FORT BENTON — The keelboat Mandan, a longtime riverfront landmark, has now been fully restored.

Volunteers spent years bringing the boat back to life, turning what was once a weathered movie prop into a community centerpiece once again.

Watch the video: The keelboat Mandan has now been fully restored.

The boat was originally built in 1950 as a Hollywood prop for the movie "The Big Sky."

It’s been on display along the Missouri River since the 1960s, but decades of weather left it badly deteriorated.

A crew of volunteers, working with the Fort Benton Community Improvement Association, spent the past four years rebuilding it piece by piece. TRENDING Hundreds ride through Great Falls in honor of 9/11 Obituary: Brock Trevor Wiegand 'Shelter in place' at Great Falls High School R

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