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Saturday June 22, 2002:
Helena, MT - Great Falls, MT
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The Montana Historical
Museum in Helena, MT had a great exhibit, in the entrance hall, of
paintings by Muriel Sibell Wolle. She specializes in painting the
forgotten places of the Old West. Paul, Bill, and Dotty Harris were
students at the University of Colorado, Boulder, when her first books were
published. Dr. Wolle taught art. Her husband, Dr. Francis Wolle, taught
English and Drama. Paul and Bill both appeared in plays he directed. Small
world, isn't it.
Dotty Harris
Image by Muriel Sibell
Wolle, from Stampede to Timberline:
The GhostTowns and Mining Camps of Colorado.
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Governor Mine, Sneffels
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days and 2200 miles have given us an opportunity to re-discover the
heartland of America. endless fields of corn, rolling prairies, people who
say "Good Morning in a variety of regional dialects. Farm houses,
small but well kept communities, Indian Casinos, F-16 fighter planes and
three time zones. Two hundred years ago there were "Seventeen Great
Nations. In no small way, Lewis, clark, and the Corps of Discovery have
made it possible to expand that to "Fifty Great Nations" - what
a fantastic legacy.
And then there has always been The
River. Always the same river - but never the same. Although constant it is
always changing - its color, width, intensity, and even direction. Its
diversity andchange only tends to enhance its strength and durability. In
short, to experience The River, is also to experience the very fabric of
our America. Marty Link
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 As
I stood beside our white pirogue (bus) at the overlook of the Great falls
area, while the f-16s practiced touch & go landings behind us, I again
marvelled at the beauty of our country. Today we viewed the "purple
mountain majesty" at the Gates of the mountains. Incredible and
awesome. Today we have seen an Eagle, Osprey, Pelican, and several
pronghorn. After a great Bar-B-Q dinner we enjoyed country music, clogging
by Hattie Parks & Tom Laidlaw, and some of us tripped the light
fantastic. okWilma Hall |
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capture two flying things today. I think the pelican is prettier. And the
rare white buffalo, Big Medicine, from the Montana Historical Society
Museum, stands next to Lewis's Tower Rock
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