ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AREA
3 Days Along the Rocky Mountain Front, page 18
CHARLO
Snowy Owl Outburst, page 25
MISSOULA The Right Madness, page 35
HELENA Helena from the Top Down, page 18
STATE FACTS Population:
971,741
Entered Union: Capital: Song:
Land area: Water area:
Size Ranking: Length: Width:
Highest point: Lowest point:
Animal: Bird:
Butterfly: Fish:
Flower:
November 8, 1889 Helena
Montana
145,392 Square Miles 1,746 Square Miles 4th
630 Miles 280 Miles
12,799 Feet, Granite Peak 1,820 Feet, Kootenai River
State Nickname: Treasure State Motto:
“Oro y Plata” (Gold and Silver) Grizzly Bear
Western Meadowlark Mourning Cloak
Blackspotted Cutthroat Trout Bitterroot
Grass: Tree:
Fossil: Gemstone:
Bunch Wheatgrass Ponderosa Pine
Maiasaura, or Duck-Billed Dinos Agate and Sapphire
LOGAN Veterans Fishing Park, page 73
BOZEMAN Artists Dan and Adam Smith, page 29
DEADROCK page 69
FREEZOUT LAKE
Birds on the Move, page 40
GREAT FALLS Sip n Dip bar, page 49
BIG TIMBER Chinese Archaeology, page 80
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