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#1 Best Public High Schools in Montana
#1 Best Public High Schools in Montana.
Bozeman High School
Bozeman High School District, MT,
9-12,
378 Niche users give it an average review of 4 stars.
Featured Review: Alum says
I didn’t realize just how great the education I received at Bozeman High School was until my first semester in college. I was comfortable and thriving in a prestigious collegiate environment thanks….
Read 378 reviews.
Overall Niche Grade: A,
Students: 1,463,
Student-Teacher Ratio: 16 to 1,
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#8 Best Public Elementary Schools in Montana
#8 Best Public Elementary Schools in Montana.
Morning Star School
Bozeman Elementary School District, MT,
PK, K-5,
Overall Niche Grade: A,
Students: 433,
Student-Teacher Ratio: 17 to 1,
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#18 Best Public Elementary Schools in Montana
#18 Best Public Elementary Schools in Montana.
Emily Dickinson School
Bozeman Elementary School District, MT,
PK, K-5,
1 Niche users give it an average review of 5 stars.
Featured Review: Parent says
All the teachers and everyone at the front desk are friendly, & the kids are very sweet and seem kind to one another. Very apple pie, as elementary school should be. There is a community garden and….
Read 1 reviews.
Overall Niche Grade: A,
Students: 480,
Student-Teacher Ratio: 17 to 1,
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#19 Best Public Elementary Schools in Montana
#19 Best Public Elementary Schools in Montana.
Longfellow School
Bozeman Elementary School District, MT,
PK, K-5,
Overall Niche Grade: A,
Students: 268,
Student-Teacher Ratio: 13 to 1,
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#14 Best Public Middle Schools in Montana
#14 Best Public Middle Schools in Montana.
Sacajawea Middle School
Bozeman Elementary School District, MT,
6-8,
1 Niche users give it an average review of 5 stars.
Featured Review: Alum says
I loved going to middle school at SMS. The classes are all very fun and extremely informative, and I enjoyed being able to pick electives.
The building is set up very well and is very easy to get to….Read 1 reviews.
Overall Niche Grade: A,
Students: 830,
Student-Teacher Ratio: 15 to 1,
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#22 Best Public Elementary Schools in Montana
#22 Best Public Elementary Schools in Montana.
Hawthorne Elementary School
Bozeman Elementary School District, MT,
PK, K-5,
Overall Niche Grade: A,
Students: 315,
Student-Teacher Ratio: 16 to 1,
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#19 Best Public Middle Schools in Montana
#19 Best Public Middle Schools in Montana.
Chief Joseph Middle School
Bozeman Elementary School District, MT,
6-8,
1 Niche users give it an average review of 5 stars.
Featured Review: Parent says
My daughter is having an awesome 6th grade year! Her teachers are inspiring and know how to make learning fun. Great school, great teachers, wonderful community..
Read 1 reviews.
Overall Niche Grade: A minus,
Students: 742,
Student-Teacher Ratio: 15 to 1,
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#40 Best Public Elementary Schools in Montana
#40 Best Public Elementary Schools in Montana.
Meadowlark Elementary School
Bozeman Elementary School District, MT,
PK, K-5,
1 Niche users give it an average review of 5 stars.
Featured Review: Parent says
Wonderful teachers, fantastic school community! We are so thankful my son is at this school.
He is challenged academically and enjoys going to school every single day..Read 1 reviews.
Overall Niche Grade: A minus,
Students: 493,
Student-Teacher Ratio: 16 to 1,
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#44 Best Public Elementary Schools in Montana
#44 Best Public Elementary Schools in Montana.
Hyalite Elementary School
Bozeman Elementary School District, MT,
PK, K-5,
Overall Niche Grade: A minus,
Students: 439,
Student-Teacher Ratio: 14 to 1,
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#47 Best Public Elementary Schools in Montana
#47 Best Public Elementary Schools in Montana.
