In many small towns throughout Montana, the local bar is often the only restaurant and an important part of community life. In the larger towns and cities, gems from the West's colorful past are still found.

Montana Watering Holes celebrates more than fifty of the most iconic, eccentric, and entertaining saloons scattered across Montana where you can stop for a drink (or a burger). From big-city spots like the Rhino in Missoula, with more than fifty beers on tap, to the Pony Bar in Pony, community spirit and tradition abound in historic buildings that have served as saloons, restaurants, and gathering places.

Illustrated with contemporary photographs by Kurt Keller and weaving together excerpts from the past with accounts of the present-day Montana bar scene, this book reveals the enduring fabric of the Montana community.