We’re not sure if you’ll actually see any ghosts here but you will see prime examples of frontier architecture during the silver boom of the 1880s in this once-vibrant town that had its own mill and smelter producing $30,000 worth of ore per month. You’ll see remnants of the old mine, a shoemaker’s shop and a saloon. The cemetery provides a fascinating and somewhat eerie memory of those who lived here. Head south of Helena on I-15 to Boulder. Follow signs to Elkhorn State Park, which is approximately seven miles south of Boulder.

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