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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Wheels and Wings
 (No. 117)
We're given a look at aviary art in Moccasin, an appreciation of Montana's first airmail service in Great Falls, a visit to local history center and historic bridge near Sidney, a trip to Snake Butte near Ft. Belknap and a meeting with a wheelwright in Deer Lodge.

First Aired Saturday, January 08, 2005
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This is the airplane that carried the first airmail delivery to Great Falls on August 1, 1928.  The historical event is featured in "Wheels and Wings". 
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Backroads of Montana - Program Updates
Episode Seventeen  “Wheels and Wings” (2002) – The Deer Lodge-based wheelwright moved out of state in 2005.  Darrell Martin, our guide through the tribal history and lore of Snake Butte died in April 2007.