Whittier School
Bozeman Elementary School District, MT,
PK, K-5,
Overall Niche Grade: A minus,
Students: 245,
Student-Teacher Ratio: 13 to 1,
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#72 Best Public Elementary Schools in Montana
#72 Best Public Elementary Schools in Montana.
Irving Elementary School
Bozeman Elementary School District, MT,
PK, K-5,
1 Niche users give it an average review of 5 stars.
Featured Review: Parent says
Irving Elementary has been an excellent school for my two children. The teachers are caring, kind, and patient and go above and beyond to make sure each child is successful. The staff and principal….
Read 1 reviews.
Overall Niche Grade: B+,
Students: 219,
Student-Teacher Ratio: 14 to 1,
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Gallatin High School
Bozeman High School District, MT,
9-12,
1 Niche users give it an average review of 5 stars.
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Students: 926,
Student-Teacher Ratio: 16 to 1,
Very apple pie, as elementary school should be. There is a community garden and ice skating. The parent group is very organized and puts together a lot of events for the students through-out the year, including a student theater production. The students learn reading maybe a bit too early based on most recent research, but there are advanced math and reading programs for older kids, which is great. Our kids love it there…. Read 1 review
All three of my children currently attend the school (Primary, Elementary, and Middle School) and each are thriving in their own way. The kids’ collective opinion is that MSD is a very special place – a school like no other. I agree! With past experience in both private and public schools, what stands out to me about MSD is the love and dedication teachers give to each student and family. Rooted in the philosophy of Montessori, my kids are being prepared to navigate the future world. They have daily opportunities to build their independence, confidence, creativity, and collaboration skills. Most importantly, they are safe, happy, and love going to school each day. We love MSD and highly recommend it!… Read 10 reviews
The classes are all very fun and extremely informative, and I enjoyed being able to pick electives. The building is set up very well and is very easy to get to lockers, classes, and lunch. The culture there is amazing – everyone is very supportive of each other. The teachers and faculty play a huge role in this supportive and accepting environment. From “Team meetings” to compliment cards to mixing groups on field trips, the teachers really created the perfect atmosphere for learning. I greatly developed as a person from my interactions with the teachers and what they gave me, and I can’t thank them enough…. Read 1 review
The building is set up very well and is very easy to get to….
He is challenged academically and enjoys going to school every single day..
The teachers are caring, kind, and patient and go above and beyond to make sure each child is successful. The staff and principal all work very well together. The principal is especially wonderful. There is a diverse student body. Many fun activities are held for the community, including a lip sync battle and International Day. I think the “B” rating is inaccurate. My children went to a few “higher rated” schools before Irving and are much happier and more challenged at Irving. Can’t recommend this school enough…. Read 1 review
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Top 5 Best Private Schools in Bozeman, MT (2022-23)
For the 2022-23 school year, there are 15 private schools serving 1,079 students in Bozeman, MT (there are 20 public schools, serving 7,679 public students). 12% of all K-12 students in Bozeman, MT are educated in private schools compared to the MT state average of 7%.
The best top ranked private schools in Bozeman, MT include Cottonwood Day School, Bozeman Field School and Mount Ellis Academy.
The average acceptance rate is 95%, which is higher than the Montana private school average acceptance rate of 85%.
27% of private schools in Bozeman, MT are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Seventh Day Adventist).
Top Ranked Bozeman Private Schools (2022-23)
School
Location
Grades
Students
Cottonwood Day School
Special Education School
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10180 Cottonwood Road
Bozeman, MT 59718
(406) 586-3409
Grades: 1-8
| n/a students
Bozeman Field School
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2339 Birdie Dr.
