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Land that belongs to the Town of Eureka is 1 square mile. - Population 1107 The Tobacco Valley consist of 900 square miles - Population 5423 Lincoln County has 3700 square miles - Population 18837 Elevation is at 2680 Feet Montana Population - 917,621 (click on map to view larger size)

January

• Trans Montana 600 mile Snowmobile Ride - Along the Continental Divide between Ten Lakes Scenic Wilderness & Yellowstone National Park. 1-800-565-6722

March

• Friends of National Rifle Association Banquet - Lincoln County Fairgrounds. Eureka.

April Annual Rendezvous Eureka! Festival - Music, storytelling, food & arts show, game competition, parade, kid gold rush arm wrestling, car show, Kick off Dinner, Dance Friday night. Eureka.

May

• Bird Count - Valley is thoroughfare for migrating birds.

June

• Amish Auction - Quilts, crafts, food, and precontructed log homes. West Kootenai.

July

• Wood Rocks Festival - Wood arts, music and crafts. All day. Historic Village.
• John's Golf Course Tournament Tip & Putt
• Tobacco Valley Rodeo - Lincoln County Fairgrounds. Eureka.
• Fiberfest Eureka! - Wool bearing animal show, wool based arts and crafts, shearing demonstrations, workshops and food booths. Lincoln County Fairgrounds. Eureka.

August

• Sundae Sunday - Ice Cream social for Shakespeare in the Park.
• Lincoln County Fair - Pies, jams, flowers, quilts, photos, animal auction, horse logging, horsemanship, dog obedience demos. Eureka
• The Bull Thing - 120 Bull Rides. Dance follows. Lincoln County Fairgrounds. Eureka
• Arm Wrestling - The Arena Grill & Watering Hole. Eureka

November

• Veterans Ceremony - Hands Across the Border Day.

December

• Tree Lighting Ceremony & Christmas Tour Loop. Historical Village. Eureka.

Ski Areas & National Parks

Big Mountain Ski & Summer Resort Fernie Ski Resort Glacier National Park Banff and Lake Louise, BC   In an hour you can be at the world class Fernie Alpine Resort where there's 350" of snow a year!!

The next day drive 1 1/2 hours to the Kimberley B.C. Alpine Resort in the Bavarian City of the Rockies ... Or you can go to Lake Louise which is 4 hours North.   Or perhaps you want to snowmobile or X country ski in the Ten Lakes Wilderness area behind Glen Lake? Tired of going north??? Then go south 1 hour to Whitefish and ski the awesome Big Mountain Ski Resort

Riverside Park - Sinclair Creek flows through the park. It meets the Tobacco River, which makes it a favorite spot for fishing, canoeing, rafting, and tubing. There are picnic tables and fire pits for your barbecuing needs. If you choose to camp there, you will need to pay a camping fee at the Town Hall which is just one block north on Dewey Ave.

Riverwalk - This is a paved loop that parallels the Tobacco River. You may be able to see birds, beavers, deer, moose, bears and other wildlife while on your walk or wheelchair. The entrance is located at the Historical Village behind the Rexford Railroad building. Look for the wood-carved bear arches.

Historical Village - Is located on a 5 acre parcel at the entrance of Eureka. It contains authentic buildings of late 19th and early to mid 20th centuries. Buildings are open from Memorial Day to Labor Day or you may just take a walk which is available year round.

Lake KooCanUsa - This is a 90 mile reservoir lake that was formed when the Libby Dam was constructed in the late 1960's and 1970's. It is named Kootenai, Canada and USA.

Libby Dam - The visitor center is open from Memorial Day through Labor Day.

Stone Hill Cliffs - This is located 15 minutes south of Koocanusa Bridge on Hwy 37. It is an excellent giant, hard rock buttresses for beginning and expert climbers and repellers.

Lookouts - Black Butte, McGuire Mountain, Webb Mountain, Stahl Peak Lookout, and Mt. Marston Lookout are some to name a few. Most of these lookouts are rentable if you wish to stay in one of them. Contact the Eureka USFS.

Therriault Lakes - For those of you seeking a real "get away" Montana boasts some of the most beautiful land in this country. Some of the animals we have in this area are Mountain Lion, Black Bear, Grizzly Bear, Wolves, Mountain Sheep, Moose, Elk, Whitetail and Mule Deer, and a variety of birds.