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Scenic Drive of the Month: Beartooth Highway Road Noise
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  • The Beartooth Scenic Highway is usually open May through September.
  • At any time of the year the temperature can drop below freezing at night.

History

  • In 1880 Cooke City had a population of 7,000; today it has 100 residents.
  • A 1939 guidebook lists a SEE’EM ALIVE ZOO (since closed) in Cooke City with 47 species of animals. Admission: adults 10 cents, children 5 cents.

Local Festivals in Red Lodge, Montana

  • Red Lodge Winter Carnival - March
  • Music Festival - June
  • Home of Champions Rodeo - early July
  • Mountain Man Rendezvous - late June
  • Festival of Nations - first Saturday in August for nine days

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