A Nice Trip To The Prison

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Last summer, we took our three grandsons, ages 4, 5, and 6, to Deer Lodge, Mont. We planned this trip so we could visit the Grant-Kohrs Ranch, which is a national historic site, as well as a fully working cattle ranch.

We also toured the Old Montana Prison, Montana Law Enforcement Museum (inside the prison) and the Lowe Ford Museum. There is a shop in town that sells prisoner-made goods - also a nice doll museum and an old print shop where you can buy a “Wanted” poster while you wait.

All the tours and shops were great, but the prison was the highlight. The boys met an ex-guard at the museum and were able to ask him questions. They would go back and do it again.

MEMO: Information: call the Old Montana Prison at (406) 846-1320.