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There is a piece of history that meanders from Cascade County into Lewis and Clark. Part of the old Mullan Road, it was once the main road from the river town of Fort Benton to Helena. In the old newspapers, it goes by several names: The Benton Road, South Birdtail Road, Birdtail Road, Birdtail Divide Road. I had never ventured into the area, but after getting a call from area rancher Joe Barrett, I recently made the trip to Birdtail. Joe Barret had given me a call a few days before a meeting...
Augusta is pulling out all the stops for their first iteration of their Cowboy Poetry and Music Gathering set for April 13. According to the people at the museum in Augusta, there has not been such an event held in the community, although there have been some similar events held for local students in the past. A search of historical newspapers in the area failed to turn up anything like what is planned. The idea began when Dwayne Nelson, of Augusta, pitched the idea. Dwayne had covered a...
