A civil engineer with a mining background, Stanton, inspired by a visit to the gold dredging operation around Bannack, Montana, invested in a dredge to process the large volume of sand and gravel ...

Bannack State Park is a National Historic Landmark and Montana’s first territorial capital. It is the site of Montana’s first major gold discovery in 1862. Bannack became a state park in 1954.

It's rare, but hikers do sometimes find treasure. This mouthwatering list of undiscovered fortunes will turn your camping ...

BANNACK — The ghost towns of Montana's gold rush era attract thousands of visitors annually. At Bannack and Virginia City, they learn about the clapboard buildings left behind by men and women ...

Shutterstock Bannack State Park, Montana In 1863, gold fever turned Bannack, Montana into a boom town of 10,000. Today, it’s frozen in time. In Bannack are 60 original buildings where you can walk the ...

In Montana, a new map flipped 12 red seats A common thread runs through states where Democrats made largest gains: bipartisan maps. by Gabriel Furshong February 25, 2025 February 24, 2025.

Big Sky, brighter stars: Why Montana is 2025's ultimate stargazing destination. With a nickname like Big Sky country, it's no surprise Montana is the ultimate destination for this year's celestial ...

That report also indicates about 1.5 million acres of Montana’s 5 million acres of state lands are inaccessible to the public, though it doesn’t specify which parcels. On the DNRC’s map, accessible ...

University of Montana ENNIS — A regional fly-fishing Mecca to many, Ennis is defined by the Madison River, one of the most productive of Montana’s many trout waters.

Montana’s legislative district maps are redrawn every 10 years to account for population shifts recorded by the decennial census. Because it takes years for federal statisticians to publish ...

See live updates of Montana election results from the 2024 election, including Senate and House races, ... including county-by-county maps and breakdowns: District 1. Advertisement. Advertisement.