Ghost town
Virginia City: Ghost town echoes the heyday of historic gold strike
The six men had been traveling on foot for weeks, escaping encounters with hostile Indians and ultimately just trying to get back to where they started. But when they set up camp beside a small stream in the high mountains of present-day Southwest Montana, the wayward prospectors made a discovery…Read More »
Just outside Yellowstone, Ennis is a hub of rich history and epic fishing
Every year, more than 3 million people visit Yellowstone National Park to gaze upon its postcard-perfect vistas, cast flies to native cutthroat trout and feel the pulse of nature. For all that plus an added dose of peaceful solitude, savvy travelers can take a scenic trip just outside the park’s…Read More »
The Wild West rises from the dead each Halloween in Southwest Montana
Southwest Montana is chock-full of historical and often spooky locations and notorious characters that give its mountains, rivers and communities a colorful past. In several of southwestern Montana’s legendary mining communities, the Wild West rises from the dead, and October events can be frightful fun for the family…especially in the…Read More »