Charles Marion Russell was at the center of Montana. Although he was born in St. Louis, CM Russell came to Montana when he was 16 and never left.
He was many things – a historian, friend of the Northern Plains Indians, cowboy, hunter, author, environmentalist, conservationist and artist. He loved the West and created more than 4,000 artworks during his life, he shows the country, events, people and spirit of the “Big Sky Country”, as he wanted.
Today, the CM Russell Museum in Great Falls is (where Charlie lived most of his life and died), created the legacy of Charlie.
One of the signature events of the museum is the “Hands up Charlie” lecture series.Critically acclaimed and highly anticipated by local residents, keeps the lecture series of love Charlie’s Old West, where the search for a guest speaker. Guest speakers are compelling and interesting, and are very “hands on.” We are sure that Charlie would agree.
The next speaker in the lecture series is Bruce DRULINE, Mountain Man is in October.Bruce is a unique kind of guy. When he grew up on Mount Palomar, he traveled in the forest and mesas around the house of his grandfather and developed a lasting love for the beautiful country. This prompted the eventual creation of the Mountain Man Living History presentation, where he held the Mountain West for schools, museums, resorts and state and national parks.
Bruce gained his expertise in the Mountain Men in interesting ways – he practiced what he calls “experimental anthropology”, refers in fact led the life of his ancestors, heroes.Bruce demonstrate frontier skills and Indian sign language to discuss the deep spirituality of the region, as it was discovered by the Indians, and talk about the fragile ecology of the warm and West Mountain.
In December of this excellent series set with “The commencement of mining,” an insight into the industry that built the West, and then just as quickly, after he had destroyed the cities boom as common in the Rocky Mountains and the surrounding areas along thedried gold, silver and other precious minerals.
The CM Russell Museum and the Lecture Series Hands Up can not really escape. A resident of Great Falls, Great Falls, or any visitor to gain a new respect for Montana and the Rocky Mountain region after a few minutes long on the grounds of the museum.
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