Online Highways Home > Montana > Alder Alder is located in Madison County 9 miles west of Virginia City along Hwy 287 near the junction with US 287. The gateway to the Upper Ruby Valley and the Ruby River Reservoir, it is also near Beaverhead National Forest. Alder is the former Robbers' Roost of early gold rush days. The post office started in 1863. B.F. Chambers established a sawmill in the early 1880s, and by 1884 the community had water-powered sawmills, two churches, two general stores, cotton gins, a district school, and forty residents. Plan your vacation to the Pacific Northwest with a packet of information in the mail and you may win a $200 gift certificate courtesy of our sponsors. Motels, Hotels and Resorts Ruby Springs Lodge | Science Alder 17 S | Wildlife Viewing Upper Canyon Outfitters | See more Montana Cities and Towns. The Most Anticipated Upcoming Montana Events Are: 30th Annual Montana PRCA Pro Rodeo Circuit Finals Great Falls January 15 thru January 17 Christmas Tours at the Conrad Mansion Kalispell November 27 thru December 27 Festival of Quilted Wonders Miles City continuing thru November 15 Flathead Sled Dog Days Whitefish January 8 thru January 10 Meet Me In Missoula Missoula December 4 thru December 6 Other upcoming events include: Meet Me In Missoula Missoula December 4 thru December 6 Annual Flathead Lake Polar Bear Plunge Bigfork January 1 Ice Fishing Derby Havre January 30 thru January 31 Chocolate Festival Anaconda January 5 thru January 6 Feb-ru-licious Festival Helena February 6

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FSPoet "FSPoets GUEST POETS Tuesday 1st Dec: Kate Alder, Jill Gower, Sue Reece, Ros Schulz, Jenny Toune & Peter Tsatsoulis."
NathenLester "Phone w-Reanna Alder. Writing, writing, reading, writing. Alseny Yansane w-Grace Llewellyn. More writing."
BeveledEdgeUT "You are looking at both front and back of the piece. Simple alder frame...black core black mat with a... http://bit.ly/07V5K55"
anxiousmedic "Alder-Randy Bachman #StarWarsBandNames"
thestuffguy "http://twitpic.com/qg8b6 - Alder plank salmon at mcgraths"
Hedonia "@kalynskitchen I'll say this much: it'll be reported on Alder's site."
_newnew "@udubgal - shoot girl I was at "Alder-hood" lol"
Br00klynWaVi3st "@BUTTABOSSSHa me an her the same age..she jus alder dan me by some months"
LyssaRaine "Dang 210 west from alder is backed up pretty much all the way to cherry."
huntersexpress "Wisconsin hunters keep alive the tradition of the drive: Deep in an alder swamp on the second drive, Treg Pyyko.. http://bit.ly/5N27uA"
MankeyMonkey "Throwing German verr\u00fcckt bananas at @DavidHasselhoff (for Alder Hey Children's Hospital!)"
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