http://westernmontana.onethousandthingstodo.com Find things to do in your city! Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:22:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Located next door to the Old Montana Prison is the auto museum. My friend and I stepped in to a large winding display of cars, which had around 150 cars on display. I had been to the Henry Ford Museum a few years ago so I knew what the ... http://westernmontana.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/09/29/montana-auto-museum-deer-lodge/ On our way to Billings Montana we stopped at the Madison Buffalo Jump near Logan. As we traveled down the 7 mile long gravel road to the entrance we were treated to spectacular views of limestone cliffs that surrounded several farms. We arrived at the entrance and paid ... http://westernmontana.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/09/17/madison-buffalo-jump-state-park-logan-montana/ Located across the street from the Old Montana Prison is the Powell County Historical Museum. My friend and I decided to take in a little more history about the area after our tour of the prison. We walked in to the Powell County Museum and were greeted by ... http://westernmontana.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/09/17/powell-county-historical-museum-deer-lodge/ Located across the street from the Old Montana Prison is the Frontier and Desert John’s Saloon Museums. My friend and I visited the museum where inside we found several displays of things from the old west. Guns, weapons, spurs, chaps and even a collection of Custer’s belongs were ... http://westernmontana.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/09/15/frontier-and-desert-john%e2%80%99s-saloon-museums-deer-lodge-montana/ Have you been interacting with OneThousandThingsTo-Do.com? Did you know that you can? OneThousandThingsTo-Do.com IS a community built by members of your community and is just waiting for you to join in on the fun! In the last year and a half, OneThousandThingsTo-Do.com and its city sites have grown ... http://westernmontana.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/08/20/stay-connected-to-onethousandthingstodo/ In the busy summer months, the little village of West Glacier—the western entrance to Glacier National Park—resembles Grand Central Station. It’s easy to spend the day hitting all the “must-see” tourist attractions in the area, but there are equally enjoyable options for fun off the beaten path. Since I ... http://westernmontana.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/08/05/west-glacier-a-day-off-the-beaten-path/ On a recent trip to Bozeman my friend told me she had a surprise for me when we got there. As we got closer to Bozeman I saw a sign for the Museum of the Rockies and asked if that was my surprise. Turns out I ruined ... http://westernmontana.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/08/04/museum-of-the-rockies-bozeman-montana/ Although Lewis and Clark did not discover the caverns, they did cross near the location of the caves on their expedition. It was David Morrison along with a hunting group who discovered them in the early 20th century. Morrison gave tours of the caves he discovered, however a disagreement with ... http://westernmontana.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/08/03/lewis-and-clark-caverns-whitehall-montana/ Like Bozeman's M trail, Helena has a similar brief hike up nearby Mount Helena. While the M trail has two options for hiking up the mountain, Mount Helena features several options of varying degrees of difficulty and length. Also unlike the M trail, Mount Helena borders the city limits, offering ... http://westernmontana.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/07/31/hiking-mount-helena/ If you live in the Helena area, chances are you've heard about the Last Chance Tour Train during commercial breaks on television. You've probably seen it driving through town, twisting and turning through the streets of downtown Helena. But I'm always surprised at how few locals have actually ridden on ... http://westernmontana.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/07/31/all-aboard-the-last-chance-tour-train/