Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Pictograph Cave State Park:
The caves in this state park contain evidence of hu-
man habitation dating back more than 4,500 years, including pictographs of people,
animals, and even weapons (
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).
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Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument:
This historic site is a moving
tribute to one of the last armed battles in which Native Americans fought to preserve
their land and way of life. An annual reenactment brings to life the terror and tragic
meaning of the event (
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)
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Crow Fair:
This five-day celebration on the Crow Indian Reservation features an
all-Indian rodeo, daily parades, and horse racing (
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)
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WaterWorks Art Museum:
Housed in a century-old waterworks building, this is
a gem of a Western art museum (
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).
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Miles City Bucking Horse Sale:
Held the third full weekend in May, this rodeo
is packed with cowboy swagger (
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).
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Makoshika State Park:
The colorful rock layers at Montana's largest state park
are a fascinating lesson in geological time travel (
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).
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Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge:
Walk or drive through this stunning
blend of glacial-drift prairie and shallow wetland to see hundreds of migrating birds
(
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)
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Pioneer Town in Scobey:
More than 35 buildings from Scobey's past have been
restored to their early 20th-century glory (
click here
).
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Fort Peck Dam:
The dam's interpretive center and museum chronicle not only
the remarkable structure itself but the staggering number of fossils unearthed during
its construction, local dinosaur finds, and Sioux and Assiniboine culture (
click here
)
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Whether you see this region as the Big Sky, the Big Open, or just an obvious and easy
access point, this is a part of the state that will enchant you with historical and geographic
context for everything else Montana has to offer.
For thousands of years, the area along the Yellowstone River and its vicinity were hunting
and gathering sites for prehistoric and modern Indians. At various times, the territory
around modern-day Billings was sought after by the Sioux, Blackfeet, Cheyenne, and Crow
Indians. The area up and down eastern Montana was critical in the conflicts between the
