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(406/326-2315), and it is an afternoon well spent. The annual event includes a mutton cook-
off, a parade and car show, a street dance, a kids' carnival and petting zoo, local crafts sales,
and a variety of entertainment. Even though it's this one-day event that puts little Reed Point
on the map, it is a nice town to explore if you have time.
Big Timber is home to the stately Grand Hotel Bed & Breakfast.
For anglers and adventurers in search of good water, high mountains, and a friendly bar
with decent grub, these three hamlets fit the bill brilliantly. With the Stillwater and Yellow-
stone Rivers nearby, Columbus is a fishing town, and the
New Atlas Bar
(528 E. Pike Ave.,
406/322-4033) is one of the coolest but least-visited bars in the state. There never seem to
be more than a couple of old-timers bellied up to the beautiful old bar, and with more than
60 mounts on the walls and a couple of oddities here and there (a stuffed two-headed calf,
for example), this place has the feel of a cool but somewhat dingy old museum.
Heading down Highway 78 toward Red Lodge is Absarokee, a quaint little town
near the Stillwater River with a handful of B&Bs and a similar number of outfitters.
Absaroka
River
Adventures
(113
Grove
St.,
406/328-7440
or
800/334-7238,
