re: Missoula, MT for Thanksgiving

Missoula is a very cool town. We stayed at the Residence Inn downtown and it was very nice. The Camino restaurant is good, it's a Mexican spot. The Rhino is a divey bar with a solid whiskey list. There are a few different breweries in town that are decent. In town there is a little switchback hike that you can take up to the "M", which gives a nice view of the city. For part of our trip we rented a house on Georgetown Lake, which was awesome. Great views of the mountain range over the lake in the morning. Phillipsburg is a quaint little town with a couple breweries that was fun to hang out in for a few hours.

There are hikes all around the area, Lake Como, Flathead Lake, etc...

ETA: you're also only about 2.5 hours away from Whitefish and like 15 minutes further to Glacier National Park.