Take a treetop walk through Montana Valley

New this summer will be a hawk-eye’s view of northwestern Montana’s Flathead Valley and Glacier National Park.

Stroll a milelong boardwalk suspended in the trees at Big Mountain Resort, just outside the town of Whitefish. Ride a horse-drawn wagon into the forest where naturalists will help you spot black bears, cougars and red-tailed hawks while you are 30 feet above ground. A half-day outing is $67 per person.

For more information, call (406) 862-2900 or visit www.bigmtn.com.

New Las Vegas casino opens near Lake Mead

Las Vegas’ newest casino, MonteLago, opened May 8. MonteLago is the second casino in the fast-growing Lake Las Vegas subdivision, 25 miles from the Strip on the way to Lake Mead, reports Lasvegasadvisor.com.

Casino MonteLago is attached to a 350-room Ritz-Carlton, which opened separately in February.

The casino is smallish at 40,000 square feet but much larger than the area’s other casino at the Hyatt Lake Las Vegas.

Casino MonteLago is one of only two casinos in Nevada owned by American Indian tribes. It borders the Village at MonteLago, a separate complex of high-end retail shops and condominiums.

Museum showcases legendary firearms

Cody, Wyo. — The Buffalo Bill Historical Center is featuring an exhibit of one of world’s most famous firearms, and the life and times of its creator, Samuel Colt.

The exhibition, “Colt: The Legacy of a Legend,” opened May 9 and continues through Oct. 6.

The display includes 800 firearms representing the most historically significant exhibition of Colt firearms during the past 100 years, according to interim curator Warren Newman of the center’s Cody Firearms Museum.

About 100 lenders, including members of the Colt Collectors Assn. and several museums, have contributed to the display, which ranges from early revolvers to machine guns of the World Wars and the M-16.