ShepAs everyone has likely noticed driving through Main Street, there has been some deconstruction this past week at the Big Sky Motel. I stopped in to inquire what they are doing with the demolished area.
Donna Funk's Grandson, Morgan Belveal from California, was attending the Motel. He informed me that his grandma was taking a long overdue vacation. I asked about the demolition, and he explained that the part being torn down was the original first eight rooms of the motel. These rooms had been out of commission for about twenty years, and with the past hail storms those rooms had become irreparable. The demolished area is going to become a patio and garden with a fence for the owner's residence.Morgan said the original building was built about 100 years ago, and was originally a grocery store that eventually became the Beacon Motel. In the early 1970's, Donna's parents Dorothy and Tom McCleary purchased the property, tore most of it down, and rebuilt it into the Big Sky Motel. They also began the Conoco. Their daughter Donna Funk eventually became the motel operator in 1994.
With visitors, construction workers, and hunting season, the Big Sky Motel has had increased traffic with each passing year. Another necessary and beloved business in our small town, the Big Sky Hotel has provided a warm comfortable place to stay for the weary. For some it is home between homes, and the atmosphere is as welcoming.
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