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Frontier Gateway Museum

Frontier Gateway Museum

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Monday-Saturday 9:00-5:00; Sunday 1:00-5:00
406-377-8168
Admission is free
lat: 47.1248329 long: -104.6893556

The Frontier Gateway Museum is the official museum of Dawson County, Montana, offering a wide variety of historical items and interpretive displays chronicling the human and natural history of Eastern Montana. The museum interior and its grounds house an eclectic collection of local historical artifacts ranging from Native American to mid-20th century as Glendive and Dawson County grew from a rugged frontier outpost to a modern community. The museum also contains a paleontology exhibit. It is also the first official stop on the Montana Dinosaur Trail. Those traveling the Montana Dinosaur Trail can obtain their Dinosaur Trail Passports, passport stamps, and related memorabilia at the museum.

The Main Floor:

Period Dress Displays

Military Uniforms

1895 Piano

Musical Display

Sewing Display

Armor

 

The Basement:

See a recreation of early Glendive stores with names of some of the earliest shops in Glendive. This includes the Glendive Times, Bee Hive Store, a general store and much more!

Nearby Attractions

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Nearby Trails

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Lewis and Clark Pass

lat: 47.1427216 long: -112.4289137
Tower Rock Trail

lat: 47.188617 long: -111.8101938
Rogers Pass

lat: 47.0763322 long: -112.370577
Explorers at Portage

lat: 47.4925734 long: -111.3073279
Lemhi Pass Road

lat: 44.9579032 long: -113.3652553
Blackfoot River Beginning

lat: 46.9502198 long: -113.3787584
Beaver Creek to Hauser Lake

lat: 46.6822743 long: -111.8215701
Ryan Dam

lat: 47.5695678 long: -111.1240541
Judith Landing to Woodhawk Wilderness

lat: 47.7400888 long: -109.6276312
Buffalo Jump

lat: 47.4796208 long: -111.5247388
Black Sandy Lake Access

lat: 46.7455285 long: -111.8866754
Missouri River Right

lat: 46.6822743 long: -111.8215701
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