Beautiful Wolf Point, MT, the largest community on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, is rich in history and culture. Take the opportunity to visit one–or all!–of the best museums the area has to offer for a deep dive into the artifacts and stories of our land and people and some fun along the way.
1. Wolf Point Area Museum
Located at 203 US Highway 2, the Wolf Point Museum features antiques, heirlooms, and artifacts of early settler and homesteader life alongside artifacts of local Native American culture. Here you can see the cash register from Wolf Point’s first drugstore, and oak dresser from the first boardinghouse in Wolf Point, and a excellent collection of arrowheads and paintings by local artists. We’re open seasonally, so please check our schedule before you swing by for a visit.
2. Poplar Museum
Housed in the old tribal jail built around 1920, which is now on the National Register of Historic Places, this museum offers an interesting collection in a fascinating setting. Native American and frontier collections are displayed right inside the old jail cells. Located on US Highway 2, you’ll find an emphasis on the beadwork and quiltwork of the Sioux-Assiniboine people. Try to spot the initials of some prisoners scrached right into the bricks on the east wall!
3. Fort Peck Dam Interpretive Center and Museum
Your Jeep Grand Cherokee offers a comfortable and fun ride to this museum, located in Fort Peck, just a short drive away from Wolf Point proper at 157 Yellowstone Rd. You’ll be greeted by Peck’s Rex, a life-size Tyrannosaurus Rex discovered in this area in 1997. Also fascinating are the two largest aquariums in Montana, both found here, featuring the fish of Fort Peck Lake and the Montana River. Interpretive programs and children’s activities round out the fun.
4. Children’s Museum of Northeast Montana
Another easy drive from Wolf Point, at 512 2nd Avenue S. in Glasgow, is a spot that’s fun for the whole family. Boasting a 30 foot indoor treehouse, kids can climb, play, and explore to their hearts’ content. Role play careers on Main Street, and make some noise with rattles from Africa and chimes from China in our Music Heard Aound the World exhibit. To top it all off,you can visit over 100 species of animals in the World Wildlife Experience!
You and your family will get your fill of history and fun when visiting these four museums. While you’re in the area, stop by Northern Prairie Auto Sales to test drive one of our Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, or Ram vehicles. Our hometown service, special financing programs, and great inventory is sure to impress!
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