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AMERICAN
Café De Camp $
( 406-256-7285;
www.cafedecamp.com
; 1404 6th Ave N; mains $6-14; 11am-2pm
& 5.30-9pm Tue-Sat)
There's a strong focus on fresh locally sourced food at this tiny
hard-to-find little cafe. The lamb and bison dishes are particularly good, and there's a fine
selection of crepes. It's about 10 blocks northeast of downtown in an industrial area.
Caramel Cookie Waffles $
(
www.caramelcookiewaffles.com
;
1707 17th St W; mains $5;
EUROPEAN
7am-5pm Tue-Sat;
)
Better known as the Dutch Brothers, this place bustles at lunch with superb soups,
European pastries and the eponymous
stroopwafels
. It's worth arranging your entire Yel-
lowstone itinerary around the weekly seafood bisque.
Entertainment
THEATER
Alberta Bair Theater
(
www.albertabairtheater.org
; 2801 3rd Ave N)
A magnet for all of eastern Montana, this
is Billings' cultural jewel, with productions ranging from world music to symphony con-
certs.
Information
Base Camp
(
www.thebasecamp.com
;
1730 Grand Ave)
The place for last-minute outdoor
gear, topo maps and that lost widget for your stove.
Billings Visitor Center
( 406-245-4111, 800-735-2635;
www.itsinbillings.com
,
ht-
tp://billingscvb.visitmt.com
;
815 S 27th St)
Can help with hotel reservations. See also
Custer National Forest
( 406-657-6200;
www.fs.fed.us/r1/custer
; 1310 Main St)
In-
formation on the Beartooth Mountains.
Red Lodge
406 / POP 2280 / ELEV 5555FT