It’s that same Butte spirit that made the Our Lady of the Rockies statue possible. When Bob O’Bill shared his modest plans with friends in 1979, they started thinking bigger. A supporter ...

Its that same Butte spirit that made the Our Lady of the Rockies statue possible. When Bob OBill shared his modest plans with friends in 1979, they started thinking bigger. A supporter donated land.

The work features local and state landmarks, including Our Lady of The Rockies, Lake McDonald, and the three M’s on hills overlooking Butte, Missoula, and Bozeman.

The mural will feature a plethora of Butte and Montana landmarks, including Our Lady of the Rockies and Lake McDonald. The mural will also include Charles Lindbergh’s plane, as he famously ...

While it's easy to see Our Lady of the Rockies as she towers 90 feet tall overlooking Butte, it's not as common to get a look at the memorials and tributes inside.

The view of Butte, Montana, from a window in Christy Hays Pickett's home. Credit: Bess Bird. Stay informed about the West. Sign up for our email newsletter to receive in-depth, ...

“He is an entertainer in the truest sense of the word and one which Butte is and should be proud of.” — The Montana Standard, 1983 Mark Staples, performer extraordinaire, died Thursday in ...

Butte is ugly, the pamphlets and websites said.Ugly from the days of metal mining, from the reign of Montana’s Copper Kings. Lead-stained ground, air-blown arsenic, metals in the soil.