Thousands of people gathered on the Capitol lawn during Alive at Five to commence the start of the Montana History Festival presented by the Montana Historical Society on Wednesday.

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Attendees sit across the Capitol Lawn on June 24 listening to Ten Years Gone during Alive at Five and the kickoff of the Montana History Festival.

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Tom Lang, of the Montana Trails Coalition, center, is interviewed by Ty Walker, frontman of Ty Walker and The Humanoids, left, and "Thumper," of Ty Walker and The Humanoids, on June 24 during Alive at Five and the start of the Montana History Festival on the Capitol Lawn.

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A child gets her face painted during Alive at Five on the Capitol Lawn on June 24 in Helena.

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Liz Burke, a conservation educator with the U.S. Forest Service, right, speaks with children during Alive at Five and the start of the Montana History Festival on June 24 on Capitol grounds.

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Attendees dance on East 6th Avenue in Helena to music performed by Ten Years Gone on June 24 at Alive at Five and the start of the Montana History Festival.

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The Munn family including, Dylan, Robyn, left and Elliot, dance to music during Alive at Five on June 24 in Helena.

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Attendees stand on East 6th Avenue in front of the Capitol in Helena on June 24 during Alive at Five and the kickoff of the Montana History Festival put on by the Montana Heritage Center.

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People dance to music during Alive at Five on the Capitol Lawn in Helena on June 24.

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People gather on the Capitol Lawn on June 24 to celebrate the Montana Heritage Center's Montana History Festival and Alive at Five in Helena.

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People dance to music played by Ten Years Gone on June 24 during Alive at Five on the Capitol Lawn and the start of the Montana History Festival.

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Children dance in the sunlight on East 6th Avenue during Alive at Five and the start of the Montana History Festival put on by the Montana Heritage Center on June 24 in Helena.

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A couple dances among a crowd on the Capitol Lawn to music by Ten Years Gone during Alive at Five and the opening of the Montana History Festival on June 24.

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Caleb Yetter dances to music surrounded by others in front of the Capitol on June 24 during a Ten Years Gone performance at Alive at Five and the Montana History Festival.

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A man is stopped by Montana Highway Patrol troopers after riding his motorcycle onto a blocked off East 6th Avenue during Alive at Five and the start of the Montana History Festival on June 24.