MONTANA NEWS
08/30/98
Post
Register – Idaho News
Category:
Feature Living
Published:
08/30/98
Page:
E1
Keywords:
Travel
Byline:
Clay Carpenter
Don't
blink, or you might miss the stretch of Route 20 that slices through Montana.
It's only about 10 miles long. The road takes you through the tourist town of
West Yellowstone, and into the gates of the country's first national park.
HIGHWAY
HIGHLIGHT: You could stop in any of the many T-shirt and Yellowstone kitsch
shops in West Yellowstone. Or, you could stop at Lion's Head Resort for a
night at Alice's Restaurant. For four decades, the restaurant, or really the
dance hall next door, has been a haven for square dancers. In the late 1960s,
owners Buck and Alice Jones started the square dancing to give park visitors
something else to do. The restaurant gets international dancers, and some
customers have returned every summer for decades. If do-si-doing isn't your
thing, you're welcome to just sit and watch the dancers. The restaurant is
also known for its trout, grown in a trout pond on site.
QUOTE: "Meet your corner! Do an allemande left! Right and left grand! Every other girl and every other hand! Meet your partner and promenade." – Bob Fisk, square dance caller at Lion's Head Resort.