Built in 1882, the Grand Union Hotel in Fort Benton sits right on the banks of the Missouri River and is the oldest operating hotel in Montana. In Fort Benton’s heyday during the steamboat era, the hotel was considered the finest accommodations between St. Louis and Seattle. The 138-year hotel has been restored to its original elegance and offers 26 modern guest rooms. — photo provided by Grand Union Hotel
November 22, 2020
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‘High, wide and handsome’ A historical and scenic take on the Missouri Breaks
If you sketch a few long, wavy lines across a blank page, thread a river and stretches of fence line through the middle and brush a broad watercolor of sky across the top, you’d have something loosely resembling how Missouri Breaks country looks from the road.