02/12/2025
1st place Charley Pride ever was "Paid" to play. He was stationed in Great Falls at the time. Pretty cool.
The Log Cabin Bar, about 10 miles south of Deer Lodge has been closed for some 18 years and now sits silent. But, it bustled with excitement for many years. It started as a railroad depot in the 1880s and then turned into a watering hole/post office combo. It survived the last several years as a western bar. Hank Williams drank there, Charlie Pride played there and it was even the set for a Lucky Lager commercial.
Photo by Jolene Ewert-Hintz