Pioneer's Pride Museum - Bainville, Montana

Visit the Pioneer’s Pride Museum in Bainville, Montana. Located in eastern Montana, Bainville is a tiny town with a lot of personality. Currently, only about 150 people make up the town. Bainville got its name from postmaster Charles Bain when the post office opened more than a century ago.

One of the things that those who visit the town should see is the Pioneer’s Pride Museum. It has quite a few interesting items on display that you will want to see. The Pioneer’s Pride Museum features rooms furnished as they were in the days of the pioneers.

Some of the rooms that you will be able to see as you tour the old house include a bedroom, kitchen, and music room. All of the items in these rooms are those that would have been used back when the pioneers were making their living on the plains. In addition to the museum, you can also see and tour an old jail, as well as a fire truck from 1929 currently on the grounds.

Those who come to Bainville might like to stay at one of the most popular places to lodge in the area. The Montana River Ranch is a lovely place to stay, tucked away in the cottonwoods on the edge of beautiful farmland. It is a working ranch, and you can take tours to see exactly what it takes to make a ranch like that work.

Besides being a gorgeous three-story cabin with plenty of rooms from which to choose, you will also be able to enjoy hunting, fishing, cowboy songs, poetry, and a whole lot more. You can also find some great trails and even golf on this 8,000 acre ranch. This is a great place to stay and it gives people a real sense of rural and ranch life.

The ranch is located close to everything you would want to do around Bainville, including historical sites and the Pioneer’s Pride Museum, which makes it the perfect place to stay no matter where you are going.

If you want to head into town to grab a drink, the best place to stop is Smoky’s Beer Depot. It is a great pub with reasonable prices.

The museum is free to the public and is open during the summer from Memorial Day to Labor Day. The hours of operation are Tuesday through Sunday from 1:30PM to 4:30PM. You will be able to find the museum on Main Street.

6013 Road 1011
Bainville, MT 59212
406-769-2596