Bozeman, MT 59715
(406) 577-2492
Grades: 9-12
| 27 students
Headwaters Academy
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1005 Durston Road
Bozeman, MT 59715
(406) 585-9997
Grades: 6-8
| 58 students
Heritage Christian School
(Christian)
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4310 Durston Road
Bozeman, MT 59718
(406) 587-9311
Grades: PK-12
| 247 students
Mount Ellis Academy
(Seventh Day Adventist)
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3641 Bozeman Trail Rd
Bozeman, MT 59715
(406) 587-5178
Grades: 9-12
| 58 students
Mount Ellis Elementary
(Seventh Day Adventist)
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3835 Bozeman Trail Rd
Bozeman, MT 59715
(406) 587-5430
Grades: PK-8
| 75 students
Petra Academy
(Christian)
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4720 Classical Way
Bozeman, MT 59718
(406) 582-8165
Grades: PK-12
| 199 students
Bozeman Creative Learning Center
Alternative School
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950 Stoneridge Drive
Bozeman, MT 59718
(406) 577-2407
Grades: K-5
| 13 students
Bozeman Summit Schoool
Montessori School
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3001 W Villard Street
Bozeman, MT 59718
(406) 585-3778
Grades: PK-6
| 58 students
Great Beginnings Montessori School
Montessori School
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100 Springhill Lane
Bozeman, MT 59715
(406) 587-0132
Grades: PK-K
| 70 students
Highland Montessori School
Montessori School
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111 Highland Blvd
Bozeman, MT 59715
(406) 585-0171
Grades: NS
| 34 students
Learning Circle Montessori School
Montessori School
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516 W Cleveland St
Bozeman, MT 59715
(406) 587-2672
Grades: PK-K
| 27 students
Middle Creek Montessori
Montessori School
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1572 Cobb Hill Rd
Bozeman, MT 59718
(406) 587-3817
Grades: PK-5
| 140 students
Sourdough Montessori
Alternative School
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4310 Sourdough Rd
Bozeman, MT 59715
(406) 582-1548
Grades: PK-K
| 55 students
Valley of the Flowers School
Waldorf School
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115 E.
Dickerson St.
Bozeman, MT 59715
(813) 331-1476
Grades: K-5
| 18 students
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Bozeman, Montana Private Schools (Closed)
School
Location
Grades
Students
Greenwood Academy (Closed 2020)
Montessori School
2015 Wheat Dr
Bozeman, MT 59719
(406) 587-2429
Grades: PK-K
| 78 students
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A gift or a curse: how a family tragedy almost killed America’s “smartest” girl
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Vasily Suslov
Five-year-old Jasmine was predicted to be a huge success in science. However, a series of cruel events almost cost her not only hopes, but also her life.
Pyfite’s Prometheus on the roof of her mother’s Georgia house Photo by Lynn Donaldson
At six months old, Jasmine, the daughter of a Greek immigrant, spoke, at nine she was reading books, at thirteen she received a bachelor’s degree and planned to get another five or six.
To be closer to her roots, she changed her name to Prometheus, and the people around her expected her intellectual abilities to change the world.
Everything changed when a man he knew started stalking Prometheus and her mother, believing that she was holding her daughter as a slave. This injury seriously affected the condition of the girl, depriving her of the opportunity to learn and develop at the same level. And most importantly – to achieve great discoveries. The story of Prometheus was told by The Atavist Magazine.
40-year-old Greek immigrant Georgia Smith lived with her daughter Jasmine in an old red minivan with a rattling engine. They were evicted from an apartment in San Francisco and the woman was afraid that social services would be interested in them because of this. So during the day, Georgia and Jasmine rode around the city, and at night they parked in a free parking lot for the night.
In the summer of 1997, her mother decided to surprise her daughter by taking Jasmine on a field trip to the Stanford University laboratory, where her daughter wanted to go more than to Disneyland.
Three Nobel laureates have emerged from the walls of the SLAC accelerator laboratory, and it is the first in North America to launch its own website.
Pyfite’s Prometheus on a tour of Stanford University Photo from the personal archive of Prometheus
Jasmine enthusiastically joined the tour group. According to her, magic was happening within the walls of the laboratory. She listened with curiosity to the conversations of teachers and students who talked about electrons, lasers and X-rays.
