All of Montana has the deepest pride and affection for Virginia City. No more colorful pioneer mining camp ever existed. Dramatic tales of the early days in this vicinity are legion. Rich placer diggings were discovered in Alder Gulch in the spring of 1863 and the stampede of gold seekers and their parasites was on! Sluices soon lined the gulch and various “cities” blossomed forth as trading and amusement centers for free handed miners. Virginia City, the best known of these and the sole survivor, became the Capitol of the Territory.
The very much alive ghost town, Virginia City, Montana, is frozen in time. It is a remarkably well preserved old west Victorian gold mining town just 20 miles west of Yellowstone National Park (90 miles by road). When the gold ran out, there was still enough left so that homes and businesses were occupied, but there was not enough wealth to remodel the buildings. So it froze, and now represents the whole Victorian era. It is the true and original Old West. It is a gem, held within an incredibly rich area of natural beauty, recreation and history.
Come rediscover Virginia City & Nevada City, Montana!
Tune into the Season Finale of Hunters’ Breakfast
By angelamontana
Draft Environmental Assessment Published for Flathead Lake State Park Permanent Easement Acquisition
By Moosetrack Megan
Timber Project Underway Near Hungry Horse Reservoir Changes Winter Access to East Side Reservoir Road 38
R3: 2019 general hunting season wraps up in southwest Montana
Antis File Lawsuit Claiming Government Illegally Killing MT Wildlife
Central to Eastern MT Fishing Report 12.4.19
OYSTERS!!!
By Montana Grant
FOREST SERVICE WANTS INJUNCTION TO CUT BOZEMAN TIMBER!!!
Brett French Presents: Whatever Happened to…
Reward offered in unusual number of spotlighting cases
Pheasant release application deadline is January 15
Spring Creeks Fishing Report by Montana Angler 12.3.19
How to Clean a Wild Turkey [VIDEO]
Female mountain lion hunting to close in HD 380
Fish and Wildlife Commission to meet December 5 – revised agenda
Region three investigates three big game poaching cases
NW Montana Fishing Report by Snappy’s Sport Senter 12.2.19
Fwd: Upper Salmon River Weekly Steelhead Report 12.2.19
They’re back: Candlelight tours at Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park
2020 Off-Highway Vehicle Grant Cycle Opens Dec. 2
Female Mountain Lion Hunting Closures
R1: Hunting Season Ends with Modest Harvest in Northwest Montana
R5: Hunter numbers, harvest fall as 2019 season ends
R4: Rocky Mountain Front: Harvest Numbers Down for 2019 Hunting Season
