Well…it’s Halloween. So, let’s find out!
This week the Montana Outdoor Podcast turns out the lights and heads into some of the eeriest corners of Montana with Megan Buecking, Executive Director of the Montana State Parks Foundation, and Spencer Morris, Park Ranger at Rosebud Battlefield State Park.
Spencer starts by taking us back 150 years to the Battle of the Rosebud, one of the largest battles of the American Indian Wars and a place that today looks remarkably similar to the landscape soldiers and Native American warriors saw in 1876.
But when you watch or listen you’ll find out that when the visitors leave and darkness settles over Rosebud Battlefield…well, apparently not everyone leaves.
Spencer shares firsthand stories of some very strange things that have happened around the historic homestead at the park. We’ll just say this: if someone—or something—sits down on the edge of your bed in the middle of the night, you might want to keep the covers pulled up!
Then our resident “Good Witch,” Megan, takes us to Montana’s ghost towns and one of the most famously haunted places in America: Bannack.
When you watch or listen you’ll hear the incredible story of Sheriff Henry Plummer, the mysterious circumstances surrounding his life and hanging, and why some visitors believe he’s still patrolling Bannack’s main street.
And Henry apparently isn’t alone.
There are tales of a young girl who may still appear around the old Hotel Meade, mysterious photographs, paranormal investigators who may have picked up evidence of an extra person walking with them, and plenty more.
Along the way, you’ll also discover the important work the Montana State Parks Foundation is doing to protect and preserve these incredible places for future generations.
Turn down the lights, grab some Halloween candy and join Downrigger Dale for our annual journey into Haunted Montana! Watch or Listen now IF YOU DARE!!
Links:
Montana State Parks Foundation
Rosebud Battlefield State Park
Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park
BANNACK GHOST WALK & MORE INFORMATION
Bannack’s popular nighttime Ghost Walk typically sells out quickly, so if you’d like to attend a future Ghost Walk, check the Bannack Association and Bannack State Park for current event and reservation information.
SUPPORT MONTANA’S STATE PARKS
Learn more about the Montana State Parks Foundation, its projects and ways you can help support Montana’s 56 State Parks:
CONTACT DOWNRIGGER DALE
Have a Montana ghost story of your own? We’d love to hear it!
Click here to email Downrigger Dale
To email Megan Buecking click here
Click Here to email Park Ranger Spencer Morris at Rosebud Battlefield State Park
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Happy Halloween from the Montana Outdoor Podcast—and remember: if you’re walking down the main street in Bannack and hear footsteps behind you…Maybe don’t turn around. 👻
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