Mineral County Museum

Located just a few blocks from Interstate 90 in Superior, Montana, you’ll find the Mineral County Museum. Step inside, and you’ll realize that you’ve found a treasure. During most visits to the museum—housed in the former Mineral Community Hospital building ...

The Milwaukee Road- Mineral County

In 1906, the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway (known as the Milwaukee Road) began building a line meant to be shorter and faster than any of its competitors. Unlike its rival transcontinental lines, the Northern Pacific and Great Northern, ...

Lozeau Lodge

The Lozeau name has a historic reputation for hospitality. In 1866, French-Canadian Adolph Lozeau homesteaded a claim on the Clark Fork River near the mouth of Trout Creek. Lozeau had been a miner in California before building his home on ...

Lookout Pass- Mineral County

Where Interstate 90 crests the Bitterroot Range, and Montana meets Idaho at its state line, sits Lookout Pass, one of the oldest ski resorts in North America. For travelers crossing the pass in winter, it’s easy to see why it ...

Glacial Lake Missoula and the Ice Age Floods

Under the summer sun, Mineral County can be hot and dry. The snow disappears from all except the loftiest peaks, and only the most moisture-laden storms bring rain to the ground. In times of drought, the lack of moisture is ...

De Borgia Schoolhouse

Along a quiet country road, just off I-90’s Exit 18, stands the De Borgia Schoolhouse. At first glance, it is an unassuming wood frame building with white paint coating its clapboard siding. But for the generations brought up in the ...

Confluence Camp

Mineral County is within the traditional territory of the Salish and Pend d’Oreille Indians. These tribes and other regional Indians made camps along the Clark Fork River that allowed them to take advantage of the plentiful resources of the area. ...

Clark Fork Ferries

Traveling through Mineral County, you’re never far from a river. The Clark Fork and St. Regis Rivers cut their way through canyons and wind through valleys. Above them rise tributaries branching out into the hills and mountains beyond. While the ...

Chinese Miners-Louisville

NOTICE: Access to this site may be via narrow dirt or gravel roads with few turnarounds.

NOTICE: Cell service may be limited or nonexistent in the area of this site.

Chinese miners in the West faced extreme prejudice. Idaho’s Moose ...

Camel's Hump Road

In 1864, a train of pack camels arrived in Montana along the Mullan Road and wagon trail. Local teamsters and animals disliked the strange beasts, which one hunter mistook for a deformed moose. The Camel’s Hump was not named for ...