This town took its name from the topography of the surrounding area. It was once a station on the Union Pacific and was a trading center for valley ranchers. Not much there today except for one of the quirkiest little cafes you’ll find anywhere. The Calf-A and Yesterday’s Museum appear at first glance to be an old brick building with a junk shed next door. Don’t turn away, the diner serves over 30,000 meals a year to people from all over the world.
The diner is housed in the old schoolhouse with high ceilings and bare pine floors. Memorabilia lines the walls, the menu is written on the old blackboard, and the salad is on the teacher's desk. The museum next door isn’t your run-of-the-mill gallery either. It is a warehouse of everything left behind when the mining and lumbering petered out. The original owner, Ken Berthelson, is now deceased. Before going he left a number of wildlife sculptures in an outdoor sculpture corral. No, these aren’t the magnificent bronze sculptures that seem to dominate Montana. They are created from just about anything Ken could put his hands on. There are lots of fine cafes in Montana, but not too many that you’ll take pictures of for the folks back home.
Photo Gallery
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43 93 Divide Exit
43 93 Divide Exit
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Centennial Valley 1
Centennial Valley 1
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Centennial Valley 2
Centennial Valley 2
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Centennial Valley 3
Centennial Valley 3
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Centennial Valley 4
Centennial Valley 4
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Centennial Valley 5
Centennial Valley 5
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Centennial Valley 6
Centennial Valley 6
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Centennial Valley 7
Centennial Valley 7
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Copper King Man Butte
Copper King Man Butte
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Humbug Spires 1
Humbug Spires 1
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Humbug Spires 3
Humbug Spires 3
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Humbug Spires 4
Humbug Spires 4
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Humbug Spires 6
Humbug Spires 6
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I 15S MM 47
I 15S MM 47
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I 15S MM 49
I 15S MM 49
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I 15S MM 52
I 15S MM 52
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I 15S N of Dillon
I 15S N of Dillon
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I 90 M B Cardwell
I 90 M B Cardwell
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I 90 M B Exit 118
I 90 M B Exit 118
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I 90 M B Exit 124
I 90 M B Exit 124
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I 90 M B Exit 138
I 90 M B Exit 138
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I 90 M B Exit 153
I 90 M B Exit 153
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I 90 M B Homestake Pass 2
I 90 M B Homestake Pass 2
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M M Cafe Butte
M M Cafe Butte
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McDonald Pass
McDonald Pass
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Milwaukee Depot Butte
Milwaukee Depot Butte
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Mother Lode Theatre Butte
Mother Lode Theatre Butte
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Rank s Mercantile Virginia
Rank s Mercantile Virginia
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UM Dillon
UM Dillon
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Virginia City Courthouse
Virginia City Courthouse
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Virginia City Library Museu
Virginia City Library Museu
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Whitehall Murals 1
Whitehall Murals 1
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Whitehall Murals 2
Whitehall Murals 2
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Whitehall Murals 3
Whitehall Murals 3
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Whitehall Murals 4
Whitehall Murals 4
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Whitehall Murals 5
Whitehall Murals 5
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Whitehall Murals 6
Whitehall Murals 6
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Whitehall Murals 7
Whitehall Murals 7
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Whitehall Murals 8
Whitehall Murals 8
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Whitehall Murals 9
Whitehall Murals 9
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Whitehall Murals 10
Whitehall Murals 10
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Whitehall Murals 11
Whitehall Murals 11
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Whitehall Murals 12
Whitehall Murals 12
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Yesterday s Cafe 2
Yesterday s Cafe 2