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St., 406/586-5589, www.heydaybozeman.com , 10am-7pm Mon.-Sat., 11am-5pm Sun.) spe-
cializes in timeless home decor and elegant gifts. From gardening to personal grooming,
cooking, and entertaining, this stylish little shop is sure to make you smile. For gifts that
could only come from Montana, Montana Gift Corral (237 E. Main St., 406/585-8625,
www.giftcorral.com , 9am-8pm Mon.-Fri., 9am-6pm Sat., 10am-5pm Sun.) is the place to
go.
For the hunter and outdoor enthusiasts, downtown Bozeman offers top-of-the-line shop-
ping. The Powder Horn (35 E. Main St., 406/587-7373, 8am-8pm Mon.-Fri., 9am-6pm
Sat., 11am-5pm Sun.) has everything from guns and fly-fishing gear to cowboy hats
and Saturday-night togs. Sharing the adjacent space is an outstanding local shoe store
and something of a Bozeman institution. Schnee's (35 E. Main St., 406/587-0981,
www.schnees.com , 8am-8pm Mon.-Fri., 9am-6pm Sat., 11am-5pm Sun.) sells everything
from locally made bombproof hunting boots, to a selection of very hip street shoes and san-
dals. They take their 100 percent satisfaction guarantee very seriously, and are poised to
make shoe snobs out of nearly anyone.
Bozeman has a number of notable art galleries. Thomas Nygard Gallery (135 E. Main
St., 406/586-3636, www.nygardgallery.com , 9am-5pm Mon.-Fri.) specializes in Western,
wildlife, and sports art. Just down the street, A. Banks Gallery (127 E. Main St., 406/
586-1000, www.abanksgallery.com , 10am-5pm Mon.-Sat.) displays an outstanding collec-
tion of American, Western, and sports art. Visions West Gallery (34 W. Main St., 406/
522-9946, www.visionswestgallery.com , 10am-5:30pm Mon.-Sat.) is a dynamic space that
focuses on contemporary artists in the West.
Bozeman's most significant shopping event is Crazy Days (downtown Bozeman, 406/
586-4008), a price-slashing extravaganza that happens each year on the third weekend in
July. Merchants reduce their inventory prices by up to 75 percent and put much of it out
on the street. Early birds are the winners here; it's not uncommon to see several brand-new
pairs of last year's skis being carried away by happy new owners.
RECREATION
Pools and Parks
Bozeman is a town of relatively young, active people, a fact that the infrastructure in
town reflects. The Bozeman Swim Center (1211 W. Main St., 406/582-2994,
www.bozeman.net , $4 adults, $3 children and seniors) is a 50-meter Olympic-size pool in-
side the high school open to the public at designated times daily. The water is kept at a cool
84°F, ideal for lap swimming.