In the sandstone cliffs of Bear Gulch more than 3,000 pictographs line the rock walls.
Now, for the first time, a visitor center solidifies the site’s Blackfeet history as a central part of the experience, thanks to a partnership between Blackfeet geologist Souta Calling Last and landowner Macie Ahlgren, whose family has owned the canyon since the early 1900s.
Around 70 guests gather to celebrate the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new visitor center at Bear Gulch Pictographs on June 28, 2025.
EMMA JANE
On the last Saturday in June, just east of Lewistown, Blackfeet Nation citizens, rock and mineral enthusiasts, friends, family and neighbors gathered amid the sweeping canyon views and wide-open sky for a ribbon-cutting ceremony outside the newly erected building, celebrating a shared dream that brought Ahlgren and Calling Last together.
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