Backroads Of Montana

Since the debut of the program in May 1991, the Backroads crew has produced 29 half-hour episodes that air regularly on Montana PBS. The series has traveled across the state and visited its unique people and places.

 
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Pancakes and Polo
 (No. 111)
Get ready for wild rides, wild flowers, and wild stories in this episode. We gape at cowboy polo east of Missoula; walk through a field of wildflowers on Big Hole Pass west of Dillon, listen in at the annual storytellers' conference in Cut Bank, and stop along the way for a bite to eat at Yesterday's Calf-A in Dell. And host William Marcus gives us a tour of the original Governor's Mansion in Helena, built by a businessman in 1888 and residence of governors from 1931 to 1959. (First Aired Saturday, October 23, 2004)
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Backroads of Montana - Program Updates
Episode Eleven “Pancakes and Polo” (1998) – Yesterday’s Calf-A in Dell has expanded next door, replacing the antique collection with a saloon/lounge area.  Vi no longer owns the place but they still make homemade pies everyday.