Boulder was named for the massive rocks scattered about the valley. First established in the 1860s as a stage station on the Fort Benton - Virginia City route, it later became a trading center for mining and agricultural areas. The Great Northern Railroad made its way through in 1888. By 1892, schools for the deaf, blind, and feeble-minded were established in Boulder. As early as the 1880s Boulder Hot Springs, a 52-room Spanish mission-style hotel, attracted tourists and weekenders to its spa resort. The facilities began as a modest boarding house for Northern Pacific railroad workers and travelers. C. W. Kerrick, a contractor who laid the Gallatin-Butte line, recognized the commercial value of the hot springs, so he leased the property from owner A. C. Qaintance, and built the grand hotel. Today, portions of the hotel have been renovated and are open for public use.
Boulder’s most prominent landmark is the Jefferson County Courthouse, built in 1889. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building has a three-story entry and gargoyles perched on 24-inch thick stone walls.
40th Annual Kyi-Yo (Missoula)
(April 18 - 20, 2008)
Artists and Craftsmen of the Flathead Spring Show - (Kalispell)
(April 19 - 20, 2008)
Billings Symphony Orchestra & Chorale: Cello Passion - (Billings)
(April 19, 2008)
Annual Helena Railroad Fair (Helena)
(April 27, 2008)
2008 Ice Breaker Road Race (Great Falls)
(April 27, 2008)
Taste the Best of Bigfork (Bigfork)
(April 28, 2008)
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