HAVRE
MSU-Northern, page 78
WHITEFISH Grouse Mountain Lodge, page 77
BIGFORK Storybook Perfect, page 48
SEELEY LAKE Montana Island Lodge, page 77
MISSOULA University of Montana, page 78
HELENA Cromwell Dixon, page 69
Carrol College, page 78
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
PIONEER MOUNTAINS
Explore the Scenic Byway, page 22
VIRGINIA CITY
Ghosts, page 69
DILLON UM - Western, page 78
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK Green Yellowstone, page 26
Geothermal, page 54
BUTTE Montana Tech, page 78
BOZEMAN Planet Bronze, page 29
Nikki Kimball, page 87 Maggie Mateskon, page 32
Montana State University, page 78 Greg Keeler, page 40
BIG TIMBER Grand Hotel, page 77
GREAT FALLS James Westwater, page 34
The Ozark Club, page 45 University of Great Falls, page 78
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