The Willard Fraser sign developed by the Yellowstone Historical Society is located at Willard Fraser Memorial Bridge that is on the bike path near Two Moon Park in the Heights. The sign was dedicated in June 2026.
A Poem by Marjorie Frost Fraser
America
Before my eyes, and yet so far above my praise
I scarcely notice you for days and days on end,
And never once commend the million rainbow ways
You rest my weary heart. Your self-deniers look
For you from shore to shore; but while they rove
I find you in some leafy sunny-specked grove,
Or in the frozen fields the harvester forsook.
America—they say you have no native song,-
Even among the windy pines they hear no tune-
But far from where the singing river winds along
I hear it in the stillest hour of burning noon,
And those who say no one has ever heard the words
Are leaving out of all account the voice of birds.
Mayors of Billings
From Left to Right:
Bill Cole (2018-2026)
Mike Nelson (2026 - )
Chuck Tooley (1996-2006)
Tom Hanel (2010-2018)