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Reclamation Announces Opening of Canyon Ferry Visitor Center

Media Contact: Todd Dixon, (406) 247-7300, tdixon@gp.usbr.gov
Mark Andersen, mandersen@gp.usbr.gov

For Release: May 17, 2006

The Bureau of Reclamation invites the public to the Canyon Ferry Visitor Center during the 2006 Recreation Season. The Visitor Center will be open May 26 thru September 4, 2006. Visitor Center hours are Friday, 12:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, Sunday and Holiday hours are 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Visitor Center is a two room school house built in the early 1900's. It offers exhibits and a video about construction of the Canyon Ferry Dam and Reservoir; displays related to Lewis and Clark's journey through Montana; and information about wildlife that can be observed around the reservoir.

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Relevant Link:

Great Plains Region Home Page

Monana Area Office Home Page