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CANYON FERRY LAKE

The pristine, uncrowded 27-mile long Canyon Ferry Lake is situated in a million acres of national forest. From your doorstep, you’ll step out to the crisp air from the surrounding mountains and vibrant woodlands filled with rivers and streams

Adventures like skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, camping, mountain biking, hunting, and horseback riding will feed your passions. Brace yourselves and let the adventure do the talking! The National Forest will provide virtually unlimited wilderness to undertake these adventures.

Must-Try Activities:

• Fishing
• Viewing Wildlife
• Boating
• Hunting
• Camping
• Water Sports
• Picnicking
• Recreational Vehicles

Elkhorn Mountains are a mountain range in southwestern Montana, part of the Rocky Mountains. It is an inactive volcanic mountain range with the highest point being Crow Peak. The range is surrounded by the cities of Helena, Montana City, Townsend, Whitehall, and Boulder and is part of the Helena National Forest in Montana's Jefferson County.

 Big Belt Mountains are a section of the Rocky Mountains in the U.S. state of Montana. Situated mainly in the Helena National Forest, the mountains are used for logging and recreation for the surrounding residents. Nearby are the cities of Helena, Townsend, and White Sulphur Springs, as well as Canyon Ferry Lake and the Missouri River. The highest point in the Big Belt Range is Mount Edith at 9,504 feet (2,897 m), while the center of the range is 7,385 feet

 History of Townsend

Broadwater County was named for Colonel Charles Broadwater & made an official county on March 1, 1897, by the Montana Legislature. Lewis & Clark passed through Townsend on the voyage of discovery in 1805 although the first settlers did not arrive until the late 1860s. Townsend was named by railroad officials, in honor of the wife of Charles Barstow Wright, president of the Northern Pacific (1875-1879).  During this time land, lots sold for just $5 apiece! At this time there was also a $10,000 Hotel that was built.

View of Townsend in Early Days

State Bank of Townsend

State Bank of Townsend was completed in 1918 and is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Though there were hard financial times ahead, the State Bank of Townsend managed to survive when many small-town banks did not. This bank still stands today with many of its original features.  For almost a century, the State Bank of Townsend has been owned and operated in principle by members of the same family that chartered it, thus setting a record unmatched by any other bank in Montana.

Town Talk Café – 205 Broadway

The Town Talk Cafe opened around 1938 at 205 Broadway. It is pictured above in 1946 or '47. The figure of a parrot tops the sign.

The original two-story building that occupied the site housed the Patriarchal Circle Hall on the top floor, and businesses below (The Patriarchal Circle was an offshoot of the Odd Fellows). In February of 1936, a fire destroyed the P. C. Hall and adjacent buildings, including the Home Cafe, which was on the ground floor of the Hall. The 1977 book "Broadwater Bygones, A History of Broadwater County" describes it this way (thanks to Charleen Spalding for the excerpt):

The River Inn Nite Club and Motel

The River Inn was built in 1941 by Lester Goodwin (1897-1986). He later built six motel cottages adjacent to the Inn. Situated near the bank of the Missouri River, the building suffered repeated damage from ice-jams after the construction of the current Canyon Ferry Dam. In 1965, the property was purchased by the Bureau of Reclamation, and the buildings were sold to be moved, The Inn was purchased by one Gary Smith for $1,111, and is now at Lakeside.