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Wolf Creek

“My mother, Jessie Burns, came from Wolf Creek, a tiny town stuck off in a canyon a ways north of the state capital of Helena. The canyon was just wide enough to accommodate Wolf Creek’s two streets, plus a railroad line and a prized trout stream, Little Prickly Pear Creek.”
— From "Home Waters"
The Burns General Store
The Burns General Store

The Burns General Store

Main street, Wolf Creek

Main street, Wolf Creek

View of a main street in Wolf Creek, Montana, showing an early automobile on the right. The Wolf Creek Hotel sign is visible in the distance on the left side of the street and a garage and service station is on the right.

Wolf Creek Canyon; Between Helena and Gt. Falls near Wolf Creek, Montana

Wolf Creek Canyon; Between Helena and Gt. Falls near Wolf Creek, Montana

View of Wolf Creek Canyon showing forested slopes and rocky canyon walls with the Little Prickly Pear Creek running through the canyon. Railraod tracks parallel the creek through the center of the view with the dirt road grade to the left above the tracks. An early automobile is on the road and electrical and telephone lines run along the railroad and above the road.

Wolf Creek Pavilion-and dance hall

Wolf Creek Pavilion-and dance hall

View of a log structure known as the Wolf Creek Pavillion in Wolf Creek, Montana, built in 1924 and operated by J. H. Burns as a dance hall. The building has an octagonal shape with an octagonal cupola on top and a sizable rectangular entryway attached to the front of the structure.

Wolf Creek, Mont.

Wolf Creek, Mont.

View of the Burns rental cabins in Wolf Creek, Montana. Verso of postcard postmarked on July 31, 1924.

Wolf Creek nestled in a narrow gulch

Wolf Creek nestled in a narrow gulch

And early view of Wolf Creek

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Frenchy's - Wolf Creek, Montana

Frenchy's - Wolf Creek, Montana

View from a hillside of Frenchy's in Wolf Creek, Montana, a roadside establishment with a café, automotive service station, and rental cabins. Verso postmarked June 23, 1953..

Burns General Store

Burns General Store

John Henry Burns (left) in the Burns General Store with his clerk. Ranchers, townspeople and miners bought their supplies here for decades.

The old Burns General Store

The old Burns General Store

now a saloon and cafe.

Burns General Store, redone

Burns General Store, redone

An interior of the Burns General Store in its latest incarnation as a bar and cafe.

The old Burns General Store

The old Burns General Store

The Burns General Store has been turned into a saloon and cafe in modern times with a series of owners.

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The Burns General Store
Main street, Wolf Creek
Wolf Creek Canyon; Between Helena and Gt. Falls near Wolf Creek, Montana
Wolf Creek Pavilion-and dance hall
Wolf Creek, Mont.
Wolf Creek nestled in a narrow gulch
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Frenchy's - Wolf Creek, Montana
Burns General Store
The old Burns General Store
Burns General Store, redone
The old Burns General Store

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