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<span class="textbody"><b>The Town Of Red Lodge </b></span>
<p class="textbody"><img src="photos/redlodgesidewalk.jpg" width="175" height="199" align="right" alt="Downtown Red Lodge, MT">Red
Lodge is a town with a past. It has seen mining, bootlegging, Calamity
Jane, the Sundance Kid and Liver Eatin’ Johnson. Most of the downtown
is on the National Register of Historic Places. </p>
<p class="textbody">Red Lodge lies where the high plains meet the Beartooth
Mountains and landscapes still exist as Lewis & Clark saw them.
The town is populated at 2500 and strategically located at 5500 feet
elevation in the Beartooth/Absaroka Mountain Range and is considered
to be the most beautiful entrance to Yellowstone National Park. </p>
<p class="textbody">There are more restaurants per capita in Red Lodge,
than any other town in Montana. Shoppers marvel at the fine offerings
from unique shops and galleries. A shop till you drop experience awaits
you. </p>
<p class="textbody">The Rendezvous Lodge is situated toward the south
end of town in a private park like setting, just minutes away from downtown,
skiing, hiking, golfing, fishing, rafting, mountain biking, rock climbing,
or a visit to Yellowstone National Park. </p>
<p class="textbody">Red Lodge is known for festivals and family events
year around:</p>
<ul>
<li class="textbody">Home of Champions Parade & Rodeo <br>
<li class="textbody">National Finals Ski-Joring Races<br>
<li class="textbody">Festival of Nations<br>
<li class="textbody">Pig Races<br>
<li class="textbody">Mountain Man Rendezvous<br>
<li class="textbody">Fat Tire Frenzy</li>
<li class="textbody">Beartooth Run<br>
<li class="textbody">Peaks to Prairie Triathlon<br>
<li class="textbody">Winter Carnival<br>
<li class="textbody">Red Lodge Music Festival<br>
<li class="textbody">All Harley Rodeo<br>
<li class="textbody">National Belt Sander Races</li>
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<p class="textbody">Red Lodge also sports The Peaks to Plains Museum,
a Carnegie Library, The Carbon County Art Guild, Carbon County Airport,
and the Beartooth Nature Center (rescued moose, bears, etc.)</p>
<p class="textbody">Red Lodge is great town, rich in history, rich in
its people. It is a pleasure to walks its streets & sidewalks and
meet the folks who keep its legacy strong.</p>
<p class="textbody">For more information about Red Lodge, visit the <a href="http://www.redlodge.com" target="_blank">Chamber
of Commerce</a> site.</p><p> </p>
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