Bozeman & the Yellowstone Gateway
Montana

Bozeman & the Yellowstone Gateway

The valley that opens onto Yellowstone — and never lets you forget it.

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Beall Park Recreation Center
Historic Site·NRHP
Beall Park Recreation Center

Built in 1927 in Craftsman/Bungalow style by W.R. Plew, the Beall Park Recreation Center has stood at 415 N. Bozeman Avenue long enough to e…

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American Computer and Robotics Museum
Museum
American Computer and Robotics Museum

Founded in Bozeman in May 1990 by George and Barbara Keremedjiev, the American Computer & Robotics Museum is likely the oldest extant museum…

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Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness
Nature & Parks
Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness

Two distinct mountain ranges — the volcanic, heavily forested Absaroka and the granite-cored, alpine Beartooth — meet inside 944,000 acres o…

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Meriwether Lewis named the Gallatin River in 1805, pulling it from the wilderness and putting it on the map as a gesture of gratitude — Albert Gallatin, Secretary of the Treasury, had formulated the…

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Book
The Edge of the Crazies
Jamie Harrison

Livingston thinly disguised as Blue Deer — land grabs, Crazy Mountains, old Montana versus the arriving money. The actual terrain you're driving into.

Film
A River Runs Through It
1992

Filmed on the Gallatin and Yellowstone rivers — the water you'll actually stand next to. Locals still call it simply 'The Movie.'

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