Montana Playground For The Nation Shaped By Travel
A Globe trotter praises Montana as Americas grandest playground while recounting a summer in the state. The piece extols road travel across Montana from Gardiner to Glacier park and notes a growing tourist influx, highway improvements, and Montana’s wide open landscape inspiring vitality and American spirit. It argues travel renews life, boosts national pride, and could reshape the state’s economy through tourism.
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Montana
America
Roosevelt Drive
Switzerland
Riviera
Land of Ours
Atlantic
Pacific
North Dakota
Bill Bridger
West Gallatin Canyon
Gardiner
Firehole Basin
Henry’s Lake
Alaska Basin
Red Rock
Madison
Big Hole
Anaconda
Georgetown
Flint Creek Hill
Flathead
Glacier Park
Bill
Charlie Towne
Rancher Threatens Rail Line Stand at Montana Fort
Elmer Johnson, a 60 year old rancher near Whitetail Montana defied Soo Line rails by tearing 210 feet of track and building a fort. He occupies the land 29 years and awaits new complaint after bond posted. U S marshal and sheriff arrested him returning with a photo of the fort, flag, and weaponry. The mail detours continue as experts assess damages and a $1000 bond guarantees appearance in Great Falls.
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United States District Attorney’s Office
Helena
Elmer Johnson
United States
Soo Line
Whitetail
Montana
Thompson
J. B. Platt
U. S
Rodney Salisbury
Sheridan County
Plentywood
Texas
Wyoming
Great Falls
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