Just 16 miles west of the county seat (Superior), and 80 miles west of
Missoula, St Regis is situated on I-90 at the confluence of the St. Regis and
Clark Fork rivers, as well as Highway 135, the shortcut to Glacier. St. Regis is
ideally located enroute to the splendors of Flathead Lake, Glacier/Waterton
Parks, the National Bison range and the Flathead Indian Reservation. The town is
nestled in mountains abundant with lakes, forests, hiking trails, ski slopes,
snowmobile runs, game and wildlife, fishing, whitewater rafting, and thousands
of miles of creeks and rivers.
St Regis was named after a Jesuit priest, Saint Regis DeBorgia. It began as a
shipping point for the lumber industry, which is now minimal. Once a
well-established mining and lumber town, the community is now primarily a
tourist related town, offering a golf course, a large community park and a
Travel Montana Visitor Information Center. St. Regis also hosts the largest Flea
Market in Montana every Memorial Day weekend.
In the 1850s, Congress appropriated money to open a road in the Northwest for
wagons from Walla Walla, Washington to Fort Benton, Montana. The leader of this
expedition was Captain John Mullan. It was mountainous, covered with huge trees,
and not even Indians used the area so there were no trails. It was a monumental
task to create a road through these rugged mountains. Once Captain Mullan
established the road route, it provided access to settlers, prospectors,
frontiersmen and adventurers. Here and there, families traveling westward
settled along the passage.
The geography of the town provides some of the most moderate temperatures in
Montana, both summer and winter. The scenic beauty of the town nestled in the
mountains is right out of a picture book.
Useful Information:
St. Regis Montana Data: www.city-data.com
Mineral County: http://www.thebigsky.net/mineralchamber
and MineralCounty.info.
Schools in Mineral County: Mineral
County Schools
City Government: www.Montana.gov
Utilities (Electric) Website: Northwestern
Energy
Telephone Blackfoot C.F.T. Website: http://www.blackfoot.net/
Garbage: Private hauling, public disposal.
Railroad; Served by Montana Rail Link, 1 freight trip per day. Motor Freight
- Intercity Freight Co: http://www.montanarail.com/
TV: 30 Channels w/cable
