Wolf Point, Montana Vacations
Enjoy Montana fishing and history in Wolf Point
by Michele Kadison
Do some Montana fishing and learn about the history of this great state, or make a quick stop on your way to other Montana destinations such as Glacier National Park or Yellowstone National Park, in Wolf Point. This town offers comfortable Montana hotels to base your stay as you explore big sky country.
Western lore has it that Wolf Point got its name during the fur trading days when a group of trappers went wolf hunting during the wintertime. The wolves were killed, but froze before they could be skinned, so the trappers placed the dead creatures along the banks of the river until the ice and snow thawed. When the trappers returned for their skins, the land had been appropriated by the Native Americans, forcing the trappers to leave the wolves behind.
Soon after, Wolf Point became a refueling point for the Missouri River steamboats that would pass through the region. Beginning as a trading post, the town grew exponentially as more homesteaders arrived. In 1914 congress allowed non-Indian homesteading on the Fort Peck Reservation, which still encompasses Wolf Point. To this day the mixture of the Dakota-Lokota-Nakota (Sioux) and Dakota (Assiniboinne) nations and non-tribal populations makes Wolf Point as diverse as it was in the early 1900s. Visit Assiniboine Village, a 40 acre expanse that sits on the banks of the Missouri River to get a taste of Native American customs. Here you can enjoy their music, dance, games, and crafts as well as get a sense of their culture through story telling and historical lessons as told by tribal members.
Wolf Point is still known as a trading area, as well as a large center for grain storage. Additionally the town is famous for hosting the oldest professional rodeo, the Wild Horse Stampede, held each July.
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