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VISIT A NEW BREWERY. Now more than 170 Montana-made beers can be found across
the state. See www.montanabrewers.org for facts about this huge industry. You can
sign up for the newsletter of the Montana Brewers Association.
BOZEMAN
AMERICAN COMPUTER & ROBOTICS MUSEUM. Known as one of the top ten
historic and free museums in the country, this place looks into the history of
computers, artificial intelligence, and the Apple Computer Company. Not for
geeks only, it gets rave reviews. 2023 Stadium Dr., #1A, www.compustory.com.
GET TO KNOW
A COUNTY
ROUNDUP
MUSSELSHELL
COUNTY
MUSSELSHELL COUNTY lies in South Central Mon-
tana; it is north of Billings in Yellowstone County, east
of Ryegate in Golden Valley, west of Forsyth in Rosebud
County. The name comes from the mussel shells found
in the river, which Lewis & Clark is said to have named.
The census says there are around 5,000 people, 1800
households, 96% white with occasional black, Native
American, Asian people. The biggest employer now is
the coal mine, Signal Peak Energy, and some oil is being
explored but the largest industry is agriculture.
Roundup, the county seat, was established as a
convenient place along the Musselshell River for cattle-
men in the open range days to gather their cattle for the
annual roundup.
If you visit the town be sure to look into Troy and
Coila Evans' exquisite woodwork, sculptures, and
paintings. See www.blockhorsedesigns.com. Coila also
runs an art gallery on Main Street. In 2011 Roundup
experienced a serious flood and dozens of homes had
to be evacuated. Flooding and fires have changed the
county physically.
Troy Evans talks
about his work
www.distinctlymontana.com/evans171
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