Wigwam Cafe ...

Here's a great old postcard from Browning: the "Wigwam Cafe and Service Station." I won't pass judgement on the political correctness of the design, but architecturally this is about as cool as it gets.

The old cafe has of course been closed for decades, but the old teepee-shaped building is still a landmark on the east end of Browning's little main street. Last time I was in town, someone had opened up an espresso stand in the place.

There's a similar building down in Busby, too ... that one looking much the worse for wear.

Reservation winter ...

Montana is a state of extreme weather, and the Hi-Line country often has some of the most difficult weather of all. The wind up there makes everything more dramatic ... especially in the winter, as the snowdrifts constantly grow and shift and make life challenging.

I saw this old house from the train last week, between East Glacier and Browning. It was a dramatic morning -- lots of wind and sun on the prairies, but the Glacier mountains almost completely hidden in the clouds. A quintessential winter day in northern Montana.

Winter in Browning ...

I'm still in a winter frame of mind this morning, so I thought I'd share this photo, which is from the noted author James Willard Schultz. This is Browning in the winter of 1937 ... a good reminder that, no matter how cold it is now, at least we don't have to tunnel out of our houses!