Back in June 2008, my wife and I rented a small U-Haul so we could drive up to Chester to pick up some very cool vintage Heywood-Wakefield furniture that we bought.
Chester is the “Heart Of The Hi-Line,” by the way.
We were delighted to see an iconic “Americana” diner called The Sugar Shack.
Sadly, it had been shuttered for a while, it seemed, but we peered inside to behold its retro glory.
It’s so…perfect. And cute. And retro.
We always wondered if it ever re-opened.
Well, we happened to catch a new episode of “Backroads Of Montana” a few days ago and found out that it is OPEN (during the summer 🙂 )!
But it’s not in Chester anymore – it’s been moved a few miles down Highway 2 to the town of Rudyard, between Chester and Havre!
And the new owners have a Facebook page!
The episode highlights the history of the diner – from 1953 in Chinook, then to Conrad, then to Chester – and now in Rudyard!
What a treat to see it again – and very cool that “Backroads Of Montana” is back with new episodes!
