Shelby

城市概覽

Shelby is an important Montana town for commerce. The Canadian border crossing at Sweet Grass is only 30 mi (48 km) north on Interstate 15. The crossing has the highest traffic volume in the state. Interstate 15 spans the entire state from north to south while US Highway 2 spans the entire state east and west. Plus the town has major commercial rail service.

如何抵達

By car Long-distance drivers in northern Montana are all but guaranteed to pass through Shelby: situated at the intersection of Interstate 15 and US-2, it's hard to miss.

By bus Northern Transit Interlocal. Bus service from Sweet Grass, Kalispell, and Great Falls. (updated Dec 2021)

By train

1 Shelby station, 230 West Central Ave. (updated Nov 2020) Amtrak, ☏ +1 215-856-7924, toll-free: +1-800-872-7245. Operates train service around the United States of America. (updated Mar 2022) Route stopping at Shelby: Empire Builder operating daily between Seattle/Portland and Chicago including stops at Spokane, Glacier National Park, Fargo, Saint Paul, and Milwaukee. The trains split into separate branches between Seattle and Spokane, and between Portland and Spokane, while operating as trains consisting of train cars from both branches between Spokane and Chicago.

當地交通

There is a historic Main Street Business District that is easily walked. Many places will require a car.

必看景點

1 Marias Museum of History and Art, 1129 1st St N, ☏ +1 406-424-2551. Jun-Aug: M-F 1-5 and 7-9 PM, Sa 1-4 PM; Sep-May: Tu noon-4 PM. Historical artifacts and assorted oddities from the region. (updated Nov 2020)

體驗活動

Aronow Park has tennis and volleyball courts, and horseshoe pits. There is ice skating in winter months. Marias Valley Golf and Country Club

順遊推薦

Lake Elwell (50 miles to the east) has fishing, boating, and camping. Little Jerusalem (30 miles north to Sunburst, then 10 miles west) offers a dramatic landscape with hiking allowed. Numerous hoodoos, picture a stone totem pole, cover the area, ranging from 5 to 100 feet in height. Rudyard Depot Museum (60 miles east) is part of the Montana Dinosaur Trail. Rudyard also has the Hi-Line Vintage Motors Museum.