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HE AMUSING AND AMAZING "WHAT THE HAY" (Montana Bale
Trail) sculptures are created for a one day event on September 13th but you
can see the bales later in the month too.
Begun in 1990 as a friendly competition between two neighboring ranchers, it's
grown into a full-blown attraction. By its 20th anniversary in 2003 over 50 entries
were created. People vote on the best in two categories: those bales created by chil-
dren under 13 and those of adults. ere is no entry fee, and sculptors have ranged
from age 3 to 83.
e bales are displayed along a 21-mile loop south of US Hwy 87 along highways
239 and 541, between Windham and Hobson. In Utica, the half-way point, you
might want to stop at the Oxen Yoke Inn. In Hobson you could get into the spirit of
the place at the Gumbo Flats Farm Bed & Breakfast, an operating farm that grows
wheat and barley, with open spaces to view wildlife and go for long relaxing walks.
Take
a
Self-hay!
What the Hay!
Godz-hay-la!
Snoop-hay!
Hay-merican
Gothic!
photos courtesy of the HOBSON MUSEUM & LIBRARY
