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History along the Clark Fork and Blackfoot Rivers

Welcome to Two Rivers History.net, the virtual interpretive center devoted to exploring the rich history found at the Confluence of the Clark Fork and Blackfoot Rivers and neighboring communities of Bonner, Milltown, Piltzville, Pine Grove, and West Riverside, just east of Missoula, Montana.

Visit the Bonner Milltown History Center to find the latest events in local historic preservation.

Check back soon for new additions. And please send us your thoughts, suggestions and stories.

Meet the Communities

The confluence of the Clark Fork and Blackfoot Rivers is surrounded by several unincorporated communites. Learn more about them.

The Great Flood of 1908

Just over a century ago the Clark Fork and Blackfoot Rivers saw perhaps their greatest flood since the last ice dams burst some 13,000 years ago. Check out the slideshow and essay.

The Bonner Mill

Bonner was a timber town from its very beginning. Read about more than 120 years of mill history in Bonner.

Preserving History Today

Bonner-Milltown residents have long treasured their past. Read about more than 30 years of efforts aimed at preserving and celebrating local history.

History in the News

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History Center Hours

The Bonner Milltown History Center is open for business Tuesday mornings from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Stop in for coffee and conversation with host Jim Willis!

On Wednesday and Thursday afternoons visit the History Center from 2 - 4:30 p.m. in the Bonner Post Office Building.

For more information or to arrange a visit, contact Judy Matson, 258-6335 or Jim Willis, 258-6134.

Walking Tour

Spend some time strolling through historic Bonner. Pick up a walking tour brochure at the Bonner Milltown History Center. If the Center is closed, you can get a brochure in the box lobby of the Bonner Post Office next door. Or, download a Walking Tour Brochure .

Milltown History Center's new guide offers a tour of the town's past Missoulian, May 9, 2011

The gift that keeps on giving:

Do you have historic photos or videos that can be scanned and preserved at the History Center? History is more recent than you may think! How we lived in the 90's, 80's, 70's, 60's are vintage memories!