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Saturday, March 14th, 2009This year is the 50th Anniversary of the 1959 Montana Prison Riot. To mark the occasion, the following events will be held. Thursday APRIL 16 1:00 pm – Guided Tour of Prison – Old Montana Prison, 1106 Main Street, Deer Lodge Friday APRIL 17 1:00 pm – Guided Tour of Prison – Old Montana Prison, [...]
Montana Territorial Gun Show
Saturday, March 14th, 2009The 27th Annual Montana Territorial Gun Show Old Montana Prison Deer Lodge, MT Food & Concessions | 70+ Tables | Bring The Family! 3-day Admission Includes ALL Attractions and Gun Show DATES Friday, June 26 – Noon – 6pm Saturday, June 27 – 9am – 5:30pm Sunday, June 28 – 9am – 3pm ADMISSION Adults [...]
Mushers Come to Deer Lodge
Saturday, February 7th, 2009Race To The Sky Friday 13th February is the day that the runners in the Annual sled dog ‘Race to the Sky’ visit Deer Lodge. There are Community Activities and a Mutt Pull on Main Street from 3 – 5pm. Bring your pet dog along and enjoy the fun. You can join the musher’s for [...]
Winter Newsletter
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009A Year of Anniversaries 2009 sees the Powell County Museum and Arts Foundation enter its 43rd year, and as the Old Montana Prison turns 138 years old we look forward to the following events: In May we celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the driving of the Milwaukee Golden Spike, followed by a Milwaukee Heritage get-together [...]
Celebrate Christmas in Deer Lodge
Monday, December 1st, 2008Christmas Festival and Stroll Come to Deer Lodge this Friday 5th December till Sunday 7th December 2008 The festivities start on Friday with Santa’s visit to City Hall at 5pm, followed by the Youth Carnival from 5-7pm. A Free Children’s Movie will be shown at the Depot Church at 7pm The Annual Christmas Festival at [...]
Happy Halloween
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008WELCOME TO ‘THE MAX’! After the success of last weekends ‘Old Montana Prison Haunted House‘, we are pleased to announce that this Friday’s events will be bigger and better than ever! ‘Maximum Security‘ will become part of our Halloween experience. This section of the Old Prison building, once home to the ‘Womens Prison‘ before it [...]
Terror in the Cell House
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008NIGHT OF INSANITY! Join in the frightful fun this Halloween for our 4th Annual “Old Montana Prison Haunted House” The spooks come out to play from 8pm to 11pm on the following nights; Friday 24th October Saturday 25th October Friday 31st October Admission is $5.00 per person Be scared or be square! Halloween Kids Festival [...]
Hollywood Behind Bars
Friday, October 10th, 2008When The Movies Came To The Old Montana Prison What do the films ‘Fast Walking’, ‘Diggstown’, ‘The Last Ride’ and ‘Loves Comes to the Executioner’ have in common? All were partly filmed behind the walls of the Old Montana Prison. The 1982 film ‘Fast Walking‘ starred James Wood as a dope-smoking Prison Guard called ‘Fast-Walking’ [...]
Big Sky Draft Horse Expo
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008Draft Horse Expo in Deer Lodge this weekened Deer Lodge is THE place to be this weekend, as the local fairgrounds is host to the 13th Annual Big Sky Draft Horse Expo. Have a wagonload of fun on the 13th and 14th September. Expo is a fun, family show with a small town atmosphere. Showing [...]
Montana Acadamy of Living History
Friday, September 5th, 2008Register NOW for Workshops and Historic Talks Next week sees the start of our annual Academy of Living History. Running from September 8th to 12th, the Montana Academy of Living History is dedicated to the understanding and preservation of how people lived and worked during the draft horse period of 1860s to 1930s. The Academy [...]
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