Eddy's Motel in Butte Montana

Butte has become famous in one way or another since the days of the Copper Kings. It has a colorful history. A visit to the Butte archives can keep you entertained for months if you had that kind of time! At one point, Evel Knievel put Butte, MT on the map again, with Butte being his hometown. The Uptown area is full of history!

You can tour an old speakeasy from the Prohibition days or view the spot where the Union Miner’s Hall once stood. The Uptown area has old headframes from the underground mining days that dot the landscape in many places. They now have lights on them and are a proud part of our heritage. Butte brought copper wire – electricity to the world!

You can tour a Copper King’s mansion, see the Berkely Pit or visit the Art Chateau. There are so many things to do in Uptown Butte, that you may never make it into the beautiful countryside on your first visit.

Uptown Butte, MT is now being called the Festival City. At one time Evel Knievel Days was hosted here. Sadly, this successful event was discontinued. Then, the National Folk Festival was hosted in Butte for three years. After the city of Butte put so much effort and money into the infrastructure of Uptown Butte for the National Folk Festival, they kept it going on a yearly basis – but, it’s now the Montana Folk Festival and it’s free, once a year in July.

There are many other Festivals, and most of them are free. An Ri Ra, the Irish Festival is held in August every year. There are even more, too numerous to list here. There are also Farmer’s Markets, Vintage Fairs and other events, and music uptown on Thursday nights. Some summer evenings there are bands or a movie at the “The Original”.