Fort Peck

Sunrise over Fort Peck lake.
Mer. Lewis
May 11, 1805
"Bratton. . .had shot a brown bear which immediately turned on him and pursued him a considerable distance. . .we at length found him concealed in some very thick brush and shot him through the skull with two balls. . .Bratton had shot him through the center of the lungs. . .these bear being so hard to die reather intimedates us all; I must confess that I do not like the gentlemen and had reather fight two Indians than one bear. . ."
Sunrise over Fort Peck lake.
The community of Fort Peck overlooks the Fort Peck Dam and is home to about 350 residents. Many of the buildings are of the 1930s vintage that were built along with the dam.
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