Meg Simone 
POP SUPPORT MAP as of 12/1/2022 Thank you to those who have reached out to share your support for POP! We have compiled a heat map of Cooke City Support from in-town property owners. If your lots are not represented on this map and you support POP’s mission, be sure to reach out! Some residential … Read more
Snowmobilers OK With Plowing Critical Yellowstone Road In Winter With Replacement Trail As published in the Cowboy State Daily 11/29/22 – Click the Image to view the article and accompanying videos online. By Wendy Corr, Cowboy State Daily The mountains near Cooke City and Silvergate, Montana, are a mecca for snowmobilers, cross-country skiers and other … Read more
VIDEO: Cowboy State Daily Reporter Wendy Corr covers “The Plug”
Health & Safety Letter to Governor Gianforte November 26, 2022 Governor Greg GianforteP.O. Box 200801Helena, MT 59620-0801 Dear Governor Gianforte: Health and safety are being touted by some in the campaign to plow the 9-mile section of Highway 212, “The Plug”. Everyone is entitled to and has a private opinion on the benefits of plowing, … Read more
PLOW THE PLUG RESPONSIBLY! YOUR ABILITY TO ACCESS COOKE CITY’S AMAZING SKIING & RIDING IS IN SERIOUS JEOPARDY. Our vital snowmobile and ski economy depend on keeping Highway 212 “The Plug” unplowed until the creation of an equivalent replacement “Trail A” snowmobile trail (size & distance), and two USFS-approved parking lots are built. Join POP … Read more
Outside Bozeman: A snow-goer’s guide to Cooke City & Silver Gate Planning a trip to the “End of the Road” – a great guide to visiting Cooke City & Silver Gate this winter! Click the image below for the full report!
Map of Snowmobile Trail Loss if “The Plug” is plowed without a replacement trial A. “Everything circled in magenta is the trail from Pilot Creek to Cooke City. The trail that is circled in Green is the rest of Trail A from Pilot Creek Parking lot to the junction of Hwy 296 and Hwy 212 … Read more
LETTER: Make no mistake, ‘The Plug’ is not orphaned Published 11/21/22 in The Cody Enterprise The road through Yellowstone from Cooke City to Gardiner, Mont., is open year-round so as not to disenfranchise Cooke City area residents from their county seat of Livingston. There is no other reason the road is plowed in winter. A … Read more
Billings Gazette Letter to the editor: Letter writer has facts wrong A letter to Editor from Cooke City Exxon Employee Joelle Passerello posted 11/13/22 claims Ben Zavora, owner of the Cooke City Sinclair and Beartooth Powder Guides does not live in Cooke City. Zavora and his wife Vanessa Shaw reside on Main Street year-round and … Read more
Cody Enterprise Letter: There are no parking lots in Plug corridor Letter to the editor featured in the Cody Enterprise 11/16/2022 To the editor: Stephen Dow’s Nov. 9 article needs clarification. In his piece, Stephen ignores any concerns about plowing the section of US 212 east of Cooke City known as the Plug, These valid … Read more
