Great Falls

Malmstrom is located in north central Montana, just outside the city of Great Falls. The climate is moderate, the air clean and pure, the humidity low and the sun illuminates the Big Sky for as long as 16 hours during the summer. Average temperature during January is a crisp 22 degrees while July averages a comfortable 83 degrees. On the average, the area receives five feet of snow fall annually.

In 1805, the Lewis and Clark expedition took note of this area, describing it as "The Great Falls of the Missouri" in their journals. Eighty-five years later, the first of five dams harnessing the mighty Missouri was completed. By that time, the young city had grown out of the planning stages into a community boasting a smelter, a hotel, a school, a newspaper and a church.

Paris Gibson Park in Great Falls was named after one of the founders of the city. In 1882, Paris Gibson, of Minneapolis, surveyed the region with James J. Hill, founder of the Great Northern Railroad. They began dreaming of a planned city and, by 1884, turned that dream into a reality. Today, the population of Great Falls is over 58,000, making it Montana's third largest city.

Great Falls has much to offer the shopper. The downtown area is filled with dozens of stores to meet every shopping need. At the heart of the city is Times Square, featuring 15 stores and services from which to choose.

Along the "strip"—10th Avenue South—many restaurants make their home, from famous fast food stops to exotic international cuisine. You'll also find Holiday Village Mall on the strip. This 92-store complex features women's fashions, men's clothing, shoe stores, jewelers, a variety of restaurants and more.