OGREN PARK AT ALLEGIENCE FIELD - MISSOULA, MT

Ogren Park at Allegiance Field, on
the Clark Fork River, Missoula, MT

The Missoula Osprey play at Ogren Park at Allegiance Field. Sigh... Another place where they don't know how to pick a name. As far as the team nickname goes, they chose a great one. The osprey is a fish eating raptor sometimes called a fish eagle. It is adept at spotting fish in the water and diving down to pluck them out with their talons. The logo on one of the Missoula Osprey caps has an osprey's talons clutching a large fish. There is an osprey nest atop a pole beyond the right-centerfield fence. I hope we'll be able to see the team's resident osprey take off and snatch a fish out of the Clark Fork River at the game tonight. (The Clark Fork River passes the stadium just beyond rightfield.)



When we arrived in Missoula, it was too early to check into our hotel so we went to the ballpark to scout some good seats and buy tickets for the game. Only they don't have a box office at the ballpark for advance ticket sales! They told us we had to go to a place downtown to buy tickets. What? They don't sell tickets at the venue? That's crazy! Okay, that was a waste of time. At least we got to have a look around the park.