Lewistown (Montana) - city in and county seat of Fergus County, Montana, United States

Lewistown is a town in Montana. It is the geographic center of the state. The population was 5,901 at the 2010 census.

Understand

Called "The Heart of Montana", Lewistown has many of the activities that make Montana a tourist destination. There is big game and bird hunting to fishing, camping, biking, hiking and skiing. It is surrounded by five mountain ranges: the Snowies, the Judiths, the Moccasins, the Belts, and the Highwoods.

Get in

Lewistown is on US Highway 87 and Montana Highway 200 from the east and west. From the north it is on US Highway 191.

• Lewistown Municipal Airport (LWT), +1 406 538-3264, lwt@midrivers.com. 2022-01-01

Get around

As with most of Montana, a vehicle is the best way to get around. The historic downtown area is walkable, and walking tour maps can be picked up at the Chamber.

See

• Central Montana Museum, +1 406 538-3642. 10AM-4PM summer; winter call for info. guns, saddles, fossils No fee, donations accepted
• Lewistown Art Center, +1 406 535-8278, lac@midrivers.com. Tu-F from 11:30AM-5:30PM; Sa 10AM-4PM. free

Do

• Charlie Russell Chew Choo, +1 406 535-5436, lewchamb@midrivers.com. Special weekends, see website. Dinner and a show on a historic train $90 adult, $50 child
• Chokecherry Festival, Main St., +1 406 535-5436, lewchamb@midrivers.com. first Saturday after Labor Day. Pancake breakfast, culinary tasting, pit spitting contest, vendors
• Montana Cowboy Poetry Gathering, +1 406 538-4575, kbkuhlmann@midrivers.com. mid-Aug. cowboy poetry and western music show. $10 general admission, $35-60 for special events 2019-02-21
• Montana Winter Fair, +1 406 538-2200, info@montanawinterfair.com. Late Jan. Traditional agriculture based fair. Open Fiddle Contest, Quilt Show & Workshops, Fiber Arts Show & Workshops and Re-creations Show and Sale, Farm & Ranch Trade Show, Skijoring, Ranch Sorting Clinic & Competition, Arm Wrestling, Chess Tournament & Polar Plunge. For the kids, there's the Stick Horse Rodeo, Old McDonald’s Barn, Meet & Greet with the Ice Queen and Youth Beef Show. 2019-02-21

Buy

Eat

• Dash Inn, 207 Northeast Main St., +1 406 535-3892. fast food
• Dominga's Specialties Cafe, 224 West Main, Room 617, +1 406 535-8255.

Drink

Sleep

• Half Moon Ranch, +1 406 575-4055, halfmoonretreat@hotmail.com.
• Historic Calvert Hotel, 216 7th Ave S, +1 406 535-5411.
• Symmes/Wicks House, 220 W. Blvd, +1 406 538-9068. Historic home in Silk Stocking District, walking distance to downtown
• Yogo Inn, 211 East Main, +1 406 535-8721, yogo@yogoinn.com. Built as a train depot in 1913, it has full service restaurant and bar.

Connect

• Lewistown Area Chamber of Commerce, 408 NE Main, +1 406 535-5436, lewchamb@midrivers.com. M-F 8AM-5PM.

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