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E N T E RTA I N M E N T highly sophisticated – practice, one that captures the imagination of historians, students and tourists alike. Artifacts found at the park include a network of dried vines that the Indians wove together to create drive lanes for the bison and evidence of "tipping walls" showing the Indians brought huge rocks in to create walls the buffalo weren't able to get over entirely. Displays in the 6,000 square foot interpretive center, which opened in 1999, illustrates the significance of the buffalo to the Plains Indian tribes. The center offers visitors buffalo culture exhibits, a storytelling circle, classroom, gallery, and bookstore. The park also has over 7 miles of hiking trails including a 3 mile interpretive loop with stops at a tipi ring and blood kettle. The First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park currently receives about 20,000 visitors a year. To visit the park, take Interstate 15 from Great Falls southwest to Ulm. Exit and take the paved Ulm-Vaughn road about 3 ½ miles north to the park. The visitor center is wheelchair accessible. Park Hours: Summer • open daily Winter • open Wed through Sun Visitor Center and Upper Access Area Summer • April 12 - September 12; open 8 am - 6 pm daily Winter • September 14 - March 31; open 10 am - 4 pm Wed-Sat and 12 pm - 4 pm Sun, Closed Mon and Tues Phone: 406-452-6661 Website: fwp.mt.gov/stateparks/first-peoples-buffalo-jump Galerie Trinitas 1301 20th St S Galerie Trinitas, located on campus in our new University Center, features oil paintings, stained glass, watercolors, ceramics, fabric art, mixed media, graphic art, chalices, enameled Stations of the Cross, and silk screening, attributed to Sister Mary Trinitas Morin, SP. Admission is always free. Special guided tours are available by appointment. Hours: (when classes are in session) Mondays: 12:30 – 4:30 pm Wednesdays: 12:30 – 4:30 pm Fridays: 12:30 – 4:30 pm Phone: 406-791-5202 Website: https://www.uprovidence.edu/about/galerie-trinitas/ Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center 4201 Giant Springs Road Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, along with Sacagawea and the Corps of Discovery, spent nearly a month in the Great Falls area in June of 1805, having encountered one of their biggest obstacles – the series of waterfalls known as the Great Falls of the Missouri. The Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center overlooks that section of the Missouri river, and its exhibits chronicle the entire route of the Corps of Discovery. Visitors can learn details of the plants and animals expedition members documented, test their strength pulling a boat against the Missouri's current, or venture outdoors to explore some of the 45 miles of walking and bike trails that parallel the Missouri River, several of which are wheelchair accessible. Interpretive center visitors should also check out the neighboring Giant Springs State Park, site of another historic landmark along the Lewis and Clark Trail. Every year in April, the interpretive center joins members of the Great Falls Museums Consortium to present the Museum Sunday Sampler, a free event that takes place every spring. Participants may take part in the Museum Treasure Hunt and enter the drawing for a prize from one of the Consortium museums. The annual Lewis and Clark Festival takes place in the summer, offering professional Native American dancers and live music. The Festival is organized by the Lewis & Clark Foundation. For more information, call 406-452-5661. Hours: SUMMER SEASON: Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend: Open daily from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. WINTER SEASON: Following Labor Day weekend until Memorial Day Weekend: Open Tuesday-Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 12- 5 p.m. Closed on Mondays. Closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day. Admission: 15 years of age and younger are FREE. 16 years of age and older are $8.00 per person. The America the Beautiful, Senior, Access, Military, 4th Grade, and National Parks' Passes are honored at this facility. If one of these passes are used for entry, four (4) paying adults are admitted for each pass holder in a party. Phone: 406-453-6248 Website: www.lewisandclarkfoundation.org/home.php Malmstrom Museum and Air Park 90 Whitehall Drive (Building 102) Please contact the museum for information/special tours. To make an appointment, check availability or speak to a museum employee, please call (406) 731-2705. The Malmstrom Museum depicts the heritage of the base from its inception in 1942 as a B-17 Bombardment Training base to our current mission, Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) systems. The museum is located at the east end of 2nd Ave N, inside the Malmstrom Air Force Base main gate. However, public access or non-US DoD cardholders will need to process through the base Visitor Center located at 6220 Goddard Drive (Bldg. 192). Hours: Monday – Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed all US Federal Holidays Admission: Free and open to the public Phone: 406-731-2705 Website: www.malmstrom.af.mil/About-Us/Malmstrom-Museum/ Montana Museum of Railroad History 400 3rd Street Northwest The Montana Museum of Railroad History was organized in 2004 with the Great Falls Model Railroad Club being the organization. It was organized for the purpose of displaying artifacts of railroads in Montana. The main exhibits are the layout of the Great Falls Model Railroad Club and the layout of the man named Pete Ellis. Both layouts are what you would see on railroads or next to railroads in MT. The club meets every Thursday evening year-round from 7-9 p.m. Hours: Saturdays from 12-4 pm We are also open for special events held on pre-arranged basis and the State Fair held in August. Admission: Free Phone: 406-453-6393 Website: http://www.mmrh.org/ 67 Great Falls Area Chamber of Commerce www.greatfallschamber.org * Businesses listed in BOLD BLACK are Chamber Members.

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