Have you ever wandered into a place where time seems to pause, and the sun glows on streets that no longer belong to anyone? Montana’s ghost towns hold that spell, quietly waiting for summer travelers ...

Thanks to the boom and bust mining cycles of the west, Montana, Wyoming and Idaho are filled with ghost towns. Most of these towns date back to the 1800s and were totally or mostly abandoned, leaving ...

Garnet is one of Montana’s best-preserved ghost towns, where original buildings and guided tours bring 19th-century mining history to life for travelers. Lydia Mansel is a writer with more than eight ...

HELENA, Mont., May 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- During the late 1850s, the gold rush was booming in Montana. As the gold disappeared, so did the people, leaving behind deserted towns. Exploring ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. CASTLE TOWN - A fragment of Cynthia Estes' childhood lives here. Thirty-eight years ago, Estes ...

Ghosts may be the stuff of nightmares for some folks, but not Larry and Vivian Roland. For the Missoula photographers, chronicling the disappearing haunts of the former residents of Montana's colorful ...

MONTAGUE — It's hard to believe 1,000 people have ever been in this tiny town down a gravel road in Chouteau County. But on a fine summer day in 1925, the Montague Commercial Club's 10th annual picnic ...

Dr. Richard Buswell is well-known in Helena as an allergist, a job he held for decades at St. Peter's Health. Outside of Helena and in the art world, however, he's known as a meticulous ...

Want more Roadside Americana? Read our full collection of stories here. Today Garnet is a land frozen in time. Its buildings are brimming with original artifacts, and travelers can access the town via ...