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Kootenai Brown
Historical Park
Howdy! We are happy you're here.
We are open 5 days a week, 10 am to 5 pm, closed Saturday and Sunday and statutory holidays.
Last admission to the Village portion of the park is 3:00 pm as it takes 2 hours to go through.
Cold months notice: For visitor safety, the Village may be closed during snow or icy conditions.
Indigenous Cultures
Stories from the Kootenai Brown Pioneer Village Archives
LUDGAR AND MADELEINE GAREAU
Imagine bringing your new bride home to begin your lives together-just to find your community a recent war zone¬-and your dream home is a pile of ashes and nails. Do you rebuild on site? Or do you find a more peaceful place to live. That’s what faced Ludger and Madeline DeLorme Gareau in the spring of 1885.
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