We made it to Butte, Montana yesterday. The picture above is of the kids standing on Grandma Margie & Papa Malcolm's porch. They are still renovating their little Victorian Home. We spent the day up in a little town called Philipsburg. It has quite the cute downtown strip with touristy shops. We had ice cream and went into a huge old fashioned candy store,
the Sweet Palace.
Clayton, Katie, Malcolm, Rachel, Lexi, Jordan & Ammon
When we finished walking through Philipsburg, we drove up into the mountains to see a Ghost Town called Granite. It used to be a silver mining town with 3,000 people in it. In the late 1800s, congress repealed an act that ended up making silver prices crash. Within a week, the population dropped to about 150.
Hiking through the Ghost Town
Posing in front of the Union Hall, which had a library, dance hall, and auditorium. Apparently, they hosted minstrel shows, melodramas, and vaudeville.
"Ball park"
First ride in the back of a truck - went off-roading to the silver mill
Silver Mill
