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For nearly 100 years, Johnson Madison Lumber has supported the needs of Great Falls contractors, homeowners, high school students, charities, and others, with great products, friendly service, [...]

1805, Meriwether Lewis named the Black Eagle Falls while on his expectant cross-country expedition. Here, in 1880, Paris Gibson envisioned the area’s potential as an industrial center with [...]

Nobody builds rifles like Shiloh Sharps. Established in 1976, the family-run company manufactures everything from scratch at their machine shop in Big Timber, and they are the only firearms [...]

Big Bud Built by Havre’s Ron Harmon in 1977, the Big Bud 747 remains the world’s largest tractor. The colossal machine weighs more than 100,000 pounds and was designed to deep rip 10,000 acres of [...]

Fort Peck Dam At a time when the nation was clawing its way out of economic depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorized one hundred million dollars for the construction of a massive [...]

Lewis & Clark Bridge In 1915, Wolf Point voted in favor of incorporating as a municipality. As the area flourished, the need became apparent for a bridge across the Missouri (the nearest [...]

Missouri River Breaks On May 31, 1805, Meriwether Lewis described scenes of visionary enchantment as the Corps of Discovery passed through the White Cliffs of the Missouri River Breaks. Today, [...]

By Brad Reynolds If you ask Montanans to define “Montana values,” the answers will deviate from one person to the next. Some folks will put freedom and sustainability at the top of that list. [...]

By Stacy Bronec “I’m fascinated by stories,” says Jesse Thompson, founder of Beyond the Fencelines. “I’ve always been drawn to stories, especially from the older generations and what we can learn [...]

By Kent Hanawalt Ellison Ranch, 25 miles southwest of Big Timber, is one of 51 ranches in Montana designated by the Montana Historical Society as a Centennial Ranch, having been in the same [...]