Badlands

Upcoming Events

MAY

National Historic Preservation Month

Wildhorse Port of Entry Summer Hours – 8am-9pm – May 15^th-September 30^th

2^nd – National Day of Prayer – Noon-1pm – Town Square

3^rd – MSU-Northern Hall of Fame & Founders Excellence Dinner

4th – MSU-Northern Graduation – 10am

4^th-12^th – National Tourism Week

5^th – Salute to Senior Citizens – Noon – Middle School

8^th – District 9-C Track Meet

9^th-12^th – North Star Amusement Carnival – Holiday Village

11^th – Rockin’ the Hills Concert – 7pm – Bigger Better Barn

12^th – Mother’s Day

17^th-18^th – Central “A” Divisional Softball Tournament

17^th-18^th, 23^rd-25^th, 30^th & June 1^st – MAT presents “The Great American Trailer Park Musical” – 8pm – MSU-Northern Theatre

18^th – Armed Forces Day

20^th – Canadian Victoria Day

25^th-27^th – Bullhook Bottoms Black Powder Shoot – 8am – Fort Assinniboine

26^th – Havre High Graduation

27^th – Memorial Day

31^st – Last Day of School

31^st-June 2^nd – Everything Antique Show – Great Northern Fairgrounds

Badlands along the Milk River

Badlands is a type of dry terrain where softer sedimentary rocks and clay-rich soils have been extensively eroded by wind and water. It can resemble a terrain of volcanic rock. Canyons, ravines, gullies, hoodoos and other such geological forms are common in badlands. They are often difficult to navigate by foot.

The eroded “badlands” exposed along the Milk River road just North of Havre combine geology, paleontology and scenery in a short 5-mile drive. The road follows the channel of the ancient Missouri River to the site of the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Rookery park and river access.

Fossils found in these “badlands” prove the existence of marine animals, dinosaurs and other reptiles and even tropical plants in this area millions of years ago. Much of the area is under private ownership requiring permission to explore. The easy, short drive is interesting and rewarding.