At the end of the tour, the group met with a physicist, and Jasmine asked him a very unusual question for a five-year-old girl: “How to avoid melting the accelerator due to the heat created by colliding particles?” Jasmine asked.
After a long pause, the physicist described in detail the structure of the complex cooling system. Jasmine liked the answer. At the end of the meeting, the scientist approached Georgia and advised her to meet with Professor Mason Yearian, who would definitely be interested in talking to a smart girl beyond her years.
Yarian decided to talk to Jasmine without Georgia, to check that her mother hadn’t told her daughter. The professor asked Jasmine about her question and asked the girl to describe the principle of the pendulum. She effortlessly described the complex physical process, speaking to the man as an equal, not an adult.
Impressed, the scientist called the mother into the office, praised the girl and asked in surprise: “How did she learn so much?”. Georgia replied that everything her daughter knew, she learned on her own from books.
Georgia Smith grew up in a Greek orphanage converted into a military barracks. The orphans ate poorly, and the name for them was the number of the bed. In her case, 788. At 16, she moved in with her aunt in New Jersey, later married and had two children, Vanessa and Apollo. The marriage soon broke up due to the cruelty of her husband, and Georgia moved to the town of Bozeman in Montana.
In 1991, a woman was expecting her third child – Jasmine.
This pregnancy could have ended badly – doctors warned that Georgia could die from complications during childbirth. She had no money and the birth at home was taken by a midwife, who right before that helped give birth to a cow. She used the same devices with Georgia and brought the infection. However, everything worked out, the daughter and mother survived the infection safely.
Georgia Smith with her daughter Jasmine Photo by Lynn Donaldson
It became clear almost immediately that Jasmine was an unusual child. At six months the girl spoke, at nine she began to read books. At the age of two, she learned to write, and at three, she learned to multiply and count decimal fractions. In 1993, the authorities of Montana wanted to take the Apollo, so Georgia and the children left for California with almost no money. The family lived in a cramped basement, which can only be entered through the garage.
Georgia worked seven days a week for twelve hours. The children were alone, and Jasmine occupied herself with reading.
The girl studied geography, history and literature, read the Greek epic and the novels of Charles Dickens. At the age of four, she took up algebra.
Jasmine’s talent scared Georgia. It seemed to the woman that her efforts were not enough to unlock the potential of her daughter. In addition, she was afraid of repeating the story of Apollo: the boy spoke English and Greek well in the first year, but the ridicule and bullying of his peers completely suppressed the intellectual inclinations of the child.
Jasmine plays the piano Photo from the personal archive of Prometheus
Georgia’s fears are justified. Writer Andrew Solomon, in Far from the Tree, busted the myth that being a child prodigy is like winning the lottery. In his opinion, the appearance of such a child puts parents before a choice between the development of their lives and careers or the disclosure of the child’s abilities.
On the second path, the maintenance of a child prodigy is more expensive, ordinary schools cannot provide the necessary environment for learning, and peers and adults treat the child with disdain or mockery, because he does not look like ordinary children.
In this, the writer believes, geeks and children with disabilities are very similar, but at the same time, the attitude towards gifted children is much less condescending.
At the age of five, Georgia tried to send Jasmine to school, but she was refused, because even high school was no longer suitable for a girl. Mom wanted to give her to a private institution for gifted children, but did not have time. Her eldest daughter Vanessa was in a car accident, lost her husband and was almost completely paralyzed. Georgia had to take the kids to Vanessa’s to look after her.
The woman agreed with the owner of the cellar that she would return as soon as she helped her daughter, and he initially agreed. But when she returned, she saw that the landlord had thrown out all Georgia’s things and evicted her. Then she firmly decided to help Jasmine in the development of her talents. Mom sent Apollo to her aunt in New Jersey, bought an old red minivan and hit the road with her daughter.
