Upper Missouri National Heritage Area

In the spring of 2016 some people from Great Falls, Cascade and Fort Benton, Montana formed a proposed National Heritage Area for this part of Montana.

At first their idea was huge with boundaries that stretched almost from Helena to Big Sandy. Later, and that is part of this story, that the boundaries have been changed to more reflect the areas that would be most affected by the National Heritage Area.

Of course there are always two sides to each story and one of the problem areas for those who are against the National Heritage Area is sooner or later the entire area will be managed by the Na...