Polson museum showcases historic snow machines during Winter Fest
Polson's Miracle of America Museum, led by 80 year old Gil Mangels, hosts its second Winter Fest on Saturday January 14 from 9 am to 5 pm. The display features century old snowmobiles, snowcats, and other over snow machines in operation, plus a vast collection including motorcycles, bicycles, cars, a 1925 lunch counter, and relocated historic buildings. A QR code video offer provides artifact highlights.
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Drones Aid Avalanche Research On Steep Terrain
In the last five years avalanches have killed about 25 people each winter. A Washington man died while snowmobiling near Cooke City on December 31, the season's first avalanche fatality in Montana. Despite education, forecasts and new gear, researchers use drones to map snow depth where terrain is too dangerous for humans.
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Cooke City
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Juras denies housing ethics complaint in Montana
Lt. Gov Kristen Juras rejected allegations from Montana Democrats that she resides part time at a Capitol area home owned by the Montana Family Institute linked to a lobbyist and his nonprofit. The ethics complaint, filed with the Commissioner of Political Practices, questions rent terms and potential gifts and conflicts.
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Pedestrianism era races fascinate Butte readers in 1880s history
The piece recalls the rise of pedestrianism in America during the 1880s and 1890s. It notes Butte’s participation in mass spectator events where walkers aimed to reach distance goals over long periods. Richard Lacouse, born in 1848 in Quebec, walked in a six-hour timed event in Boston in 1879, a highlight of the era.
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