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GREAT NORTHERN FAIR
The largest fair on the Hi-Line is
held in July and has activities designed for all ages, including
rodeos, 4-H projects and livestock, exhibits of all kinds, music,
and a demolition derby. A full
schedule of events
provides entertainment for all.
HAVRE FESTIVAL DAYS
An area wide celebration which started over 20 years ago. This great weekend,
with something for everyone, is always held the third weekend in September.
Public events and activities include a community parade, arts & crafts, a quilt show,
a dodge ball tournament and a 48 hour softball tournament.
ROCKY BOY INDIAN RESERVATION
Located southwest of Havre on Hwy 87 or straight south on Hwy 234 in the Bears
Paw Mountains. The Chippewa-Cree Indians maintain a strong heritage through the
annual
Pow-Wow, featuring
authentic Native American dance and competition, and other activities throughout
the year.
HAVRE
RESIDENTIAL HISTORIC DISTRICT
A free self-guided tour. Brochures available at the Chamber of Commerce, 130
5th Ave (406) 265-4383, or the Havre-Hill County Library, 402 3rd Street,
(406) 265-2123. A 36-block west side residential area was named an official
Historic District in the 1980’s. Enjoy Havre’s unique blend of ethnic, railroad,
farming and ranching history.
FORT BELKNAP
INDIAN RESERVATION
Located 42 miles east Of Havre on Hwy. 2, the reservation is home to me tribes,
the Assinniboine & the Gros Ventre. Staffs of the information center provide
tours of the Mission, Snake Butte, ancient teepee rings, and the tribal buffalo
pastures. For more information, call (406) 353-3311.
OLD FORTS TRAIL
The
official state historic trail commemorates the main transportation and supply
route that existed in the 1870’s - 1890’s. It begins at the OLD FORT PARK in
Fort Benton, to Fort Assinniboine near Havre, into Saskatchewan, Canada to Fort
Walsh in the Cypress Hills and Fort Battleford in Northern Saskatchewan.
Pamphlets and information available at the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce,
265-4383, or the Fort Benton Chamber of Commerce (406) 622-5523.
HANDOUT PROVIDED BY THE HAVRE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TOURISM COMMITTEE 130
5th AVE, 265-4383
SUMMER SPORTS
Havre offers numerous city league and sport association sponsored activities.
Baseball, softball, bowling, tennis, golfing, volleyball, trap shooting, target
shooting, soccer and swimming involve the entire community as participants and
spectators.
WINTER SPORTS
In the Bears Paw Mountains, enjoy sledding, snowmobiling, ice skating, ice fishing,
Bears Paw Ski bowl are all available for winter fun in and around Havre. Havre's Hockey Club
finished the construction of a full size indoor hockey and ice skating rink (Ice
Dome) on the south end of 5th Ave., by the Border Patrol Station.
WATER RECREATION
Public swimming is offered throughout the year at both a city pool and the
college operated Olympic-sized pool.
During the summer, swimming, fishing, boating and water-skiing can be enjoyed
twelve miles west of Havre at Fresno Reservoir, and fishing at Beaver Creek
Park.
GOLF
The Beaver Creek Golf Course & Prairie Farms Golf Course offer a challenging nine hole layout that is open
to the public. Rentals are available and the pro shop offers golfing supplies.
HEATH CLUBS
The Physical Therapy Down Under and Fitness Center offers racquetball courts, Jacuzzi, saunas,
aerobics, and a weight room.
Curves For Women offers weights and exercise classes for women only.
The Zoo is a new Health Club at Holiday Village Mall.
HUNTING
Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks
Hunting enthusiasts will find an abundance of upland game birds, waterfowl,
whitetail deer, mule deer, elk and antelope.
Bear Paw Hunts
FREE THINGS TO DO IN HAVRE
1. View the old Steam Engine and the Jim Hill
Fountain at the BNSF Depot.
2. Bird Watch and Wildlife Watch Along the Milk
River or Beaver Creek Park.
3. Play Tennis on one of the many City Courts.
4. Visit one of the City’s many Parks and
Playgrounds. Great Fun for the Kids.
5. Take a Self-Guided Tour through Havre’s Home
& Business Historic District.
6. Plan a Picnic in a City Park.
7. See Wildflowers Blooming in the Spring,
Summer and Fall in Beaver Creek Park.
8. Pick Wild Berries in Beaver Creek Park.
9. Jog
around the Community or enjoy the Walking Track at Patterson Park,
Optimist Park, Northern Montana Hospital Park and the new Bill Baltrusch
Walking Trail.
10. Be a Spectator at a local Softball or Baseball
Game (Complex and 6th Ave. Fields).
11. Visit a Library (Havre Hill County and MSU-Northern).
12. Take a drive through Beaver Creek Park, coming
out at Rocky Boy Reservation.
13. Watch a Fisherman trying his luck at Fresno
Dam or the Upper and Lower Lakes at Beaver Creek Park.
14. Watch Amtrak and BNSF Trains pass through
town.
15. Visit the Havre Railroad Museum.
16. Tour the H. Earl Clack Museum.
17. View the Hands Across the Border Statue at the
BNSF Depot and other community statutes.
18. View Lynden Pomeroy Steel Sculptures on
MSU-Northern’s Campus and at Stockman Bank.
19. Watch the Sun set from the top of a hill, and
the overlook behind the Holiday Village Mall – View Milk River,
Badlands, and BNSF Site.
20. Float the Milk River.
21. Visit 1914 Historic Carnegie Library Building;
now Old Library Art Gallery. See Montana Artists’ Works.
22. Select a Book or Magazine from the Library and
read it at Pepin Park.
23. Browse through the Community’s Shops.
24. Visit with a Havre “Local.”
25. Take your camera to the Bear Paws and snap
some beautiful Photos all-year-round.
26. Visit the MSU-Northern Collections of Fossils,
Flora, Fauna and Plains Indian Artifacts.
27. Enjoy “Kicks @ 6” during the summer at the
Town Square.
28. Enjoy a stroll through S.A.T.U.R.D.A.Y. Market
at Town Square.
29. Experience the Northern Lights and the Stars
of the “Big Sky Country.”
30. View the Old Antique Collectible Cars during a
Local Cruise or Show and Shine.
31. Watch the combines in July or August cut the
Golden Wheat.
32. Attend the Jaycees Fireworks Show on the 4th
of July.
33. Attend the Indian Pow Wow at Rocky Boy
Reservation in August.
34. Browse through the Exhibits at the Great
Northern Fair in July.
35. Enjoy the atler competition @ the Buffalo
Jump, 1st weekend after Labor Day.
36. Enjoy the Parade and Craft Show during Havre
Festival Days in September.
37. Attend the Christmas Festival Activities in
December.
38. Partake in the Community Christmas Tree
Lighting in November at the Town Square.
39. Drive around Town and View the Community
Christmas Decorations.
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