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This Summer Make Tracks for the
call (406) 535-5436 or find
schedule and reservations online at
www.montanadinnertrain.com
Charlie Russell
Chew Choo
Great
Family Fun!
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a sculptor's gift to
Montana belgraDe artist Jim
Dolan's "Gift to Montana" is a small
herd of life-size, steel-blue horses
on a hilltop overlooking Highway 287
near Three Forks. Thirty-nine steeds
of various shapes and aspect mingle
and nuzzle under the big sky. A sight
to behold!
virgelle Mercantile,
located in the uPPer MissOuri
river valley, eight miles off U.S.
Hwy 87 between Great Falls and
Havre, was named one of
National
Geographic Traveler's
"Best Trips
2013." This unique place combines
lodging (even in homestead
cabins), with an antique store, flea
market, river trips, and cooking
classes (upcoming Dutch Oven
& Wood Stove Cooking Saturday
April 26). The Virgelle also offers
guided ghost town packages.
www.virgellemontana.com.
dirty shame saloon
Head up to the
yaak valley to
visit the "World Famous Dirty
Shame Saloon" in Troy. Favored
by hikers, bikers, hunters, and
wanderers since 1951, it even
has a laundromat so you can
enjoy a cold one, while waiting
for your pants to dry.
the wild Mare in corvallis
Deep in the
bitterrOOt, 40 miles south
of Missoula, a rambling, rustic restaurant
serves up what was voted "Best Steak
Dinner in the Bitterroot" in 2013. The Wild
Mare and owner Pam Kaye offer a heap of
good food and fun in a lively mix of good,
old western hospitality. Call ahead to
check on specials and entertainment.
www.thewildmare.com/Home
1000 buddhas in the Jocko
Valley, north of
arlee, is the Garden
of Peace, where a Tibetan lama has
created a shrine to encourage a
"positive transformation" among visi-
tors. it is hoped it will instill a lasting
impression of peace and compassion.
world's largest
penguin in Cut bank
sits a 27-ft tall penguin, made
out of 10,000 pounds of con-
crete. it was built in 1989 to
mark Cut Bank as the coldest
town in the U.S. if you are
near Glacier National Park, it
is well worth a side trip.
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