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e ninth-largest city of Montana, Havre stands a handful of miles
away from the Canadian border in North-Central Montana. Havre flour-
ished by riding on the back of the former Great Northern Railway and a
major stop on U.S. Highway 2 in later years.
Today, Havre serves as more than an oasis for trains in North-Central
Montana. It is home to shy of 10,000 people with enough can-do attitude
and true Montana prairie style to keep it pulsing well throughout its
second century of existence.
TOURISM
Havre has enough tourist attractions to keep a family busy for days.
Between Havre Beneath the Streets, Wahkpa Chu'gn Buffalo Jump, and
the summer festivals and celebrations, finding reasons to visit is made easy.
Havre Beneath the Streets, voted second place in USA Today's must-
see underground attractions in 2016, offers visitors an opportunity to
experience history standing still. In 1904, a great fire that took out much
of downtown Havre forced business owners to set up shop in rooms
below street level, many of which were connected to allow people to
travel between them without seeing the sky. Havre Beneath the Streets is
a must-see for antique enthusiasts, as the curators of the attraction have
done their best to recreate the shop scenes with items that would have
been used during that era.
H AV R E
by JOHN PAUL SCHMIDT
photos by TERESA GETTEN
"If we want something, we have to make it ourselves."
I
F THE CITY OF HAVRE HAD AN ALTERNATIVE MOTTO,
THOSE WORDS OF HAVREITE LINDSEY BENNETT'S WOULD
BE SUFFICIENT. Unless traveling laterally across the state, one isn't
likely to visit Havre as often as the other Montana cities, but with one
visit to the "Jewel of the Hi-Line," a trip north to this city may become
ritual for many.
JEWEL OF THE HI-LINE
