Caverns Friday Summer Speaker Series: 'Mountaineering in Montana'

Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park will host a free talk entitled “Mountaineering in Montana” on Friday, July 2, at 8 p.m. in the park’s campground amphitheater.

This talk will explore a few of the historical mountaineering events in Montana, dating back to the mid-19th century. Terry Kennedy will share a few artifacts of interest, including books that have recorded mountaineering events in southwest Montana.

This is the sixth presentation in Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park’s annual Friday Summer Speakers Series, which introduces a new speaker each Friday at 8 p.m. throughout the summer.

About the speaker: Terry Kennedy was born in Fort Benton, Montana, in 1954 and was raised in Columbia Falls. He earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Montana State University in 1977, and a master’s degree of physical therapy from the University of Puget Sound in 1991. He recently retired as a physical therapist. Terry has climbed the mountains of Montana for more than 50 years. In 2017 he published the book, “In Search of the Mount Cleveland Five.”

Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park is about 15 miles southeast of Whitehall, along Montana Highway 2. For more information about the park, please visit stateparks.mt.gov/lewis-and-clark-caverns or call 406-287-3541.