Month: April 2015

Dinner With Wine Pairings at Elmo’s Highwood Bar

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When you mention the town of Highwood not everyone knows the location. They may have heard of the nearby Highwood Mountains which are easily viewed from the town or, some folks may have heard of their high school football team. Well, Highwood is about 32 paved miles east of Great Falls. There is a little creek that runs through the community (Highwood Creek) and the highway pretty much cuts through the middle of town. The … Read more

Release of Ducks and Swans at Gibson Park Pond

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I know spring is here when Great Falls Park and Recreation announces their annual release of the ducks, geese and swans from the “Honker Hilton” to the pond at Gibson Park. Last Friday afternoon a good sized crowd gathered around one end of the pond to wait for the trucks and trailers loaded with waterfowl to appear. I was a running a bit behind schedule – I arrived before the city vehicles but I didn’t … Read more

Great Falls Becomes Western Art Capital

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It happens every year about the third week in March. Hotel lobbies and sleeping rooms transform into art galleries, events all over town are drawing crowds of art lovers and you can feel a quicker pulse as you move about Great Falls. The event – Western Art Week. It all began many years ago as the C. M. Russell Auction of Western Art. Other art shows soon followed and now you can find contemporary art, … Read more