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Hey! What's Going On Here?

Here is our Calendar of noteworthy events, one of the most noteworthy being the Big Hole Valley International Cow Pasture Open Golf Tournament, which is annually attended by tens of people from around the county. For more information on any of these events, call Kay Jacobson at the Wisdom River Gallery (406) 689-3400.

Calendar of Events:
Jackson Old Timer’s Celebration
  1st Sunday following July 4th Weekend
Bannack Days Celebration
  3rd weekend in July
Big Hole Battlefield Celebration
  Weekend closest to August 9-10
Wisdom Gun Show
  First Weekend in August
Big Hole Valley Cow Pasture Golf Tournament
  Fourth Saturday in August
Dillon JC Labor Day Rodeo
  Labor Day Weekend
Jackson V.F.W. Turkey Shoot
  1st Sunday in November
Haying Season
From the 3rd week in July through August

Now here's what we don't have: Discos or Fast Food or Wal-Mart or comparative price gas stations. We don’t exactly, precisely have any of those.

We do have The Antlers Bar and Conover’s General Store. We're a cowboy town don't you know.

There’s a grocery store and Larry’s automotive. A gas station a motel and two good restaurants.

And then there’s the Gallery. My oh my, who would ever think a highfalutin Gallery could prosper here for 25 years.

We have a long wide empty Main Street.

We have one intersection with a choice of a south turn.

There’s a stand-up pay phone there in the middle of town where you never have to wait to talk. Or you can sit on the bench because the phone cord reaches three feet. No cell service. Not that many locals to call.

But Dude, this is Montana. And what a magnificent and strange and wonderful place this is. It’s a bit of a twilight zone escape for many people. But they keep on trickling through in winter or summer.

Come here if you love bam-zoom incredible scenery, dramatic weather, frequent risk, and occasional peril. Come here for the scent of high plains sagebrush and fresh cut grass hay. Come here for immediate friendly.

This is a place where you feel your heart thump, see your breath breathe and sense your feet exploring on their own. The snow crunches. The rivers sing. This is a good place for a life.

 

 

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