Fort Benton hosts annual Summer Celebration
MTN
and last updated 2021-06-26 23:52:14-04
FORT BENTON â The annual Summer Celebration in Fort Benton is always a busy, fun-filled weekend. But in the summer of 2021, thereâs an extra celebratory mood.
Fort Benton hosts annual Summer Celebration
This summer marked the 175th birthday of Fort Benton, known as the Birthplace of Montana. Historian Ken Robison said this yearâs event was a great time to remember the town s historical importance as an 1800s crossroads in the fur trade, mining routes, and steamboat travel up the Missouri River from St. Louis. It s the birthplace and it played in every era Montana history. Some places like Virginia City were big in the mining era, and so on. But Fort Benton had a role to play, sometimes the biggest role, sometimes just a major role in every year of Montana history. And that s what makes it fun,â Robison said.
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Fort Benton High School recognizes excellent students and staff
Student Of The Week and Attahorn
Cassandra Soto - MTN
and last updated 2021-03-03 10:27:13-05
FORT BENTON â Fort Benton High School is boosting school pride by recognizing excellence on campus. Each week educators choose two students to recognize for acts of kindness with a Student of The Week Award.
Fort Benton High School honors excellent students and staff
The school also has what they call an Attahorn Award to honor faculty and staff. The award is a kind of relay of support for co-workers where the previous winner nominates the next.