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The Historical Museum Fort Missoula, fortmissoulamuseum.org (406) 728-3476 provides a display of the Smokejumpers and the 25th Infantry Black Bicycle Corps.
missoulaedgewater.doubletree.com. The upscale Blackfoot River Valley’s The Resort at Paws Up’s, pawsup.com, offers year-round recreation, lodging, dining and “glamping” camping cabins starts at $885 per couple per night, all-inclusive (800) 473-0601.
Fall Festivals and Events
Restaurants
Some favorite fall events have already come and gone, like the 16th Annual Maverick Brew Fest, German Fest, and Snowball Mountain Music. But there are still more to come, such as The Humanities Montana Festival of the Book Oct. 9-11, which includes readings, panels, signings, and workshops, featuring 80 authors. (406) 243-6022 humanitiesmontana.org.
Eateries like the iconic Butterfly Herbs, home of the town’s first espresso bar, and riverside Bernice’s Bakery featuring pastries for serious sweets-lovers and their canine friends, are local favorites. There’s the Big Dipper ice cream parlor and the newer Sweet Peaks Ice Cream Shop. Evening adventures include the Red Bird Restaurant and Wine Bar, the Silk Road’s global menu, the elegant country fare at The Pearl Café or Biga Pizza, which some say is Montana’s best gluten-free pizza.
The Missoula Saturday Arts & Crafts Market, MissoulaSaturdayMarket.org (406) 721-8894, hosts a festive open-air street market Saturday mornings through mid-October. The Missoula Farmer’s Market, MissoulaFarmersMarket.com (406) 544-1532 brings produce, bakery items, plants and flowers Saturdays through mid October.
Brew Pubs & Wineries Missoula is home to numerous breweries, which can be enjoyed on a sampling loop grand tour known including the Kettlehouse on Myrtle Street, Bayern Brewery, Draught Works Brewery, Northside Kettlehouse, Flathead Lake Brewing Company, and Tamarack Brewery montanabrewers.org/ trail-map/
Skiing The Kettlehouse, Missoula courtesy
Glacier Country Tourism Ten Spoon Winery invites visitors to join in the annual grape crush each fall. The tasting room opens Thursdays through Saturdays through October 4-9 p.m., and has bands Fridays and Saturdays. November through March, the tasting room opens Saturdays only. Among the 10 different wines is a sumptuous blend of Petite Sirah and Zinfandel grapes for Prairie Thunder wine. (406) 549-8703 tenspoon.com.
Arts & Culture Downtown offers 30 walkable blocks with outdoor music festivals, parades, a powwow and farmers’ markets, as well as German and Celtic festivals. A complete list of arts and culture is at missouladowntown.com. Riverside, Caras Park is across from the Carousel For Missoula carouselformissoula.com . Galleries range from the Monte Dolack Gallery, dolack.com to the participatory Zootown Arts Community Center at zootownarts.org. The Missoula Art Museum, missoulaartmuseum.org, downtown, and the University of Montana Museum of Art & Culture, umt.edu/montanamuseum, provide unique, famous and whimsical works of fine art. Missoula light pole photo by Jean Arthur
In winter, Montanans look forward to schussing four nearby ski areas including Montana SnowBowl, Lost Trail Powder Mountain, Discovery Ski Area and Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area. Details, rates, lodging and opening dates are at: skimt.com. For more: Glacier Country tourism region, (800) 3385072, glaciermt.com. Destination Missoula visitor center, destinationmissoula. org (800) 526-3465. Montana Tourism, visitmt.com (800) 847-4868.