After the story at the Stanford Lab, Professor Yarianom, impressed, suggested that Jasmine study remotely in university courses for gifted children. Around the same time, Georgia won a lawsuit with the owner of the basement: the judge found the eviction illegal, but also found the conditions unsuitable for living. The woman received compensation that helped her settle with her daughter in Bozeman and buy Jasmine an old computer for classes at Stanford.
The girl successfully completed the course, but attracted the attention of many skeptics who did not believe in her abilities. Later, the math teacher sent to test Jasmine said that she was “ten times smarter than the brightest students in his years of work.”
Jasmine studies with the professor Photo from the personal archive of Prometheus
At the age of 13, the girl received a bachelor’s degree and became the youngest scientist at the University of Montana. At graduation, Jasmine said that she was in no hurry to get a doctorate, because she needed five or six more bachelor’s degrees.
Before that, she changed her name, becoming Prometheus Pyfite, feminizing the name of the Greek titan who gave people fire. Pythaita is the name of the mother of Pythagoras. It also resembled the name of the Pythia, the predictor of the future from Delphi.
Georgia was very worried about her daughter’s safety. Classmates treated her negatively, laughing at her knowledge and taking advantage of the age difference between them and the girl. Prometheus herself was strongly attached to her mother and could not go to class alone. Such a close connection united, but also strengthened fears: mother and daughter constantly saw threats and carefully planned their actions. Subsequent events showed that their fears were not in vain.
In 2006, Prometea needed money to continue her studies. She entered an essay writing contest and won ten thousand dollars. The competition was organized by the Hellenic Scholarship Forum, an NGO that helps Americans with Greek roots pay for tuition. Prometheus was also invited to speak at an evening dedicated to the memory of the founders of the Greek Orthodox Church.
Studying the history of the formation of religion, she became furious because, as Prometheus herself said, “religious fascism.” The first Orthodox Greeks burned books and temples from the times of Ancient Greece, tortured and killed people who did not support the new faith. Angry, Prometheus wrote a 150-page speech that would take hours to read. However, after the first hour of the performance, the guests and priests, outraged by the emotionality of the speech, began to accuse the girl of blasphemy and tried to shout her down.
But there were also those who, after the performance, approached Prometheus and thanked her for her frankness. Then many ethnic Greeks learned about it: the diaspora wrote approving comments under the video with the performance of Prometheus, and both letters of approval and death threats came to the post office.
A couple of months later, Prometheus and Georgia were in a car accident. The daughter was not hurt, but the mother was severely injured.
Greeks from the local community helped raise money for medical treatment and a car, and one of them, 70-year-old Thomas Kairos, offered to pay for a family vacation in Italy. But mother and daughter agreed only to a trip to Greece.
Thomas Kairos made a positive impression of a kind and caring grandfather. He claimed that he had previously worked as a physicist at a US university. After the vacation, Kairos wrote a lot to Prometheus: he called to live with him, lamented that she was not studying at the most prestigious university in America. He addressed the girl as a granddaughter, and called himself a little grandfather.
The family did not like the increased interest of Kairos: Prometheus sent back the gifts and money that the man sent. Then the man decided that his mother was to blame for the cold attitude towards him. He began to spread rumors that Georgia was a tyrant and kept his daughter in slavery. However, few took his words seriously.
In 2011, Kairos got Georgia involved in a legal dispute.
He claimed that the woman seized the road adjacent to her house. So he had an excuse to come to Bozeman. In the hallway of the court, he met Prometheus and pursued him all the way to the police station. He did not immediately agree to leave at the request of the police, and later the court forbade him to approach his family.
Warrant to keep Kairos from approaching the Prometheus family Bozeman Police Document
A week later, Kairos decided that Prometheus needed to be rescued from the tyranny of Georgia. He took a car and a gun and drove to the farm where the family lived. The man rammed the only gate to enter the site and stopped there.
Georgia came out to the noise, walked up to the car and was horrified when she saw Kairos’ gun pointed at her. He fired at her and kept firing as the woman fell to the ground. Prometheus called the police, ran out of the house and covered her mother with herself. With tears, she asked the man to stop.
