It doesn't glow like the other flashier towns, but this spot gleams in its own right and welcomes the lone explorers wholeheartedly.

Bannack lost its status as Montana’s Territory Capital when Virginia City took over the title in 1864. Mining continued with several hard rock mines after the placer mining gave out.

Before costumed kids have even had a chance to trick-or-treat, snowplows and sand trucks were sent out onto the roads after the first major snowfall of the season dropped up to a foot of snow in ...