While recovering from a lousy cold this spring, I watched an old episode of American Experience, the award-winning history series on PBS. “The Island Murder,” told the story of two related rape and murder cases that made international headlines in 1932. It was interesting enough, but my ears really perked up at the mention of the … More The Vigorous Irish Prosecutor in Hawaii

Butte has an impressive history of aviation from as early as 1908 when George Lowry took a hot air balloon to the sky.  In 1910, Jack Dawson built the first airplane in Butte and eventually crashed the plane. On July 4, 1912, Barney Oldfield held a racing demonstration at the Race Track and set a … More Butte’s Fascination with Aviation