Welcome to the Great American Outback. Other towns along U.S. Highway 2 are Glasgow, Malta, Havre, and Shelby. Glasgow Fort Peck Lake is the major attraction in northeast Montana. The lake was created in the 1930's, when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built Ft. Today, Fort Peck Lake is a huge reservoir extending some 130 miles upstream from the dam.
Peck Lake is a hot spot for sport fishing, camping, boating and other outdoor activities.
Salmon, walleye, lake trout, smallmouth bass, and rainbow trout are common catches in Ft. Charlie Long, a guide for Elk River Outfitters, in Fort Peck, helps fishermen find and land the big ones. The city is near Canada and the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta. Visitors to this area of Montana enjoy water sports and fishing for northern pike and walleyes on the Fresno Reservoir , a lake created by a dam on the Milk River. The Bearpaw Mountains, a small mountain range located a few miles south of Havre, are another popular destination.