BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20240719T003000Z DTEND:20240719T013000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Montana Towns: Then\, Tomorrow DESCRIPTION:Montana is a state of extremes. Half the population lives in five communities and one third of residents lives in 10 others. After the large cities\, the remaining 134 incorporated towns are unique\, but often overlooked. These small towns were built around gold\, coal and oil\, timber\, cows and sheep\, early trails\, roads\, and rails. But time brings change. Why do some smaller towns hang in while others drift away? A few invent new roles and others reinvent themselves. A discussion helps us understand the small places that are a big part of the Montana story.\n\n\n\nAn educator for 34 years\, Hal Stearns has a particularly fond interest in sharing his passion for Montana. He's led tours coast to coast and lectured in over 40 states\, Germany\, England\, Japan\, Korea and Brazil. Hal also is a Montana Governor's Humanities Award "Hero"\, two-time National Endowment of the Humanities Fellow and Keizai Koho Scholar to Japan X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Montana is a state of extremes. Half the population lives in five communities and one third of residents lives in 10 others. After the large cities\, the remaining 134 incorporated towns are unique\, but often overlooked. These small towns were built around gold\, coal and oil\, timber\, cows and sheep\, early trails\, roads\, and rails. But time brings change. Why do some smaller towns hang in while others drift away? A few invent new roles and others reinvent themselves. A discussion helps us understand the small places that are a big part of the Montana story.
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\nAn educator for 34 years\, Hal Stearns has a particularly fond interest in sharing his passion for Montana. He&rsquo\;s led tours coast to coast and lectured in over 40 states\, Germany\, England\, Japan\, Korea and Brazil. Hal also is a Montana Governor&rsquo\;s Humanities Award &ldquo\;Hero&rdquo\;\, two-time National Endowment of the Humanities Fellow and Keizai Koho Scholar to Japan LOCATION:Hungry Horse Dam Visitor Center Hungry Horse Dam is located on the South Fork of the Flathead River at 1510 Hungry Horse Dam Road\; 15 miles south of the west entrance to Glacier National Park and 20 miles northeast of Kalispell\, MT UID:e.148.69961 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260502T083546Z URL:https://business.whitefishchamber.org/events/details/montana-towns-then-tomorrow-07-18-2024-69961 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR