Dad Builds His Cabin at Silver Gate, Montana- In the summer of 1961 we took a vacation to Utah, Idaho, and Montana and stayed at my folks new cabin in Silver Gate, Montana.
He had built it with the help of his son-in-law Stan Thayne and Dad's friend Art Hagenston. Art also had a cabin next door. Art ran the Hagenston Hardware store in Glendive, which was next door to Dad's Anderson's Store. They had been business and fishing friends for years.
We had been taking vacations to Silver Gate, Cooke City, and Yellowstone Park for years but had always rented cabins. There were several families who had cabins in Silver Gate and it had been Dad's dream to have one, too.The rock fireplace was done by Jeanne's husband Stan. At this time the Anderson Cabin (which was called the "Relative's Roost") shared a front road with the Hagenston's and had a side patio. Later they enclosed the side of the house. And much later the front road was done away with so we would not be crossing the Hagenston's yard. At that time the road was put at the back of the cabin and we entered from a more western road in Silver Gate.
One is a picture of my parents and their children plus Carole's cat and the beloved dog Poika, who was also Dad's hunting dog and Mom's special pet. All of the family were able to get there for a few days at the same time and we had a wonderful time and these are several pictures of that visit.
One is a nice picture of my Mom and Dad with my brother Dick and his son Roddy and my younger sister Carole. Some of the family had to stay in the Larson cabins which were very near by. Dad had a truck and a small fishing boat as well.
My brother Dick, Mary, Roddy and Cheri are in one picture. They lived in Glendive, Montana and Dick was now manager of Anderson's Store as Dad was now retiring. He had been manager and/or owner of the store for almost 30 years.
Another picture is of my sister Jeanne, Stan, Steven, Doug, Dave, Brian and Carole. They were living in Orem, Utah where Stan was a geologist for the Sate of Utah.
My sister Carole is with nephew Roddy. Carole had graduated from BYU and was now living behind Richard and I in the apartments that we managed on Felspar in Pacific Beach. She was teaching school in San Diego and living with a college roommate. She had not yet met Len.
 
Baby Johnny is wearing sample cowboy boots from Ferrell's. We liked to stop at the store in Idaho Falls which was managed by my brother David. Johnny had very slender feet and they actually fit quite well.
Marilyn and Arky were living in Texas where Arky was working for an oil company. I do not have an individual picture of them and their three children Sherry, Debby, and Laurie.
The last picture is everyone that was there in 1961. Dick, Mary and Cheri and Rod. Jeanne and Stan with Steven, Doug, Dave, Brian and Carole. Marilyn and Arky with Sherry, Debby, and Laurie, Janet and Richard with Johnny and Carole was still single and Dave and Dorothy did not have any children.
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Christmas 1961
