Historical sites, Museums, and other points of interest:

This site is located east of Culbertson, on the Montana - North Dakota border. It is a historic site which was the principle fur trading post on the Upper Missouri River from 1828 to 1867. This American Fur Company post was the longest lasting fur trading post in the continental United States. Fort Union was the center of a vast trade empire that exchanged goods for hides with the Assiniboine, Crow, Blackfeet, Cree, Ojibwa, Mandan, Hidatsu and Arikara tribes.

The fort has been completely restored 1800's style, and is open daily to the public. There is an admission fee to the Fort Union.

The Power Houses at the Fort Peck Dam create hydroelectric power supplied by water going through the massive turbines located in each building. An estimated 6.5 billion gallons of water passes through each day. That translates into 2.8 million kilowatt hours of pollution-free energy produced each day, on average.

Inside the power plant is a museum that features models, exhibits, and a pictorial history of the dam construction. Also on display are over 400 fossil specimens found in the area, including the massive skull of a Triceratops. The museum is open daily from 9 AM to 5 PM year round. Tours of the powerhouse are conducted hour during the summer months, with no admission. Call (406)526-3421 for more information.

Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . . . . Hydraulic and Rolled Earth Fill
Height. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250.5 feet
Length of Top. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21,026 feet
Elevation of Top (above sea level). . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,280.5 feet
Width at Top. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 feet
Width at Base (Max.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,500 feet
Earth Fill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125,628,000 cu. yards
Gravel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,910,140 cu. yards
Rock (Riprap). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 882,582 cu. yards

Total Capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165,000 Kilowatts
Five Generators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. .1-15,000 Kilowatts, 2-35,000 Kilowatts, & 2-40,000 Kilowatts
Four Tunnels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . 2-Flood Control--each 24' 8" Diam. 2-Power--1-24'8" Dam., and 1 22'4" Dam.

Spillway Capacity (cubic feet per second). .	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230,000
Number of Gates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Length of Concrete Discharge Channel. . . . .	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 mile

Drainage Area (approx.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,500 sq. miles
Capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,900,000 acre-feet
Surface at Maximum Pool. . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249,000 acres
Length at Maximum Pool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135 miles
Maximum Depth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 feet
Shore Line (Elev. 2,234). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,520 miles
Width (Clear). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 miles

About 6,800 Assiniboine and Sioux live on the Fort Peck Reservation with another approximately 3,900 members living off the reservation. It is located in northeastern Montana, 40 miles west of the North Dakota border, and 50 miles south of the Canadian border. The Missouri River is the southern border. It totals more than 2 million acres of land.

A Powwow is an Indian ceremony of Thanksgiving, which renews and strengthens participants. It celebrates their culture. Judges in competition dancing select the best dancers based on their footwork, style of dancing, rhythm and overall presentation. Some categories that are judged in a Powwow include Men's Traditional Dance, Women's Traditional Dance, Jingle Dress Dance, grass Dance, Men's Fancy Dance, and Women's Fancy Dance.

This is a small, 250 acre pasture located on the west side of the Fort Peck that contains a few bison, elk and other wildlife animals. Also there are two longhorn steers.

Eastern Montana's western heritage is an important aspect of life in the MonDak area, and the MonDak Heritage Center at Sidney is the showcase for the past. It is a half-million dollar building, and is regarded as one of the best museums in the state. Numerous historical displays and artifacts collected from the Sidney area since the days of the first homesteaders in the late 1800's are on display. There is also a "street scene" of the early 20th Century village, which include glimpses of an old-time grocery store, schoolhouse, blacksmith shop, railway station, post office and townhouse.

The Snowden Bridge is a rare "lift" bridge, which is raised to allow the passage of a barge or boat. It's purpose was obsolete even as the bridge was being built, because commercial traffic on the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers had ceased years earlier. The lift on the Snowden Bridge has NEVER been used. The nearby Fairview Bridge is on the North Dakota side, and was used once, because of Federal Law for testing it.

The two bridges served as a little-used branchline for passenger and freight trains in the area. Passenger service ended in the late 1950's and freight service in about 1986. Planking was placed between the bridge rails so that cars and trucks could use the bridges. A watchman was stationed at the Fairview Bridge to prevent trains and automobiles from colliding. Great Northern charged a toll for cars using the bridge until 1937, when the state highway department assumed responsibility. The bridge was used by cars until 1955 when a highway bridge was built.

The museum, located in Glasgow, is open from Memorial Day to Labor Day free of charge. Some of the items that are on display include a 30 foot vertebrae of a Plesiosaur and other fossils, Indian artifacts, the Buffalo Bill Cody bar, many wildlife mountings, artifacts, and other animal displays including an albino mule deer, extinct Audobon sheep, 20-foot snake skins, and more. There are many other items that recall the history of the area. This is a must-see museum if you are ever to pass through the Glasgow area.

The wolf Point Area Historical Society Museum is located in the basement of the Roosevelt County Library. Hours are from 10 AM to 5 PM Monday-Friday, June - August. The museum features displays of antiques, heirlooms and artifacts of the early-day settlers, along with showcases of Indian culture. A life-size stature of cowboy artist Charles M. Russell stands near the Art Nook.

Items on display include Sherman T. Cogswell's 1910 National cash register, antique printing presses, pendulum clocks, two 1890 Edison phonographs and cylinder records, the 1913 oak dresser from the first rooming house in Wolf Point, a 1915 Bible, and excellent arrowhead collection and paintings by local artists tenny deWitt, Magnhild Holum and Marlene Toavs.