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ideally located close to Glacier National Park between Browning and St. Mary. There are
three suites in the rustic lodge in addition to RV sites, a campground, and a restaurant.
The M Lodge Pole Gallery and Tipi Village (U.S. 89, 2 miles west of Browning, 406/
338-2787, www.blackfeetculturecamp.com , tipis $60 pp, plus $15 for each additional per-
son, meals not included) is a rare and special place. Part art gallery, part tipi camp, part
gourmet restaurant, the Lodge Pole offers an extraordinarily unique experience and a true
taste of Blackfeet culture with traditional meals, Native American art, Spanish mustangs,
and various cultural events.

Food
The best local food, including buffalo, deer, and elk, is served in traditional style for guests
only at the Lodge Pole Gallery and Tipi Village (U.S. 89, 2 miles west of Browning,
406/338-2787, www.blackfeetculturecamp.com , $18-30). If sleeping in a hand-painted tipi
weren't cool enough already, the Native cuisine is more than worth the trip. Memorial
Day-Labor Day, the Aspenwood Resort also offers dining to the public in their Outlaw
Grill (U.S. 89, 9.5 miles west of Browning, 406/338-3009, www.aspenwoodresort.com ,
8am-11am and 1pm-close daily, $7-20). The Outlaw Grill offers standard fare ranging from
fluffy pancakes to sandwiches, salads, and steaks.
Right in town, the Junction Café and Drive Inn (Starr School Rd., 406/338-2386,
7am-9pm Mon.-Fri., $3-17) is locally owned and serves up hearty breakfasts of corned beef
hash, breakfast burritos, and biscuits and gravy, as well as hamburgers and steaks. With usu-
ally only one server and a local clientele, the restaurant is very friendly. Don't be surprised
if a neighboring diner offers to refill your coffee cup.
Another very friendly local restaurant where everything is made from scratch is Family
Tradition (200 N. Piegan St., 406/338-4109, 7am-3:30pm Mon.-Fri., $7-9). The
homemade soups draw the locals, as does the fried sweetbreads special. In a sign of the
times, Family Tradition even posts their daily specials on Facebook.

Information
The Browning Area Chamber (124 2nd Ave. NW, 406/338-2344,

www.browningchamber.com , 8am-5pm Mon.-Fri.) is open year-round.

Getting There
Browning is 123 miles northwest of Great Falls on U.S. Highway 89.