Live History Days brings history to life
A group of kids at Live History Days get a ride on the barrel train, always a popular attraction because each kid gets a bell to ring. (Berl Tiskus/Leader)
You’ll find lots of history at the Miracle of America Museum in Polson where the exhibits tell the story of America and its peoples. And during Live History Days, many exhibits come alive as skilled craftsmen demonstrate how things were made in the “old days” while volunteers start the engines on what are usually static displays.
Want to take a ride in a military vehicle? Sit in the cockpit of a jet plane? Watch as a freshly cut log becomes lumber for a house or barn? Learn how arrowheads are made? See how craftsmen can create works of art from leather or hot glass? Find those opportunities and more during Live History Days, July 20-21 at the museum on Memory Lane.
Visitors will find lots to see on the museum’s four acres where more than 40 buildings provide a glimpse into the past while providing plenty of room for families to explore. The many kid-friendly exhibits will be enhanced with chances to ride in the park train or in antique vehicles or have a photo taken with a minion, an alien or inside a UFO.
And back by popular request will be vintage sleds displayed and demonstrated by the Western Montana Vintage Snowmobile Enthusiast group.
The museum is is open daily from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is $5 for children 2-12 and $10 for adults. Children under 2 are admitted free.
All rides during Live History Days are included in the admission price, but since this is an annual fundraiser for the Museum, tips or larger cash donations are appreciated.