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| I went to school with Jim Griffin ( Doc Griffin's) son, and had the privilege of working 4 summers for Doc at Beartooth Lake from 1958 through 1961. This was before U.S. Forest Service turned the land at Beartooth Lake into a general recreation use and Doc lost the lease on the land. Doc moved the cabins/coffee shop/lodge/boathouse to his property at Cooke Pass. I'll never forget those summers at the lake - superb fishing, hunting, hiking and the most spectacular scenery I've ever seen. I remember taking the diesel power plants the 24 miles into Cooke City for repair as this was our only form of electricity at the lake. The drives down to Red Lodge to get mail, Laurel for the cabin laundry and Billings for supplies, every other week, were quite an adventure. Doc always had a vehicle that was acting up and the trips often kept us on the edge of suspense as to whether we would get there or not. Unfortunately, Doc was killed in an accident on his Cooke City property one fall as he was preparing his trailer for return to Southern California. |
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| Valerie Wisenhunt, I took a greyhound bus from Boston to Billings and worked in Cooke City for about six weeks in the summer of 1968 for Mrs. Nordquist who owned the Nordquist Cabins. It was my first introduction to rustic living and being 21 years old, it was quite an eye-opener for a "city girl". I didn't get to see much of the area as I was working all day cleaning the cabins for the guests that would arrive each evening. |
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| Down on Main Street. |
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Frazer Automobiles. These two remnants of a bygone era are parked in a vacant lot along Cooke City's main drag. An old gas pump set at $0.21 per gallon sits next to them |
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| My name is David
Kapral, my friend, Jim Coletta and I were in Cooke City for
about a month in August of 1963, as part of a full summer Western
fishing trip. We had $500. each for the trip, and we only spent
three nights of the summer out of the tent The people in Cooke
City, and everywhere in Montana were wonderfully friendly, and
a month in Cooke City wasn't enough! To the Pictures: We have Sam and Betty from the Cooke City General store. Prior to the Sinclair station, there was a much smaller gas station, and I don't remember everybody's name sitting on the Jeep, but the Blond haired young man was named Donnie, and the tall youngster next to him was Odie, as I recall. There were two Rangers who frequented our camp [just about Breakfast time, every day]. One was named Joe Israel, and the one with a hand on my shoulder by my 1955 VW bus is Jack Chapman. That was a neat vehicle it had no gas gauge, but that was considered a "feature," not an oversight. Getting it up to 55 mph was possible, on straight runs and any downhill road. It went through everything, however. |
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| This picture was taken in June of 2002
in Silvergate. We just happened to be eating in the restaurant
on our last day, and this was a treat. Hope you enjoy. Bryan Peake Oklahoma City, OK |
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| Mike Kay. In 1986 I rode a bicycle over Beartooth Pass. It was a great experience. The climb to the top from the Red Lodge side was brutal, but the downslope to Cooke City is a ride you will never forget! It was early summer as you can tell by the snow. The wind was chilly and the sun was bright. This must be one of the most beautiful places on earth. These are old photos that didn't scan very well, but should give you an idea of the absolute grandeur of the pass. |
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