Today was a research day in lovely Helena, capitol city of Montana.  I spent the morning in the Montana Historical Society archives, where several delightful librarians had prepared a whole cart full of spooky materials for me to review.  Very nice of them.  Then I nipped outside into the noticeably chilly weather and met one of the Spooky Series editors for lunch at the Globe Pequot/Falcon offices in downtown Helena.  Erin was a delight, and being a Helena resident we discussed the spooky stories and historical sights as we walked about 3/4 of a mile down to an historic building turned restaurant that had a great atmosphere and great fries. 

After lunch, it was back to the Historical Society to finish my Montana folklore research, and then off for a quick drive across town to photograph the very spooky St. Charles building, part of Carroll College, where a closed-off bathroom in one of the upper stories is reputed to have a sink that bleeds!  Creepy stuff. 

My path led next toward Butte, up and over tall mountains and down again.  As Butte came into view, I noticed someone pulled over on the verge, taking a picture of something above my head.  A glance upward showed me a huge white statue of a woman at the top of the mountain.  I pulled over at the scenic overlook about a quarter mile down the road, and took photos myself of Our Lady of the Rockies, a ninety foot statue of the Madonna which sit atop the Continental Divide.  Lovely.  Then I drove down into Butte and made my way to dinner and an early night.