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Montana TOUR 3 You and your family can enjoy your own Lewis and Clark Trail Babb BLACKFEET INDIAN RESERVATION GLACIER COUNTRY St. Maryy adventure and experience the 404 Cutt Bank 15 splendor of Glacier National Park! 89 BBrowningrowningrrowowowning WHITEFISH LAKE West Glaciercier GLACIER 2 Shelbyhe STATE PARK NATIONAL PARK Missoula – On I-90/ US 93. Features nine historic Whitefish EastEEaEasstt GlacierGlaacccier ParkPParkr Columbia Falls districts, live theatre and music venues, shopping 2 boutiques and great dining, plus the Smokejumper KALISPELL WAYFARERS STATE PARK WEST SHORE Bigfork Visitor Center, Fort Missoula Museum, Montana STATE PARK FLATHEAD 15 Museum of Art and Culture, Missoula Art Museum, LAKE LAKE 89 MARY RONAN Swan Lake Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Visitor Center and STATE PARK a delightful handcrafted carousel. Spectators can Choteau BIG ARM often view kayakers paddling the waters on the Clark STATE PARK Polson 83 Fork and Brennan’s Wave in downtown Missoula at 28 Caras Park. Seven state parks can be found within Ronanna easy reach of Missoula, while the Rattlesnake Moiese GREATAT FALLSFALL National Recreation Area and Wilderness is located NATIONALAL Saintt Ignatiusu ER IV BISON RANGENGEE R RI five minutes from downtown. U FLATHEAD Seeley Lake SO 200 IS INDIAN RESERVATION 93 M Lewis and Clark historic sites south of Missoula PLACIDPLACI LAKE on US 12 include Travelers’ Rest State Park, Lolo STATE PARK Hot Springs, Lolo Pass Visitor Center and Lolo Trail SALMON LAKE MISSOULAMISSOULA STATE PARK TOUR THREE National Historic Landmark. 12 Lolo NORTH WEST – On US 83. The town of Seeley Lake is BEAVERTAIL HILL Seeley Lake Lolo HotHooot SpringsSprin STATE PARK 2 an outdoor adventure lover’s paradise with a numbe r 93 Montana of recreation outfitters to provide all the gear to enjoy 90 15 the nearby trails, lakes and streams, the Lolo National 94 Forest and Bob Marshall Wilderness. Flathead Indian Reservation – Home of the Salish, Kootenai and Pend d’Oreille Tribes is located north of Missoula. N otable attractions include the of Art and the Museum at Central School, as well as dining services, plus a number of events and activities. National Bison Range near Moiese, St. Ignatius great dining and shopping. The Going-to-the-Sun Road travels through the heart of the park and over Logan Pass, connecting West Mission, Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana in Whitefish – On beautiful Whitefish Lake at the base Glacier and St. Mary. US 2 connects West Glacier with Charlo, Polson-Flathead Historical Museum and of Big Mountain. Located 30 minutes west of Glacier East Glacier Park along the southern border of the Miracle of America Museum in Polson and The National Park, the town of Whitefish features the park. For more info, go to: www.nps.gov/glac People’s Center in Pablo. For info, visit www.cskt.org Whitefish Mountain Resort and an array of attractions, shops, events and a vibrant downtown. Browning – On the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. Flathead Lake – Kerr Dam is located on the south Includes the Blackfeet Heritage Center and Art Gallery end of Flathead Lake – the largest natural freshwater Columbia Falls – Located on US 2 en route to and the Museum of the Plains Indian. The Blackfeet lake in the West. The Kerr Dam overlook offers Glacier National Park, Columbia Falls has a revitalized were the Native Americans who Meriwether Lewis met spectacular canyon views of the 204-foot dam and its downtown and provides access to the Flathead River. when he led a small party by horseback into Blackfeet falls. Six state parks are located on this 200-square- Glacier National Park – Visitors can journey Country to explore the Marias River on his return mile lake, including Wild Horse Island – a day-use journey in 1806. For more info on the Blackfeet Tribe park that is accessible via kayak. off the Lewis and Clark Trail to see 1-million acres of scenic splendor. The Park’s high-mountain vistas, and visitor facilities, go to: www.blackfeetnation.com Bigfork – Located on the north end of Flathead glacier-fed lakes, shimmering waterfalls and an esti- Great Falls – One of the eastern gateways to the Lake and accessible on MT 83 or MT 35. Bigfork mated 25 active glaciers attract people the world over. Rocky Mountain Front and Glacier National Park offers convenient access to the lake and nearby There are 734 miles of hiking trails. Driving the Going - is via US 89. The Lewis and Clark National Historic Flathead National Forest. Bigfork is recognized as one to-the-Sun Road over high-mountain vistas will take Trail Interpretive Center portrays the epic challenges of the best small art towns in the U.S. and features your breath away. Elk, grizzly bears, mountain goats, the Corps of Discovery faced in the portage of 16 galleries, live theater and 25 restaurants. and bighorn sheep thrive within the park. Visitors the five great falls on the Missouri River. For more can stay at classic chalets including Granite Park and information on the Little Shell Chippewa Tribe, Kalispell – On US 2 and 93. Kalispell is the year- Sperry Chalets or the Many Glacier Lodge east of Babb, go to: www.littleshelltribe.us round hub of the Flathead Valley. The community the Lake McDonald Lodge north of West Glacier and has an Old West charm and modern-day culture the Glacier Park Lodge adjoining the Park on the For more information on the great attractions featuring downtown galleries and studios. It is the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. The communities of and parks along the Lewis and Clark Trail, go to: home of the Glacier Symphony and Chorale, the West Glacier, East Glacier Park, St. Mary and Essex Conrad Mansion Museum, the Hockaday Museum also provide a variety of lodging, recreation, and lewisandclarkcountry.org National Park Service THIS PROJECT WAS FUNDED IN PART BY A GRANT FROM THE LEWIS AND CLARK STEWARDSHIP ENDOWMENT : A NATIONAL COUNCIL Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail OF THE LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION BICENTENNIAL LEGACY PROJECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT THE nps.gov/lecl LEWIS AND CLARK TRAIL HERITAGE FOUNDATION AT: WWW.LEWISANDCLARK.ORG ADDITIONAL FUNDING HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY : Lewis and Clark Montana Tourism Glacier Country Tourism • TRAVELERS REST CHAPTER – Missoula/Lolo area • PORTAGE ROUTE CHAPTER – Great Falls area visitmt.com glaciermt.com Trail Heritage Foundation travelersrestchapter.org portagechapter.weebly.com lewisandclark.org.