIN $500 FOR YOUR CHANCE TO of B E ST M O N TA N A A S V O T E D B Y R E A D E R S O F 2023 W I N N E R ! *The author and his family stayed one night at the Grabow Hotel and liked it so much they ex- tended it to two. The only problem with that scheme is the author and his family liked it so well that they wish they had made it four nights, or rounded up to a week. Patricia sees a future IN WHICH THE ORIGINAL GATEWAY TO YELLOWSTONE, THE FIRST NATIONAL PARK IN THE WORLD, BECOMES AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE PARK EXPERIENCE ONCE AGAIN.

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