“Why are you crying? You should be happy that your mother is dead,” said Kairos.
Kairos returned to the car when two policemen arrived at the house. It became clear to the officers that the man had locked himself in the car and was not going to let the ambulance go to Georgia. He wanted her to die from her wounds and blood loss. Approaching the car, the police demanded Kairos to drop his weapon and surrender, but the man only closed the window and turned away. When the officers tried to break the window, Kairos pointed a pistol at them, but did not have time to shoot: each policeman fired seven bullets at him. The man died instantly.
At the hospital, it turned out that Kairos had been to Georgia five times. Bullets pierced the lung and bladder, small intestine, broke the thigh and shoulder. Some damaged organs had to be removed. A shocked Prometheus withdrew from society and devoted herself entirely to caring for her mother, wondering if she had done enough to help Georgia.
Six years have passed since the shooting at the Prometheus farm.
She did not communicate with journalists and did not study at the University of Montana, but through her lawyer, journalist Mike Mariani managed to start a correspondence with the girl. Two months later, Prometheus agreed to meet at her house.
Georgia survived. The woman had partial paralysis of her left arm, damaged neck and shoulder nerves, and many problems with her internal organs. Psychologically, Georgia has also suffered – she has severe post-traumatic stress disorder and deep depression.
All this time Prometheus was near, she gave up all desires and aspirations to help her mother recover. Georgia kindly met the journalist, showed all the awards to her daughter and talked a lot about her. Prometheus was nearby and smiled at every mother’s story.
The family was constantly haunted by poverty, but the tragedy led to an unexpected “gift”. Kairos left Prometheus two-thirds of his estate. His sale paid for a lawyer and paid for many medical procedures for Georgia.
For the remaining amount, Prometheus set up a home art studio for her mother. She hopes one day Georgia’s work can be seen in art galleries.
Georgia and Prometheus in the Art Workshop Photo by Lynn Donaldson
The journalist noticed that it is difficult to interact with Prometheus in a personal conversation. She seemed cheerful, but there was nothing behind it, as if she was completely devoid of emotions. There was no usual human communication in it, she studied the school curriculum alone from books, her mother was constantly with her at the university, and the students still treated her negatively.
Prometheus is still burning with knowledge and learning. Former teachers say that she can enter any university in the world. And Georgia really wants her daughter to move forward. The path of the girl who since childhood has loved the particle accelerator more than Disneyland is still full of hope and promise.
Prometheus and Georgia Photo by Lynn Donaldson
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Montana sights | Russian Bazaar
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No. 13 (1144)
Vadim Dymarsky
“RB” continues to explore the sights of the American states and move from the northeast to the west along the upper border of the United States. To the left of North Dakota, which we featured in last issue, is the legendary state of Montana, which is also known by the nicknames “Big Sky Country”, “Treasure State”, “Land of the Shining Mountains” and “Last Good Place”.
For the average working American, Montana is associated with magnificent ranches. If some people dream of moving to Florida or Mexico in their old age – closer to the sun and the ocean, then for others, Montana is the pinnacle of a carefree life in retirement. Buying a ranch, a large plot of land, getting goats/sheep/cows and enjoying fresh air, amazing views and huge space – this is the goal of many residents of megacities who have been earning money for years and sitting without vacations.
Montana’s main attraction is Yellowstone National Park ( Yellowstone National Park ) , which also affects the territories of Wyoming and Idaho. When describing the previous states, your humble servant significantly downplayed the role of Yellowstone in the general context of North American reserves. I’m not going to go back on my words. This undeniably beautiful park is a very hyped place with guided tours. Like the Six Flags amusement park.
If you are going to Yellowstone, then find a small private company that organizes 5 – 7 day hikes (hiking) in small groups. This pleasure is not cheap and wild tours with a guide will cost you at least a thousand dollars. However, this is the only way you can get to know the majestic North American nature and take a break from the crowds of people.
