Welcome to Historic Crail Ranch
Visits to the Site
What is
Historic Crail Ranch?
The unique log structures of the Historic Crail Ranch are some of the oldest original buildings in Big Sky, Montana. Historic Crail Ranch?
Historic Crail Ranch preserves the story of the Augustus Franklin Crail family and their life in the Big Sky community in the early 1900's.
For more than 50 years, Crail Ranch was an active ranching operation with herds of cattle and wheat fields encompassing 960 acres in what is now the meadow area of Big Sky.
Two of the original ranch buildings have been preserved along with a collection of historic artifacts dating to the time that settlers first came up the Gallatin Valley to homestead in what is now Big Sky.
A visit to our living history site will give you an authentic view of life as a western pioneer and the splendor of the old west.
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Tentative 2010 Summer Event Schedule Announced
Early June [TBD] - Community Garden start up - 6 planting beds available for family gardenersLate June [TBD] - History of Crail Ranch - Interesting 3-hour class for prospective Ranch Hosts and others
Sunday, June 27 - Sunday Artist's Market - Artisans from Big Sky and elsewhere 11AM - 4PM
Wednesday, June 30 - Gallatin Canyon Women's Club Potluck - Luncheon with Jan Zimmerman - singer and storyteller
Friday, July 2 - Kids Fly Fishing Day (in memory of Pat Allen) - Kids learn the basics of fly fishing from local experts
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Historic Collections Cataloging project
nears completion
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LATEST NEWS!
Historic Crail Ranch Receives IMLS Bookshelf Award
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Historic Crail Ranch is operated and administered by the Big Sky Community Corporation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization which exists to promote, acquire, preserve, and maintain land, parks, trails, and easements for the use of the people of the Big Sky Community and general public.
Member:
Open to visitors
July - August
Saturdays & Sundays
12 noon - 3:00 PM
FREE TOURS
Saturdays & Sundays
12 noon - 3:00 PM
FREE TOURS
Contact us for more information
Big Sky, Montana
406-995-2160