REED POINT — On Sunday, the 36th annual Great Montana Sheep Drive took place in Reed Point, hosting thousands of people and 600 sheep.
“Last year, the sheep ran through booths. That’s why the theme this year was ‘Oh, sheep,’” said Audrey Ott, one of the six community members who organize the event each year, “The year before, they broke down the fence at the post office.”
The event is a celebration of all things sheep, where each year hundreds, sometimes thousands of sheep are herded up and down the town’s main street, outnumbering the number of residents almost every year, according to organizers.
“Cattle are big, but sheep are big too, and it’s part of our economy, and it’s pretty unique to this area,” said Susan Leaverton who looms what she calls “Lambscapes,” out of sheep wool.
Across Montana, sheep contribute nearly one and a half million pounds of …