Bannock Ghost Town

Monday morning bright and early Grandma EE and I took the boys on yet another adventure! We packed the car and headed north to see the Bannock Ghost town! Grandma had been there before but she wanted us to see it....and she wanted to see it ASAP since school starts next week.

We started going towards Dillion, Montana and stopped in the small town of Dell. We ate lunch at this tiny old schoolhouse. It was an actual schoolhouse from 1860-1920. Now it is a small cafe or "CALF-A" is actually what they call it!.

We continued on for another hour or so until we got to the town. This ghost town still has about 60 buildings standing . At one point there were over 5,000 people living here during the gold and silver rush. The buildings were beautiful. Lots of shootings took place here and the mayor of the town was actually hung in the gallows back behind the town. The gallows are still there. A tad creepy! Also, there was a building that was deisgnated for sick children only. People say that at night you can still hear the children crying. Yikes!

 The jail:

 Schoolyard:

 Church:

After walking all around the town we went down over by the river to soak our feet and look for some rocks to add to the boy's collections.

Summer is winding down. Next week the boys head back to school and Landon and I will be left at home to fend for ourselves. It has been such a great summer. Yes, crazy at times but we've crammed it in, lived it up, partied hard and we have a treasure trove of memories to take with us.

Grateful for my EE...for the memories, laughs and adventures we have together this summer. I wish everyone could have a Grandma as amazing, generous, caring and fun as she is.