Welcome to the Bonner Milltown History Center - Montana
The Bonner Milltown History Center and Museum acknowledges that we are in the homelands of the Salish and Kalispel people. We offer our respect for their history and culture, and for their wisdom in caring for this place for the generations to come.
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Hours: Tuesday, 9 am - noon - coffee group meets (everyone welcome) noon - 2 - public hours
Wednesday, 10am - 4 pm - public hours
Friday, 10am - noon - Old Roads and Rabbit Holes group meets (everyone welcome)
noon - 2 pm - public hours
If we are closed, you can take a walk through Bonner's history with this walking tour created for the Bonner School! Bonner Walking Tour PDF
History Hike: The Old Road Over Marshall Grade
Our Bonner Milltown History Center February history hike could be called “The Old Road over Marshall Grade.” So I guess it will be. Meet at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 22, at the Sha-Ron annex parking just east of Sha-Ron Fishing access site. It’s across Hwy 200 E from Edgewood Drive.
We’ll walk along and above the Clark Fork River, the ancient Road to the Buffalo, the Mullan Road and interurban streetcar grade, not to mention a great vantage point to watch history go by in the wide valley below.
As always, no charge. Donations always welcome. Stay tuned here for updates or you can email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
View Salish Trails to the Bison and Beyond on YouTube.
Read the Char Koostra article about the event
Walter Hook's "Bonner Legacy" mural featured on Kevin Maki's "Montana Moment" See the program
Now available online:
Our 2025 Newsletter is now online: December Newsletter 2025 (PDF)
Our 2024 Newsletter is now online. December Newsletter 2024 (PDF)
Geology of the Bonner Area with Bruce Baty is available on YouTube. Transcription (PDF)
An article from the Montana Quarterly: "Building on the Remains: Missoula entrepreneurs revitalize the polluted Bonner mill site in private-public cooperation" (PDF)
2024 Roundtables: "Bonner History Reflected in the Historical Museum Collection" by Kristjana Eyjolfsson and Matt Lautzenheiser of the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula. "Freeing the Blackfoot: Removal of the Bonner Dam and the Cleanup of the River" by Tony Liane. "A Confluence of Cultures in the Bonner Area" with Cheryl Hughes, Kali Zaglauer, Ilona Hangas, Rick and Pat Swanson, and Glenn "Hooligan" Smith.
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