First thing this morning we took the dogs out for a walk, went down to the river and checked out some of the sites. First thing in the morning we started out wearing winter coats and jeans. One hour later took dogs back to the rig and went to find a place for breakfast, left the winter jackets in the rig...
Had breakfast at a place called the wake up, just a small place inside a small ally. Food was good but the service, much like last night was slow to say the least. Bet is one of the girls had to run to a store to get some eggs.. Ate our meal outside at a table in the shade, then spent the better part of an hour talking and just enjoying the day.
Next we took a long walk around town checking out book stores, the bank, local hardware store, soda shop, and the market. During the walk along the river we caught up on local history from all the markers posted along the way. Learned about old Shep, Steamboat landing in Ft. Benton, Learned about Mullan's road, ( road from Fort Benton MT to Walla Walla Washington.) The old Fort Benton is currently under renovation and only open for guided tours twice a day, so all we got to see was the outside walls.
For the most part if one comes here without knowing the history you will not notice much more then an average small US town trying its best to survive. The town has a very strong history and I hope it has a bright future ahead, it is a good place to visit if you like US history..
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