NOTE: The two RV Gypsies arrived in Glasgow, Montana and parked their RV at Cottonwood RV Park which is right beside Cottonwood Hotel. If you are interested in comments about Cottonwood RV Park and photos, please click here, otherwise continue on down this page for information on Fort Peck Dam and Lake. There is a lot of history on this page. |
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First, here are some oddities
in the area: On the east side of Glasgow is an unusual sight....the
rear part of the fuselage of a small airplane poking out of a tavern,
just like it crashed into the bar. It's called "The Hangar Bar"
for obvious reasons...the plane's pilot must have been MIGHTY thirsty
and wanted a fast entry to the bar! |
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Below: A dinosaur in front of The Hangar Bar shown above. |
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Below: Fort Peck Dam and
Lake plus Old Fort Peck |
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In 1805, when Lewis and Clark named this river (which is now known as Milk River) this was a tremendous, relatively dry riverbed. |
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BELOW:
Milk River entering the Missouri River |
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Below: Construction of the
Fort Peck Dam started in 1933 when Franklin D. Roosevelt authorized
the project as part of the New Deal during the Great Depression. More
than 40,00 people flooded to the area looking for work. The work force
peaked in 1936 with 10,564 workers directly linked to the dam. |
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Workers overcame a massive earth slide in 1938, affecting a quarter of the dam. The dam was completed two years later, seven years after it was authorized. The original purposes of the dam were flood control and navigation.
Below: Monuments to honor those who lost their lives building Fort Peck Dam. |
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Below: Lee Duquette entering the Fort Peck Interpretive Center and Museum |
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Below: Displays inside the Fort Peck Interpretive Center and Museum that is dedicated to the construction history of Fort Peck Dam and Lake, the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge, and to the prehistoric dinosaurs found in the Hell Creek Geological Formation. |
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Below: Construction photos |
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Below: Two fish that the
two RV Gypsies would never want to meet in the ocean. |
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Below: The two RV Gypsies
exited their RV at a pull over to read a sign. Karen Duquette photographed
their reflections in a window of the two RV Gypsies as Lee was reading
the sign. |
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Below: The
two RV Gypsies took a nature walk behind the Fort Peck Interpretive
Center and Museum. |
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Below: Pelicans that stay in this area because the water is warm. |
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Please continue on to the adventures of the two RV Gypsies in North
Dakota: 
