DID YOU KNOW?

-More than 220 bird species live or spend time in the Bitterroot watershed.

-The Bitterroot River flows north 85 miles from its headwaters to the Clark Fork River confluence – flooding annually and maintaining cottonwood forests that are terrific habitat for birds and other wildlife.

-The Lewis and Clark Expedition passed through here twice – in 1805 on the way to the Pacific and on the way home in 1806.

-The Bitterroot Salish lived in the Valley for many centuries until 1891 when forced to relocate to the Flathead Indian Reservation, north of Missoula.

The Bitterroot Valley is rich in history and plays a vital role in shaping Montana’s future. We invite you to come and experience Montana and while doing so, stay with us at Big Sky Bed and Breakfast in  Hamilton Montana the heart of the Bitterroot Valley.

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