August 2009- Georgetown Lake Vacation

We didn't take any pictures of camp this year when we went "camping" at Georgetown Lake. How funny is that? But, we only had about five days of nice weather while we were there and then it managed to rain, rain, and rain again.

On this day, we went to Phillipsburg- a tradition to go to the candy store and look around. Ben with Corey, Bradley, and Hailey

It rained so bad at the Lake that we had to drive to Butte so we would have something to do. This is what followed us in. And some of us got trapped in the hail!!

So we decided to take an old Historic Tour of Butte and the underground while we were there. This is an old barber shop located under the street- Butte was so crowded, they moved things underground for more space. (At one time that is)

The entrance to the Barber Shop

Old City Hall where the old jail was located in the basement.
It's hard to imagine, this was used up until 1971!

Ben and his dad- with a picture of a great grandpa who died in the line of duty while working for the Butte Police Department.

Under this old building- the elite of Butte came to have a "good time" when prohibition was in effect.

An old "Speakeasy" that was found. The tour guide said that Butte patrons "laughed in the face" of prohibition.

This is a picture of Janet in a historic Butte Hotel- she worked here in the coffee shop when she was younger
What do you do when it rains all day the next day?? And your campsite has a river running through it? You go bowling.

And because your husband begs you to, you stop off in Bozeman on the way home to visit the Grizzly Bear Habitat. ( I should have joked and said these bears went through our campsite)

Is this not the face of pure mischief???