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Article: Little Bighorn days in Montana, celebrating Smokey, Alaska salmon shopping. (Smokey Bear)
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- June 1, 1994
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HARDIN, MONTANA
Every June on the anniversary of Custer's Last Stand, 16 miles from the actual battle site, spectators gather on wooden bleachers in front of a dusty field dotted with tepees, waiting to see history repeat itself. Montana plains stretch in all directions, bounded by the Pryor Mountains to the west and the Bighorn Mountains to the east. The sky is bright, threaded by sparrows, and flags of the 50 states snap in the breeze.
The narrated reenactment opens with a procession representing westward expansion during the 1800s: Lewis and Clark's Corps of Volunteers for Northwest Discovery marches by, followed by pioneers, missionaries, and miners. A ...