Kalispell Middle School teacher Kris Schreiner demonstrates how to use a sluice to eighth-graders, from left, Shyann Richsel, Hallie Granley and Kaylee Whitten during a lesson on panning for gold, ...

Garnet, Montana, is one of the best ghost towns in the West, and it offers a chance to see what life was like in a 19th-century mining town. Once home to 1,000 residents and 13 saloons, Garnet was ...

The sights, sounds and smells of a 19th-century town will come back to life during this year’s family-friendly Garnet Day Saturday, June 14, from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Jan. 21—A sign above Montana History teacher Kris Schreiner's classroom alerts Kalispell Middle School eighth graders that they are entering Alder Gulch to mine for gold and garnets. Alder Gulch, was ...