The Old Distillery Lofts offer historic real estate in Helena Montana

The Old Distillery Lofts are housed in the Old Distillery Building located in downtown Helena and lie near the foothills of the beautiful Montana Rocky Mountains. These unique, historic homes offer central location, and amazing views.  Residents will enjoy the convenience of an easy commute to work as well as an artisan bakery, movie theater, gourmet market, and bistro when looking for a quick bite or a romantic dinner.  The Old Distillery Lofts enjoys to close parks and a weekly farmers’ market, perfect for picking up farm fresh fruits and vegetables.

Get ready to fall in love with The Old Distillery Lofts and all the fun and excitement of this friendly bustling city.

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Helena real estate | No Comments » August 19th, 2008

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Fox Ridge Golf Course Community in Helena Montana

Fox Ridge Golf Course is a perfect golf community that boasts a serene and tranquil setting.  Fox Ridge offers more than 300 acres of beautiful, inspiring views of the Sleeping Giant, Mount Helena and the Great Divide. Homesites and duplex units in this golf community also enjoy rolling green hills, large mature trees, sparkling lakes and breathtaking mountain views.

Residents of Fox Ridge enjoy an 18 hole par-3 course and a championship 18 hole Regulation course.  They also enjoy a clubhouse as well as one of the most complete restaurant menus in all of Helena, the Red Fox Supper Club and Lounge.

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Helena real estate | No Comments » August 13th, 2008

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Overlook Point the perfect location to call home in Helena

Overlook Point is a new vibrant residential community ideally located in the heart of Helena’s historic downtown-Last Chance Gulch.  Surrounded by wonderful amenities such as the "Pedestrian Walking Mall" a lovely park-like outdoor shopping area and the Great Northern Town Center, a new master-planned residential and commercial development.  It is also close to museums, art galleries, theater and sports tournaments.

Helena enjoys more than 25 city parks including the largest Mount Helena Park.  Overlook Point Residents also enjoy views of Spring Meadow Lake a 20-acre water recreational area and Sleeping Giant Mountain or enjoy recreational opportunities at nearby Lake Helena, Canyon Ferry, Holter Lake or Hauser Lake. This is Montana living  its best!

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Uncategorized | No Comments » August 9th, 2008

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Nob Hill Residential Development in Helena Montana

Originally conceived in 1993, Nob Hill, Helena’s largest residential development, was bought by four investors as a 100-acre parcel.  In 2001, two additional parcels were purchased increasing the size of Nob Hill to 150 acres. The development was connected to the Montana City frontage road by Colonial Drive and a main water line was installed. Every aspect of the Nob Hill development has been thoughtfully planned.

The development will contain 25 acres of parks and greenbelts.  There will also be 125 acres of residential and commercial development and real estate.  Nob Hill offers city water, sewer, storm drainage, utilities and paved roads and all of these improvements have already been completed and are ready for new homeowner construction. Get ready for the best of Helena living!

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Helena real estate | No Comments » August 4th, 2008

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Lewis & Clark Library in Helena Celebrates 140 years of Service

To celebrate this momentous occasion the library is offering a summer filled with author events and reading programs. The Anniversary kick off began on may 21st  and will continue throughout the summer.

Originally the library was located in Last Chance Gulch and was the first library in the state and was opened even before Montana became a territory.  In 1874 the library was destroyed by fire. Today the library is housed on on the south end of the walking mall since 1976.

In 2003 the library was renovated.  The face lift included a new computer lab, in 2005 the library created the new Ambrose Reading Room, a cozy private reading room on the second floor of the building.

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Helena | No Comments » August 1st, 2008

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Now Everyone Knows, Helena is a “Dream Town”

Bizjournals.com has ranked Helena Montana as one of America’s top 10 "Dreamtowns".  Helena was ranked fifth out of 140other cities wit a population between 10,000 and 50,000 people.

So what make these towns so dreamy? These communities have light traffic, healthy economies, a moderate cost of living, adequate housing, strong educational facilities and and easy access to big-city amenities.

Montana has three different cities in the Top 10, Bozeman, Helena and Kalispell. This just proves what Helena residents have always known, that this is a great place to love. Last year the Helena Chamber of Commerce mailed out more than 6,000 relocation packets to people interested in moving to this wonderful town.

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Helena | No Comments » July 31st, 2008

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Highest Marathon to Take Place in Madison County

Labor Day will feature the brand new Madison Marathon, the highest marathon to take place in the greater Northwest.  This marathon will boast an average elevation of 8,500 feet and will be one of the nation’s very highest races.

Both professional and amateur athletes are encouraged to attend. The course begins at 8,000 square feet and goes to way above 9,000 square feet and offers breathtaking scenery and abundant wildlife,birds and a huge variety of wildflowers. It is one of seven marathons that take place in Montana and combines a full length marathon and extreme features such as extremely high elevation, and gravel roads instead of a dirt trail or asphalt.

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Helena | No Comments » July 29th, 2008

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Helena Montana is a Haven for Wildlife

Just minutes outside of Helena you will find dozens of places to view animals in their natural habitat.  Mount Helena is the city’s largest park and is home to deer, and countless types of birds.  If you are searching for elk, Beartooth’s Wildlife Management Area lies at the higher elevation where the elk like to spend their summers.  This is also a great place to view bighorn sheep and black bears.

Avalanche Gulch on Canyon Ferry Reservoir is another place to view elk or mountain goats.  Their is also a wetland area at the south end of Canyon Ferry Reservoir  with a series of ponds and a nesting area for many kinds of geese, ducks, pelicans, cormorants, pheasants, wild turkeys and ospreys.

Check at the Helena Forest Service for more information about wildlife viewing in the Helena area.

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Helena | No Comments » July 27th, 2008

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The Upper Missouri Artists Gallery of Original Arts in Helena Montana

The Upper Missouri Artist Gallery is a Helena gallery known for its incredible display of "originals only" art. Come and visit this memorable gallery and enjoy one-of-a-kind works of art by Montana artists.  Artwork inside consists of some of the finest oils, watercolors, mixed medias, pastels, pottery and sculptures.

All disciples are also found ranging from photo realism to abstract art and subjects that feature Montana historical and geographical points of interest.  Many of these artworks include depictions of ranching and rural life in Montana. There is also floral still-lifes including the the popular Plein Aire.

Members of the Missouri Artists Gallery regularly submit artwork so every month the gallery offers a new and fresh exhibitions to visitors. This is one of many wonderful cultural opportunities in Helena.

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Helena | No Comments » July 26th, 2008

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The 48th Annual Last Chance Stampede & Fair in Helena Montana

This year’s Last Chance Stampede will be held July 23-27 at the Lewis and Clark County Fairgrounds. Every year Helena hosts this wonderful classic western rodeo and fair complete with parade, trade shows, food booths and art shows.

This year’s Stampede will have something for everyone including traditional favorites like livestock exhibits, dog showmanship events, cat showmanship, kiddie parades, stick horse rodeos, carnival rides, cowboy rodeo, equine exhibitions and much more.  There will also be no shortage of musical talents including Earl Wear & Coltrain and Bobby Chitwood.

Beer and wine will be available for purchase and their will be loads of children’s activities as well as educational programs.  The fairgrounds also offers handicap accessibility, pay telephones, parking and public restrooms.

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Helena | No Comments » July 20th, 2008

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