Missoula’s Annual 4th of July Celebration & Pancake Breakfast
The Friends of the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula are ready for Missoula’s Annual 4th of July Celebration. The day starts out with a huge pancake breakfast put on by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (for the benefit of the Friends) from 8:00 until 11:00, with entertainment and special events from 10:00 until 4:00.
4th of July Gunny Sack Race 
Franky and Casper at Homestead.This year’s festivities include: musical entertainment at the gazebo by the Montana Tuba Chorale at 10:00, the Black Mountain Boys at 11:00. Silk Stocking at 12:00 and 2:00, City Clickers at 1:30, and RiverRock at 3:00. A welcoming ceremony will be held at 1:00 with special guest Missoula founder, Mayor Frank Woody. On hand throughout the day will be model trains; ham radios; children’s games; crafts, food, special displays, tours of the lookout, schoolhouse and locomotive; demonstrations of the historic sawmill and telegraph, historical surveying, fire trucks; a visit to medieval times with the Society for Creative Anachronism; and lots more.
Special again this year, the Western Montana Antiques Power Association will be having an antique engine and tractor show on July 3 and 4, with a tractor parade at 1:45 on the 4th.
The Museum is also very pleased to announce the Grand Opening of the newly restored and renovated Homestead Cabin- complete with the Brian Hall Quartet playing fiddle, banjo, and guitar; old-fashioned games; farm animals from the Missoula County Public Schools Ag. Center; demonstrations and hands on with laundering, spinning wool, grinding wheat, and rope-making. Come and visit!
There will be a silent auction of small items and gift certificates from 10:00 to 2:00. Proceeds will go to support exhibitions and education.
Breakfast starts at 8:00 a.m., with festivities following at 10:00 a.m. - rain or shine, Monday, July 4. As a fundraiser for the Friends of the Hitorical Museum, admission is $5 for adults, $3 for seniors, $2 for students, and $15 for a family. Children under 6 and members of the Friends of the Museum are free. The Pancake Breakfast is a separate price- $5 per person or $15 per family- what a deal!
Pepsi-Cola Bottling, Rovero’s Ace Hardware in Seeley Lake, Southgate Mall, and Bayern Brewery are sponsoring this year’s event.
For more information call 728-3476.
