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Driving towards the BeartoothColumbus, our homebase
When my husband's contract was over in Chicago, he really wanted to have a homebase where we could always come back to for vacation or in-between job assignement. One of the States that caught his eye was the beautiful State of Montana. After a few days of research over the Internet, he found a piece of land in the Beartooth subdivision, visited it and ultimately bought it. We are busy building our home right now and live in our spacious 5th-wheel until completion.But what about Colombus?
It's a small town of 2.000 inhabitants, seat of Stillwater County, just off Interstate 90 and one hour away from Billings. It's the "city by the road". It's also he city by the rivers as it is located at the confluence of the Yellowstone and Stillwater rivers.
Just off the Union Pacific Railroad, Columbus grew when its quarry was used to supply stones for the building of the Capitol in Helena. The quarry may have closed but mining is still a big thing. The Stillwater mine is one of the largest employer in the area and has its seat in Columbus. Montana's not the Treasure State for nothing since Platinum and palladium are extracted by the local mine.
Agriculture, especially ranching is still a big thing. Montana is an open range State and our subdivision, that used to be a huge ranch, allow cows to graze during spring and summer.
But what about Colombus?
It's a small town of 2.000 inhabitants, seat of Stillwater County, just off Interstate 90 and one hour away from Billings. It's the "city by the road". It's also he city by the rivers as it is located at the confluence of the Yellowstone and Stillwater rivers.
Just off the Union Pacific Railroad, Columbus grew when its quarry was used to supply stones for the building of the Capitol in Helena. The quarry may have closed but mining is still a big thing. The Stillwater mine is one of the largest employer in the area and has its seat in Columbus. Montana's not the Treasure State for nothing since Platinum and palladium are extracted by the local mine.
Agriculture, especially ranching is still a big thing. Montana is an open range State and our subdivision, that used to be a huge ranch, allow cows to graze during spring and summer.
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