The article below appeared in The Missoulian April 20, 2011 The site of the once popular Club Chateau Restaurant was destroyed by an early morning fire Wednesday. The historic building was located off Highway 200 East in Piney Grove between East Missoula and Bonner. Brent Christopherson, who is an assistant Read More
Linked below is Mildred Chaffin’s article about the Double Arrow Ranch: http://chaffincamp.com/cabinfever/The_Double_Arrow_Ranch.html
Below is the link to Jens Gran thesis on Missoula Snowbowl: http://scholarworks.umt.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3591&context=etd
Mo Club resists change in quest for success Pub Date: 12/1/2005 By Cole Boehler Back in 1973, as a newly arrived freshman college student at the University of Montana, I was exploring the offerings of downtown Missoula. And, as a typical poor student, I was interested in Read More
Below is a link to the article “The Pines” by Harold Kayser. The Norwegian Lodge is located just south of Missoula on Highway 93. http://sofnmissoula.netfirms.com/DOC_Pines_History.pdf https://www.facebook.com/pages/Normanden-Lodge/460504610691156
Historic Old Mansion to Be Dismantled By Betty Butler Missoula, Mont., Oct. 4. – Within a few weeks, only the ghosts of 65 years of Montana history will occupy the towering, turreted mansion on Gerald avenue in Missoula’s University district. The old Bonner home with the many-windowed Read More
A big thanks to Paul Freeman for putting these photos together on his website – Abandoned & Little Known Airfields. http://www.airfields-freeman.com/MT/Airfields_MT_W.htm
Site of Spottswood Mansion still evokes feelings of loss March 06, 2005 12:00 am • by Evelyn King The near, south side of Missoula has been in the news of late. To me, this particular neighborhood has always been the heart and soul of the city. Read More
Blackfoot Valley ranch being transformed into resort – “The Paws Up Ranch” October 31, 2004 The Paws Up Ranch http://pawsup.com , a 37,000-acre spread about 30 miles east of Missoula and overlapping Highway 200 and seven miles of the Blackfoot River, started development Read More
The article below by Donna Syvertson appeared in The Missoulian on October 10, 2005. Whither witchy ice cream? Question: My girlfriend and I grew up in Missoula and lived near Hansen’s Ice Cream. Spent a LOT of time there! Every Halloween, they came Read More