Most people wrapped up about 1AM and went to bed after a long, hot day in the sun. A pair of 15x110 Sovietski border patrol binoculars on a heavy tripod provided excellent stereo views of M31, M33, M45 and the Milky Way. There were some excellent craftsmanship and ATM ideas demonstrated in the homemade scopes and a lot of casual observers turned out from around the region to both look through scopes and ask lots of questions. The MSW was a very well organized event and the SMAS and other organizers should be very proud of the way things turned out. This was my first large star party and I made several new astro-friends and met a lot of knowledgeable and passionate observers.
Amateur astronomy appears to be alive and well in Montana.
I am planning to return to the MSW in the future if possible.