As you watch a production at the Opera House or walk through the nearby saloon, you may question your reality. Is this a dream? Have you somehow slipped back in time to the 19 th century? No, neither ...

After gold was discovered in Alder Gulch in 1863, throngs of fortune seekers poured into Virginia City and its surrounding area. Coming from all points of the compass, most of them were men. But in ...

Live music — Dave Walker and Bale of Hay perform the first and last Tuesdays of each month from 6-8 p.m., starting in June. More live music happens every Friday at 6 p.m. at Wells Fargo. Farmers ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. VIRGINIA CITY - John Ellingsen remembers the first time he came here in 1952. The hills around ...

VIRGINIA CITY — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has recognized Virginia City as a “Bear Smart” community in a recent award ceremony. The southwestern Montana town has become a model city in nearly ...

Anton Holter arrived at Ramshorn Gulch, 18 miles west of Virginia City, where he would launch the timber industry in Montana. Holter and a partner traveled with a train of wagons from Utah via the ...