Comments on: Fort Belknap, Montana http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/2009/08/02/fort-belknap-montana/ a camera, a passport, a ukulele Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:18:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: GM Dodaro http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/2009/08/02/fort-belknap-montana/comment-page-1/#comment-82440 GM Dodaro Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:47:43 +0000 http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/?p=1897#comment-82440 Between fifty and sixty years ago, many times, I looked out on this church from the back seat of our family car as we traveled from Havre to visit my mother's ranching and wheat-farming relatives in Wolf Point. Usually it was hot, and cars were not then air-conditioned. Dad in his WWII aviator's sunglasses was driving. My mother often commented on the Indian mission to my sister and me. In the 1950s this was still a functioning church. If we passed on Sunday there were native parishioners around, wearing straw hats and string ties. Their children played on the steps. Highway 2 has never been busy, but it wasn't as deserted as it must have been the day you snapped this photograph. Your multi-sensory description adds to the desolation. I agree that it is now a very sad landscape. It wasn't back then and isn't in my image of it. Thanks for memorializing it here so it isn't completely forgotten. I found your page after a search on "Fort Belnap Church", because I will be traveling this way again next week. It's been ten years or more since the last time. I wondered if the old landmark was still standing. Between fifty and sixty years ago, many times, I looked out on this church from the back seat of our family car as we traveled from Havre to visit my mother’s ranching and wheat-farming relatives in Wolf Point. Usually it was hot, and cars were not then air-conditioned. Dad in his WWII aviator’s sunglasses was driving. My mother often commented on the Indian mission to my sister and me. In the 1950s this was still a functioning church. If we passed on Sunday there were native parishioners around, wearing straw hats and string ties. Their children played on the steps.

Highway 2 has never been busy, but it wasn’t as deserted as it must have been the day you snapped this photograph. Your multi-sensory description adds to the desolation. I agree that it is now a very sad landscape. It wasn’t back then and isn’t in my image of it.

Thanks for memorializing it here so it isn’t completely forgotten. I found your page after a search on “Fort Belnap Church”, because I will be traveling this way again next week. It’s been ten years or more since the last time. I wondered if the old landmark was still standing.

]]> By: webb http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/2009/08/02/fort-belknap-montana/comment-page-1/#comment-81355 webb Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:02:30 +0000 http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/?p=1897#comment-81355 I have drove by that church lots of times, the only time stopped was at night and the headlights from the cars headed west cast a crazy shadow on the wall of the church from the crosses in the cemetary. I think the stroller, and other childrens toys like dolls, toy animals, ect are there for the children who passed away to play with. I also thought I seen shadows of kids, or people amongst the crossses of the wall. I left and never said anything about it to anyone. I have drove by that church lots of times, the only time stopped was at night and the headlights from the cars headed west cast a crazy shadow on the wall of the church from the crosses in the cemetary. I think the stroller, and other childrens toys like dolls, toy animals, ect are there for the children who passed away to play with. I also thought I seen shadows of kids, or people amongst the crossses of the wall. I left and never said anything about it to anyone.

]]> By: nerd's eye view http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/2009/08/02/fort-belknap-montana/comment-page-1/#comment-80260 nerd's eye view Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:02:47 +0000 http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/?p=1897#comment-80260 @cate and @lorraine -- I'm really flattered you've dropped in here to say hello. thanks for coming to the session, too, i really appreciate that others are interested in the wonders of travelblogging! blog and travel happy. :) @cate and @lorraine — I’m really flattered you’ve dropped in here to say hello. thanks for coming to the session, too, i really appreciate that others are interested in the wonders of travelblogging!

blog and travel happy. :)

]]> By: Cate http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/2009/08/02/fort-belknap-montana/comment-page-1/#comment-80259 Cate Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:22:38 +0000 http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/?p=1897#comment-80259 Like Lorraine I also attended the BlogHer conference and was glad that you were on that travel panel. I could see you had a passion for travel and not just going out there looking at hotels and restaurants. This is a enlightening story I can sense the age of the church, the history behind it and the sign posted about the cemetray. Plus your photo is perfect. Like Lorraine I also attended the BlogHer conference and was glad that you were on that travel panel. I could see you had a passion for travel and not just going out there looking at hotels and restaurants. This is a enlightening story I can sense the age of the church, the history behind it and the sign posted about the cemetray. Plus your photo is perfect.

]]> By: jessiev http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/2009/08/02/fort-belknap-montana/comment-page-1/#comment-80255 jessiev Tue, 04 Aug 2009 04:27:08 +0000 http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/?p=1897#comment-80255 beautiful, beautiful photo, pam. i love that you write so well that we feel like we're there WITH you. beautiful, beautiful photo, pam. i love that you write so well that we feel like we’re there WITH you.

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