Sunday, May 29, 2011

Staying in Conrad, Montana

We arrived in Conrad on Friday, May 27th. On the way over we stopped at a rest stop and found the rattlesnake sign, which almost stopped us from getting out of the truck:) Conrad is a small town of less than 3,000 and has a nice Main Street with a few things to do. We are staying at the Pondera RV Park which is run by a very nice elderly lady, Ms. Jones. She has lived here most her life coming from Wales in the 1940's. She is one of much knowledge of the area and keeps the park up with help from her family. The weather has not been good. Saturday it rained all day and Sunday the rain has stopped, but the sun is still behind the clouds. We stopped by the Conrad Transportation and Historical  Museum and met the man who helped restore the clock displayed on Main Street. The clock had been hanging on the street corner in 1909 and was removed for almost 50 years before it was put back in 2009. The town also has Olson's Drug Store which has perhaps the longest-running, operational soda fountain in America. Suzanne's grandfather had a drug store and soda fountain in Pocahontas, Arkansas in the 1930's, so we are looking forward to our visit and trying the ice cream treats:)  We will be taking a ride over to Glacier National Park and hopefully see some wildlife and wonderful scenery.


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