Day 9 - My cousin drove us all over the County and showed us "his" Montana. We spent most of our time touring the Fort Peck area. Fort Peck boasts the largest earth dam in the world which has created a lake with more shore line than the state of California. It is truly an amazing site. There are great camp sites all around the lake with little marinas and small communities. The spill-way produces a bunch of electricity. The dam was built as part of the 30's reconstruction era. At one time there were over 10,000 people working on the build - 24/7. The town of Ft. Peck was created during this boom time, along with a few other surrounding communities which have become ghost towns over the years. There is not much left of Ft. Peck but what's here is really neat. The theatre ran movies 24 hours a day for the entertainment of the different work shifts. Visiting the Hotel is a real step back in time.
Visiting the museum was interesting. Not only did we learn about the Dam, we also learned about the dinosaur population that once ruled the Montana area. There were a bunch of them and the discoveries are everywhere.
Of course as always, we had to taste the local cuisine at one of the finer bar and grills just outside of Fort Peck. My cousin Don knows the best places to eat. I think that is why Patti likes him so much.
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