The
Parrot Confectionery
42
N. Main
46°35'17.67"N
112° 2'20.14"
Façade of The Parrot, 2011
PHOTO
BY KENNON BAIRD
Interior
of The Parrot Confectionery, ca. 2008
COURTESY
OF LAURA BLUMENTHAL
Virtually
unchanged since 1938, the Parrot at 42 North Main has pleased
generations of Helenans and visitors with their famous handmade
candies and fountain treats.
The Parrot
Confectionery has its beginning as the Helena Drug Co. Fountain
and Confectionery Department in the early 1910's. The current
location is the fourth address for the business, opening on
October 15, 1938...
Parrot
Confectionery owner David Duensing (1953-2010) talks about
Helena, The Parrot, and the Capital High vs Helena High football
rivalry. In
June of 2009, the Duensing family sold The Parrot to Montanans
Brian and Kelly Ackerman. Read about it in the Independent
Record.
