Art Along the Trail

Grizzly Bear Art Sculpture
A picture of a mural on River's Edge Trail as part of the Art Along the Trail project

Art Along the Trail is a series of art installations along the River's Edge Trail in Great Falls, Montana. The series contains 27 installations with a variety of styles and artists.[1][2][3]

Installations

  • Artistic Chain by MT Refining Co – near 9th street Bridge
  • Bat House (Adam Blake) – Giant Springs State Park
  • Bridge Murals (created by Rachel Kaiser donated by Parks and Recreation) – across from the Milwaukee Station
  • Caboose (donated by Burlington Northern) – across the river from Smelter Hill
  • Cattails and Geese (Charlie Ringer) – West Bank Park
  • Crop Circles (Mike Hollern) – north of the river, east of 9th Street Bridge
  • Dead Ringers (Mike Hollern) – Gibson Park
  • Gary Trescott Memorial Bow String Equatorial Sundial (Gary Trescott and Dana Woodward) – south of the river, east of 9th street bridge
  • Globes (Alex Smithson) – south side of the river, west of 9th street bridge
  • Grizzly Bear (Nathan Bread) – West Bank Park
  • Keep Runnin' (Kris Madsen) – West Bank Park
  • Lewis and Clark and Sacagawea (Mike Woods) – Giant Springs State Park
  • Mosaic Metal Towers (Alex Smithson) – 1st Avenue North Bridge
  • Oct-tool-pus (Alex Smithson) – West Bank Park
  • Ode of Beavers (Mke Hollern) – 1st Avenue North Bridge
  • Parade of Geese (creator not stated) – 1st Avenue North Bridge
  • Peace Post (creator not stated) – near 9th Street Bridge
  • Pelican (Alex Smithson) – Great Falls Federal Courthouse
  • Sacagawea (Carol Grende) – Great Falls Federal Courthouse
  • Shovel Cone (Alex Smithson) – Milwaukee Station
  • Spinning Goldfish (Alex Smithson) – Milwaukee Station
  • T Rex (Donatd by Anderson Steel Supply) – Warden Park Gazebo
  • Tool Tree (Alex Smithson) – near Great Falls Federal Courthouse
  • West Bank Sign (Great Falls Parks and Recreation and kaBOOM) – near West Bank Park
  • West Towers (Mike Hollern) – 1st Avenue North Bridge
  • Wind Chime (Alex Smithson) – Giant Springs State Park[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Art Along the Trail". Great Falls Montana Tourism. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
  2. ↑ "About - River's Edge Trail". thetrail.org. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
  3. ↑ "Art along the River's Edge". Montana Living. 2025-09-26. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
  4. ↑ "Grizzly Sculpture in Great Falls (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
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