The year of 1910 started out much like many current years have -dry. Add to that a wind that sucked the dew from the blades of grass, drained creeks and shriveled pine needles, and you have all the necessary elements for fire. Seventy-five years ago-the winter and spring of 1909-1910 – most of the east-bound [...]

Although Lewis and Clark were the first explorers known to have recorded their travels through the geographic region known as Montana in 1805, it was John Mullan, first a lieutenant and later a captain in the U.S. Army, who left his stamp on the area. Nor was he alone in the task but helped and [...]

Mabel C. Olson Superior, Montana Interview with Mrs. Lizzie (Sarah E.) Miles I came to Superior from Kansas in 1891. My husband, Ade (Adrian) Miles, had gone on ahead a month earlier. That was the year Superior was moved to its present site. There were just three or four homes. But seven saloons. A. P. [...]

[frame]Native tales, historic trails, gold miners and railroaders, ancient floods and wildfires that changed our landscapes and our culture– Mineral County’s history is nothing if it ain’t colorful. Below we give you just a taste. For more information, visit our museums, or some of the sites listed on our Links Page.[/frame] Historic Trails – Built [...]