Lewistown
Lewistown is a town in Montana. It is the geographic center of the state. The population was 5,901 at the 2010 census.
Understand[edit]
Called "The Heart of Montana", Lewistown has many of the activities that make Montana a tourist destination. There is big game and bird hunting to fishing, camping, biking, hiking and skiing. It is surrounded by five mountain ranges: the Snowies, the Judiths, the Moccasins, the Belts, and the Highwoods.
Get in[edit]
Lewistown is on US Highway 87 and Montana Highway 200 from the east and west. From the north it is on US Highway 191.
Get around[edit]
As with most of Montana, a vehicle is the best way to get around. The historic downtown area is walkable, and walking tour maps can be picked up at the Chamber.
See[edit]
- Central Montana Museum, ☏ +1 406 538-3642. 10AM-4PM summer; winter call for info. guns, saddles, fossils No fee, donations accepted.
- Lewistown Art Center (corner of Main and 4th Ave), ☏ +1 406 535-8278, lac@midrivers.com. Tu-F from 11:30AM-5:30PM; Sa 10AM-4PM. free.
Do[edit]
- Charlie Russell Chew Choo (train boards about 40 minutes outside of Lewistown), ☏ +1 406 535-5436, lewchamb@midrivers.com. Special weekends, see website. Dinner and a show on a historic train $90 adult, $50 child.
- Chokecherry Festival, Main St., ☏ +1 406 535-5436, lewchamb@midrivers.com. first Saturday after Labor Day. Pancake breakfast, culinary tasting, pit spitting contest, vendors
- Montana Cowboy Poetry Gathering, ☏ +1 406 538-4575, kbkuhlmann@midrivers.com. mid-Aug. cowboy poetry and western music show. $10 general admission, $35-60 for special events.
- Montana Winter Fair, ☏ +1 406 538-2200, info@montanawinterfair.com. Late Jan. Traditional agriculture based fair. Open Fiddle Contest, Quilt Show & Workshops, Fiber Arts Show & Workshops and Re-creations Show and Sale, Farm & Ranch Trade Show, Skijoring, Ranch Sorting Clinic & Competition, Arm Wrestling, Chess Tournament & Polar Plunge. For the kids, there's the Stick Horse Rodeo, Old McDonald’s Barn, Meet & Greet with the Ice Queen and Youth Beef Show.
Buy[edit]
Eat[edit]
- Dash Inn, 207 Northeast Main St., ☏ +1 406 535-3892. fast food
- Dominga's Specialties Cafe, 224 West Main, Room 617, ☏ +1 406 535-8255.
Drink[edit]
Sleep[edit]
- Half Moon Ranch (23 miles SE of Lewistown), ☏ +1 406 575-4055, halfmoonretreat@hotmail.com.
- Historic Calvert Hotel, 216 7th Ave S, ☏ +1 406 535-5411.
- Symmes/Wicks House, 220 W. Blvd, ☏ +1 406 538-9068. Historic home in Silk Stocking District, walking distance to downtown
- Yogo Inn, 211 East Main, ☏ +1 406 535-8721, yogo@yogoinn.com. Built as a train depot in 1913, it has full service restaurant and bar.
Connect[edit]
- [dead link] Lewistown Area Chamber of Commerce, 408 NE Main, ☏ +1 406 535-5436, lewchamb@midrivers.com.
Go next[edit]
| Routes through Lewistown |
| Havre ← Great Falls ← | W  S
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→ Roundup → Billings |
| Swift Current ← Malta ← | N  S
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→ Harlowton → Big Timber |
| Missoula ← Great Falls ← | W  E
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→ Jct  S → Sidney → Watford City
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