From Montana: A State Guide Book - Tour 8
OVANDO, 82.2 m. (3,980 alt., 75 pop.), another backwoods place, was named
for Ovando Hoyt, its first postmaster. It exists as a supply point for hay and
sheep ranches and for the small logging camps in the heavy black forests that
extend endlessly in all directions. Pack trains outfit here for trips into the
South Fork of the Flathead Primitive Area (pg 308)
Ovando remains a very small town with a few shops, a post office and small
museum. There is a bronze sculpture in the middle of town depicting a cowboy
walking into a strong wind.