Wolverines in Montana?
Looking for Wolverines in MT! Figuratively, I know we have them literally... But I moved to SWMT in June and I'll be living in Helena soon so I'm hoping to find a place and/or some alums to watch games with. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks and Go Blue!
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Presumably you're in the dental floss game. Wise choice:
September 11th, 2015 at 5:58 PM ^
You're more likely to find a baby seal beaten to death with a lead-filled snowshoe than a Wolverine in Montana.
September 11th, 2015 at 5:20 PM ^
nothing shows up near you on the http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/um-friendly-bar-locations-across-us-and-elsewhere (Michigan Bar Locator) unless you're willing to travel to Washington, Minnesota, Utah, or even more-distant locales.
So sincere good luck with your search; you might have to make some Helena-area tavern your "go-to" Michigan location by becoming a regular there.
September 11th, 2015 at 7:23 PM ^
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September 11th, 2015 at 5:30 PM ^
From the Montana-NDSU thread a few weeks ago, sure seemed like there are a lot of M fans in MT
September 11th, 2015 at 5:34 PM ^
My son was living in Missoula for the summer, but he came home to Alabama for the winter.. This weekend, though, we have tickets for the game and are thus in Ann Arbor.
September 11th, 2015 at 5:45 PM ^
I spent a few weeks there and everyone was pretty serious Grizzlies or Bobcats fans. It is FCS, and there simply are not as many people around, but you'd think you were living in Ann Arbor or Columbus on game day.
So I would just get a solid cable package and go to local football games. I'm not sure where Helena residents fall on the UM-(Missoula) vs. MSU-(Bozeman) divide, but this rivalry is strikingly similar to our own rivalry with our own MSU.
September 11th, 2015 at 9:45 PM ^
but I figure since our games will be 2 hours earlier than theirs, and most people here will be tailgating/at the games, it'll be do-able to sit in some obscure nook of a bar and get one tv tuned to the Michigan game... and be the weirdo by myself in maize and blue. Just gotta start visiting all the bars and becoming a regular at one I guess!
I was able to watch and root for the Michigan softball games earlier, at some bar in Dillon, which was totally weird, but nice. Literally nothing else was on I guess.
September 12th, 2015 at 1:05 AM ^
I have the misfortune* of traveling to Dillon/Twin Bridges a few times a year for work. Our best spot in Dillon to date is the Lion's Den. Not a U-M bar but it is the closest thing to a sports bar in town and the food is fairly good relatively speaking. You can also occasionally see sports teams and their families there from the University of Western Montana, which is actually kinda fun. They've got a bunch of TVs and I am sure you could get them to put a michigan game on. Not sure if they'd be open at 10AM for a noon Eastern kickoff; I've only been there on weekday evenings.
*=Don't get me wrong, I like Missoula and Bozeman and some of the beautiful mountainous areas in Montana. But Dillon is a drab depressing town and Twin Bridges....lol.
September 26th, 2015 at 10:37 AM ^
Dillon is growing on me, just cause it's the closest city and they have a cool bookstore and even a farmer's market, and everyone's so nice. But yeah it's got a pretty whack conservative culture vibe going on. I went to a bar called Knotty Pine and the bartender was a sweetheart and gave me the remote. They were open early and had bloody marys ;)
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September 11th, 2015 at 5:51 PM ^
But the sole B1G grad I know in SW MT, Theo who runs the gun range at Rock Creek near Philipsburg and has been one of my personal shooting coaches, is a damned Buckeye. I'm still trying to convince my SO that we should move to MT, so perhaps you and I will found the smallest M Alumni Club chapter there in SW MT someday. Hope not to see you or anybody else when I'm out backpacking though.
September 11th, 2015 at 9:37 PM ^
but I am hoping to find literally one other person (two would be even better!) and start my own Alumni chapter here.
If you backpack in SWMT, you're just as likely to see a grizz or a wolf as another human, maybe more so!
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Legendary fisherman
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Wow, what? Now I'm not so sure I should stop in there by myself haha.
September 11th, 2015 at 6:29 PM ^
They have a Buffalo Wild Wings there. Whenever I travel and can't find a Wolverine bar, they've always been good about tuning in to the game for me on one or two screens.
Here's the address: 3190 N Sanders St, Helena, MT
Cheers
September 11th, 2015 at 7:36 PM ^
I'd watch one with ya some weekend when you move to Helena. I know there are a few of us in Billings, actually quite a few people here like the Wolverines. When are you moving to Helena?
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September 16th, 2015 at 2:30 PM ^
I'm in the Centennial Valley for now, population: 50 during the summer, 5 in winter. I'll be living in Helena in the winter.
September 11th, 2015 at 8:30 PM ^
or country in the world without at least one Michigan fan or graduate. Oman? Brunei? Bangladesh? British Guyana?
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I will be visiting Helena Montana on the same day is the Michigan Ohio State game. If you let me know where you would like to meet, such as at a sports bar, I'd be happy to see it with a loyal Michigan fan !
September 16th, 2015 at 2:22 PM ^
I'll actually be at the game since it's now during Thanksgiving weekend and my folks live in the mitten (I think I'm one of the few people that prefer this scheduling!)
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Grew up in the funk and went to Missoula for college and loved every minute of it. Moved to Helena after I graduated and just recently moved to Bend OR. Can't wait to get back to Montana. It truly is the last best place. GO Blue and GO Griz!!!
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A little bit of a drive to Missoula but I drove 2 hours last week just to see a non-conf game so I'm down for making the trek! Sounds like that's a better bet for other fans too.
September 12th, 2015 at 11:54 AM ^
Yes, there are a few Wolverines in MT, though the ones I know are mostly older grads.
I', class of "70, my husband is '69 and my son (who now lives in DC) is 2009. Someone tried to start a chapter here about 10 or 15 years ago but there weren't enough of us to really get it going. Email me at [email protected] for any info about Helena.
Sue Emery