Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, Continental Divide

What’s a cowboy?  Well, he’s not a gunslinger or a vigilante; he’s rarely a desperado or a lone ranger.  Most don’t claim to be the fastest gun in the West, or the quickest rider north of Tijuana.  In fact, a cowboy is a cattle Herder, and cattle herding is in the blood of many in Montana.

Charles M. Russell, painter of the American Old West

Th Grant-Kors Ranch National Historic Site showcases what life was like for the majority of the Wild West’s cowboys, who worked with the great herds of cattle here in the late 19^th century.  It was owned by Grant Kohrs, a German immigrant and one of the greatest cattle lords in the country, and features his grand old ranch house, a traditional blacksmith and the largest historical barn complex in Montana.

The ranchers here drove the cattle over an astonishing 11 million acres in true open ranch style.  They would have lived the lives of wild rangers, spending lonely nights under the stars, enduring great treks through the rugged mountains, and facing all the many dangers of this wild frontier.