Montana Book

AUTHOR'S PREFACE

Facts about Montana

INTRODUCTION

Land and Space, Mountains and Sky

From Plains to Mountains

Lifestyle

A Land at Odds with Itself

Western Montana

Eastern Montana

The Land Between

HISTORY

Geology and Prehistory

The Age of Dinosaurs

The First Montanans

Anglo Settlers

An Era of Exploitation

Saving The Land

Montana's Ethnic Roots

Native Peoples

Montanans Today

THE GREAT OUTDOORS

Wildlife Watching

Birdwatching

Grizzly Country

Fly-Fishing

THE HI-LINE: MONTANA'S NORTHERN TIER

A Resilient People

Driving Through

The Fur Trade

Indian Reservations

Island Mountain Ranges

THE BIG OPEN: EAST-CENTRAL MONTANA

The Open Range

The People

Dinosaur Country

Damming the Missouri

Fort Peck Lake

C. M. Russell Wildlife Refuge

SOUTHEAST TRIANGLE

Water Wars

The Land

Cattle Country

Miles City

Billings

Crow and Cheyenne

Little Bighorn Battlefield

Bighorn Canyon

Fishing and Floating the Yellowstone

Agates

Eastern Borderlands

Ekalaka

CENTRAL HEARTLAND

Great Falls

Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Center

C.M. Russell Museum

Nuclear Heartland

Fort Benton

Exploring the Missouri River

Central Montana Mountains

Rocky Mountain Front

YELLOWSTONE COUNTRY

Beartooth Highway

Red Lodge

Absaroka-BeartoothWilderness

Livingston

Paradise Valley

Gallatin Canyon

Bozeman

Museum of the Rockies

West Yellowstone

Madison River Valley

Ennis

Historical Detours

Roads Less Traveled        

Boulder River

SOUTHWEST MONTANA

Helena

Butte

Anaconda

Stockgrowers' Towns

Ghost Towns

Bannack

Virginia City and Nevada City

Outdoor Recreation

Scenic Byways

Prospecting for Sapphires

BITTERROOT COUNTRY

The Valley Today

Hamilton

The Mountains

Missoula

Missoula Outdoors

The University Influence

THE FLATHEAD: WESTERN WILDERNESS

Flathead Lake

Kalispell

Whitefish

Columbia Falls and Polebridge

Bigfork

Polson

Flathead Indian Reservation

Glacier National Park

Going-to-the-Sun Road

Bob Marshall Country

Seeley Swan Valley

Jewel Basin

NORTHWEST CORNER

Logging        

Mining

Libby

Bull River Valley

The Yaak

Libby Dam

Kootenai Country

THE ARTS

Western Art

Contemporary Art

The Performing Arts

The Literary Landscape

WINTER RECREATION

Downhill Skiing

Cross-Country Skiing

Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks

Snowmobiling

Guided Winter Tours        

SCENIC ROADS

Eastern Montana

Central Montana

Western Montana

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Area Code

Transportation

Seasons

Essentials

Food and Lodging

Guest Ranches

Fly-Fishing

Tours

Nature Study Vacations

Festivals, Rodeos, and Powwows

Useful Addresses

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