Tracy Scott Valley Press, Clark Fork Valley Press & Mineral Independent, Plains, Mont. Jul. 27—Nestled along Grasshopper Creek, among the foothills of the Pioneer Mountains, lies what is now know as ...

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks launches art contest for Bannack Days 50th anniversary. Artists have until March 1st to submit ...

BANNACK, Mont. — Between Jackson and Dillon, you'll find the ghost town that paved the way for the creation of the Montana Territory. When gold was discovered at Grasshopper Creek in 1862, fortune ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Bannack State Park is hosting its signature event, Bannack Days, to celebrate Montana's first territorial capital July 16 and 17. Bannack Days is filled with traditional activities, ...

DILLON — Montana State Parks will host “Clash of Cultures: the Montana Gold Rush and the American Indians” at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, at Bannack State Park. Join historian and park ranger John ...

Inspecting the damage caused by flooding at Bannack State Park are, from left, park manager Dale Carlson, Lt. Gov. John Walsh, and Chas Van Genderen, administrator for Montana State Parks, pictured ...

VIRGINIA CITY — Photographer Monty Orr’s work, “Layers of Time: Capturing Bannack’s Forgotten Artistry,” is being featured through Aug. 2 at the Elling House Arts & Humanities Center, 404 E. Idaho St.

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Rebeccca Harrell performs with the Green Horns Band at Bannack State Park. (Tracy Scott/Valley Press) Judge Allen Williams from Wallace chases down an escaped criminal during a reenactment at Bannack ...