I'm of the same mind. There is evidence of a party of white settlers who
came through Wibaux County as early as the 1790s. Well, they didn't exactly
"come through," they came and didn't survive the first winter (or first
contact with the local tribes, depending on how you read the evidence).
There is so much that symbolizes Montana as its own thing, rather than as a
part of the Louisiana Purchase. I grew up in the scoria buttes and gumbo
clay of the badlands, and I've never encountered that landscape anywhere
else in the world. Those of you who grew up in the Rockies, the foothills,
the eastern plains, I know you can all say the same thing. I'm sure we can
find something that represents that uniqueness.
Jim Petermann
Wibaux County
-----Original Message-----
From: nancetho(a)montana.com [mailto:nancetho@montana.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 10:29 AM
To: MTGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [MTGEN-L] logo
I would not endorse the Lewis and Clark logo.
1. It's been celebrated to death
2. The Native Americans are tired of it, too. They and fur trappers were
here first, Montana was not discovered.
3. The enduring symbol of Montana is as a place not a person.
How's that for 2 cents.