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National Association of Counties
Western Interstate Region 2010 Conference
May 26 - 28
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The Yellowstone County Commissioners are thrilled to be hosting
the NACo 2010 WIR Conference in Billings located in the heart
of Yellowstone County, Montana. Yellowstone County is rich in
western history and Native American culture. In addition, we
feature all of the modern conveniences travelers desire.
Yellowstone County has been on people's "radar"
recently, with Billings reaching a metro area population of
over 130,000. That makes Billings the largest city between
Minneapolis/St. Paul and Boise, and between Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
and Denver. Yellowstone County is a major regional hub for
shopping, entertainment, education, medical care and business.
Our county is also one of the most popular meeting and convention
destinations in the Northern Rockies.
The Crowne Plaza of Billiings offers first class
meeting and exhibition space; and with the exceptional shopping,
dining, museums, galleries and entertainment, this makes Billings
the ideal place for meetings of any size. The kind of hospitality
you find here is uniquely western and genuinely friendly.
Getting to Yellowstone County is easy and convenient with
three major and three regional air carriers providing direct
one stop service to most continental destinations.
Evening offerings will include the opportunity
to tour the Downtown Billings area in a Historic Trolley and
see various restaurants, shops and galleries to give you a
sampling of what we have to offer during your stay here.
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Western Heritage Center |
Places to Visit
Yellowstone County Museum
Open to the public
Tuesday – Saturday
10:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Admission is free.
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County Museum was founded in 1953 by a group of local individuals
including Judge Ben Harwood, Paul McCormick Jr., and Peter Yegen
Jr. with the support of the Yellowstone Historical Society,
Parmly Billings Library, the Pioneers of Eastern Montana, Yellowstone
County and the City of Billings. The museum open to the public
in May 1956.
There are extensive exhibits on the histories of the cowboys
and Indians in Yellowstone County , military clothing and
arms, an automobile and wagons of bygone eras, and artifacts
commemorating the work and enjoyment of 18th and 19th century
Yellowstone County citizens.
The feature exhibit of 2010 is the John Petek Photo Exhibit.
Large foremat prints of the excellent photographs taken by
John Petek in the Yellowstone County area between 1927 and
1960.
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Western Heritage Center
2822 Montana Avenue
Open Tuesday - Saturday
10am - 5pm
Admission
Members - Free
Adults - $5
Students & Seniors - $3
Children under 12 - $1
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The Western Heritage Center is a regional museum whose collections,
exhibits and programs tell the stories of life in the Yellowstone
River Valley. Located in historic downtown Billings, the building
that houses the Western Heritage Center is the former Parmly
Billings Memorial Library, a Richardsonian Romanesque structure
listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Accredited
by the American Association of Museums and an Affiliate of the
Smithsonian Institution, the Western Heritage Center provides
both long term and changing exhibits with interactive components,
as well as educational programs for visitors of all ages. The
museum cares for over 16,000 artifacts and an extensive collection
that illustrates and documents the history of the Yellowstone
River Valley and Northern High Plains.
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Yellowstone Art Museum
Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday
11 a.m. to 6 p.m
Thursday, Friday
11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Sunday
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Members Free, Adults $5, Children
6-18 & college students with valid ID $3, Family: Two
adults and up to 3 children $10, Seniors (65 and older) $4,
Children under 6 free. Docent Second Saturday - $5.00, Members
$4.00. Discounted admission fees are available for visitors
with a group tour.
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Located in Downtown Billings, the Yellowstone Art Museum, known
as the ‘Cultural Jewel’ of Montana and the surrounding
region, is a must see on your list of places to visit while
in Montana. Though the YAM is known for its flavor in modern
and contemporary art, it hosts the largest Will James exhibit
in the region. One of the most important American cowboy artists,
James helped create and define the image of the mythic American
cowboy in literature and in later Hollywood films. The Will
James Gallery is open for year-round. The museum was built around
Montana’s first County Jail. The original structure of
the jail entrance has been preserved and is one of the first
things visitors see when walking through the doors of the museum.
For a current preview of exhibitions and happenings at the YAM,
visit the museum’s website at www.artmuseum.org.
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The Huntley Project Museum
May - September Tuesday - Saturday
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
October - April Monday and Tuesday
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m
or by appt.
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The Huntley Project Museum of Irrigated Agriculture tells the
unique story of the homesteader who transformed the Yellowstone
Valley from prairie desert into lush farmland. The 10.4 acre
site at Osborn Park consists of 18 homestead buildings from
the Huntley Irrigation Project homesteading era.
Some of the buildings on site are: a reproduction tar paper
shack, Osborn Schoolhouse, Dr. DeMers' dental office, 1st
National Bank of Pompeys Pillar, Dalzell Homestead House,
Fricke Woodshop, Machine Display Shed, the DeGraaf Homestead
Complex: house, granary, garage, chicken coop, corncrib, and
barn, railroad "roundhouse" tool building from the
1880s/1890s and the Museum Center which features regularly
changing exhibits.
The site also has Southern Montana's largest collection
of horse drawn machinery, early sugar beet equipment, and
corn, grain and hay mowers.
http://www.huntleyprojectmuseum.org
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