Special Events & Exhibits

CARTER COUNTY MUSEUM, EKALAKA, MT

Special Exhibits and Events

Check out this page for changing exhibits and special events at the Carter County Museum.

Monday, May 5 at 5:30 P.m.

Carter County Geological Society Presents: "The Gunfight at Stoneville, Montana Territory: Feb. 14, 1884" with Mike Madler

Free Admission

Join us on Monday, May 5 at 5:30 p.m. at the museum for a special program on the Stoneville fight. In territorial days the Black Hills was home to a band of outlaws known as the Axelbee Gang. Stoneville (now Alzada, Montana) was a lawless frontier settlement and one of their havens. In 1884 the Axelbee Gang and lawmen from Spearfish and Deadwood met at Stoneville in a bloody battle. 


This program is presented by Mike Madler. Mike is is a retired land surveyor. He surveyed 47 years in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming. Mike has always had an interest in history, especially frontier history and over the years he has researched and gathered historical information in the areas that he has worked. Since retirement he has put that information into exhibits and talks that he presents at area libraries and museums. Mike and his wife Donna live in Spearfish, South Dakota. They have three grown children, sixteen grandchildren, and three great- grandchildren.

Wednesday, July 2 at 6:30 P.m.

Shakespeare in the Parks: Henry V

Free Admission

Carter County Courthouse Lawn (214 E. Park Street, Ekalaka MT 59324)

Pre-show performance: Arrive at 5:45 p.m. for bluegrass music by the Biscuits & Gravy Farm Relief Band!

Along with the Sagebrush Service club and others, Carter County Museum is a proud sponsor of Montana Shakespeare in the Parks Ekalaka program: Henry V. Pack a picnic, grab your friends, and enjoy this world class performance! Performances are FREE, and seating is first come, first served. We ask that tall chairs sit further back to allow those on blankets and in short chairs to see.

There are two audio accessibility options available for each of our performances:

  1. Personal FM receivers and headphones are available to borrow from the merchandise table.
  2. A FREE app may be downloaded so that you can listen to audio from the show on your own personal device. (Please remember to bring your own headphones!)

Follow these instructions: Download the AudioFetch app on your personal device (both iOS & Android compatible)

- Connect your device to the WiFi network: Shakespeare! (no password required)

- Open the AudioFetch app to listen to the audio!

Inclement weather location: Ekalaka Elementary School (121 West Speelmon Street)

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