Helena, Montana, offers an impressive skyline. Nestled against a Rocky Mountain backdrop, four architectural features rise prominently above the heart of the community. First, there is the Montana State Capitol building. West of there, closer to Last Chance Gulch, a trio of features stands tall: the Old Fire Tower, the minaret on the Helena Civic Center, and, above all, the Cathedral of Saint Helena.
On a
visit to downtown Helena the other day, Desiree and I found the skyline
altered. The southern tower of the cathedral is presently fully encased in
scaffolding and is undergoing an extensive restoration.
My
father found high-voltage transmission lines festooned across hills and
mountains beautiful. While I find transmission lines impressive, I cannot quite
reach "beautiful" in my thinking. The scaffolding erected around the
cathedral tower is a similar construct. Impressive for certain. From some
angles, the scaffolding verges on beautiful. On a trip to downtown Helena,
Desiree and I walked near the cathedral for a closer look. I am sharing an
image from just below the signature landmark.
—Mitchell Hegman
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