Montana Weddings at Old Chico

I thought I would share a link to some wedding photos that were taken at Old Chico along Emigrant Creek. And in one case, at the cottage. Go to Nashan Photographers, select Chieko- weddings from the "please select a category" drop down box. Select the Colavito.Hoovestal wedding for the session at the cottage and the Wells.Wright wedding for pictures around Emigrant Creek and Old Chico. Both beautiful weddings with a fantastic photographer. She really captured the beauty and some of the history of the area while focusing on the their happy days. Enjoy!!

Winter Scene

The creek

The rocks

Old cabin on the creek

Emigrant Creek Cabins

In the immediate area of the cottage are two more smaller cabins. They are both within walking distance, but are far enough apart to offer privacy. Some groups choose to rent all three places and then gather at the cottage for activities, dinner, pictures, etc. It seems to work well for families and groups of friends. Each group can have their own space, while still being able the enjoy the company of the others when they feel like it.


Here is a great link to a recipe a couple enjoyed while staying in the Gulch Cabin http://www.justgoodeats.com/recipes/show.php?record_ID=189

If you are interested in the Emigrant Creek Cabins, please contact me or click on the link on the side bar.

This Time of Year

Fall at the cottage means:

• fall flowers








• apples

• yellow. yellow grass, yellow trees, yellow bushes

• snow dusting the tops of the mountains

New Photos from Lindsay!

Go check out some new pictures of Emigrant Creek from Lindsay Wright Photography. She takes some amazing shots and the creek is very photogenic!

Patchwork Garage

One attraction in Old Chico is the License Plate Garage. In the 1940's, Lundy Counts built the garage and paid kids five cents for each license plate they brought him. Soon, he had enough to cover his garage. Over the years, some plates have been taken while others have replaced the missing. The result is a perfectly patch worked building.

What's in a name?

Why the Old Chico Cottage? The name comes from the tiny settlement where the cottage sits which was once a mining town. Many families were able to make it here during the Great Depression mining for gold, my mother's family being one of them. The original name for the town was Yellowstone City, but as the town moved further up the creek for protection from Indians, the name changed to what it is currently known by locals, Old Chico.

Chico because, as local historians say, there was a little fellow named Chico who used the hot springs to wash his dirty duds. I am sure most of the miners in town used the hot springs for that, but the man named Chico must have been unusual and the name stuck.

{One of a few old buildings still standing in Old Chico}