Running along the banks of Grasshopper Creek in Beaverhead County lie the remnants of a once-prosperous town — Bannack — the first territorial capital of Montana.

A civil engineer with a mining background, Stanton, inspired by a visit to the gold dredging operation around Bannack, Montana, invested in a dredge to process the large volume of sand and gravel ...

BANNACK — Bannack State Park’s signature event, Bannack Days, is scheduled for the third weekend in July, with many ...

The work of Orr, a travel and nature photographer who is based in Houston, Texas, and in Ennis, depicts the beauty and decay of Bannack, one of Montana’s first mining towns. Gallery hours are ...

The work of Orr, a travel and nature photographer who is based in Houston, Texas, and in Ennis, depicts the beauty and decay of Bannack, one of Montana’s first mining towns.

Travel back in time to Bannack, Montana, where deserted buildings and gold rush tales bring this ghost town to life.

Bannack State Park is a National Historic Landmark and Montana’s first territorial capital. It is the site of Montana’s first major gold discovery in 1862. Bannack became a state park in 1954.

To place the Chinese Wall in the southwest Montana tourism region might seem a bit odd as it is located in the northwest quadrant of the state.

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. To place the Chinese Wall in the southwest Montana tourism region might seem a bit odd as ...

To place the Chinese Wall in the southwest Montana tourism region might seem a bit odd as it is located in the northwest quadrant of the state. However, it is in Lewis & Clark County, part of ...