The most beautiful park in Montana is Glacier National Park .
It is located on the border with Canada and covers large areas of Alberta and British Columbia. To understand the atmosphere of this amazing place, remember the pictures “The Revenant” (The Revenant, 2015) starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Forests, mountains, lakes, rivers, fields and a huge amount of snow in the winter season – this is the majestic GlacierNationalPark.
Much of the park remains unexplored. There are various legends about the local territories. Esoteric lovers believe that it was here that the greatest civilizations in the history of mankind lived, and large underground cities are hidden in the depths of mighty mountains.
I must say right away that in the territories of Yellowstone and Glacier you will find not even hundreds, but thousands of excursions, entertainment and multi-day tours – from fishing, horseback riding and rafting (downhill mountain rivers) to a unique opportunity to live in an isolated mountain house, where you will be delivered by a small plane and left all alone for days/weeks/months.
The town of Great Falls is home to Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center . This is a kind of museum, as well as open-air trails that recall the events of 1804 – 1806. Then the notorious expedition of Lewis and Clark traveled 8 thousand miles across the northwest of America and made a huge number of discoveries. All inquisitive readers of “RB” must visit the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center.
In a village called Bozeman, you must visit the Museum of Computers and Robotics ( American Computer & Robotics Museum ). Here you can study in detail the evolution of electronic computers and once again be amazed at how fast scientific and technological progress is developing. Today’s youth with Apple and Samsung smartphones in their pockets cannot believe in the primitiveness of computer technology 30-40 years ago.
Many museum visitors are wondering how the monument to computers and robotics ended up in such a “provincial” place as the periphery of Montana.
The answer is simple: the American Computer & Robotics Museum was originally located in New Jersey, but its founders wanted a change of scenery and moved to Bozeman along with their brainchild.
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument is a historical monument in BigHorn County that reminds modern Americans of the Battle of the Little Bighorn (June 1876). Then more than two thousand Indians of the Lakota, Dakota, Cheyenne and Aparaho tribes completely defeated the national army of 647 people, who carried out the orders of President Ulysses Grant. Almost half of the combat personnel died from Indian arrows, axes, knives, needles smeared with poison, as well as stones fired from a sling.
The monument reminds of such a forgotten historical event as the War for the Black Hills or the Great Sioux War of 1876. If you are interested in American history, be sure to study this period in detail.
Get a lot of food for thought.
Also located in Bozeman is Museum of the Rockies . This place will surely interest everyone who loves paleontology – the science of living beings that inhabited our planet long before humans. Here you will see the skeletons of dinosaurs, as well as the remains of crawling, flying and swimming reptiles, which today can only be seen in films like Jurassic Park (JurassicPark).
MuseumoftheRockies is one of those few museums where you never get bored. Each exhibit here is of great interest. The thought that all the monsters presented inhabited our planet excites the mind.
Kootenai Falls Swinging Bridge is a narrow pedestrian bridge over a river and gorge in the city of Troy. If you throw a coin down while walking on the bridge, it will fly 2100 feet (640 meters). Walking on a swinging bridge is very scary, but those who like to tickle their nerves are happy to come here again and again.
By the way, initially the bridge was built exclusively for firefighters, who could not get into the fire zone in any other way. The object quite by accident became one of the main attractions of Montana.
In the city of Bannack, on the territory of Bannack State Park , there is an attraction that has not yet been in our reviews, namely, an abandoned ghost town (Ghost Town). The settlement, with a radius of about one mile, was founded in 1862, when the gold rush began in Montana. A church, a hotel, a school, taverns, private houses, a cemetery – all this appeared in a matter of months. The city developed, received tourists and new residents, celebrated joyful and tragic events, and when the gold in the bowels of Montana “ran out” – it began to empty.
The last resident left Bannack in the early 1970s and today the town looks like one big horror movie set. All the buildings are perfectly preserved and the feeling while visiting this place is indescribable.