"In 1940, a big burly dog rode into the Harlowton rail yards on a Milwaukee Road train. Roundhouse foreman Phil Leahy gave him a meal, and the two became fast friends. Leahy taught the dog tricks. He could stand on his head, and he wore safety glasses and carried a briar pipe in his mouth. Smoking Boomer, as he was called, could often be seen walking the depot platform with the pipe clamped securely between his powerful jaws.
"For nine years, Smoking Boomer greeted the Milwaukee Road's passenger train, the Hiawatha, entertaining travelers and posing for pictures. When he died in 1949, town citizens bought him a casket and gave him a proper burial. Smoking Boomer was not forgotten. In 2006, the city of Harlowton and volunteers established a recreational trail. Its northern end follows the Main Line of the old Milwaukee Railroad. The trail is officially named the Smoking Boomer Rail Trail. What a great way to remember Harlowton's most special canine."
----Ellen Baumler, from the book Montana Moments; History on the Go
And I decided to remember Smoking Boomer by placing a small geocache along the trail. Park at the Milwaukee Depot Museum (open Memorial Day to Labor Day) very close to the start of the trail. Cache is but a short walk from there.