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Text & Photos by Kent Hanawalt There are four distinct rockpiles on the Ellison Ranch, which is headquartered near the West Boulder River on the Park/Sweet Grass County line. These rockpiles [...]

Viva Rodeo Rodeo traditions are heavily influenced by Spanish-American history. (In fact, “rodeo” means “roundup” in Spanish.) Early Montana cowboys mounted wild mustangs, descended from the [...]

June Dawson County Fair & PRCA Rodeo June 11, Glendive Little Belt Cowboys PRCA Rodeo June 19-20, Belt Fort Benton Summer Celebration & PRCA Rodeo June 25, Fort Benton Little Big Horn [...]

Miles City has always been revered as a cattle town. It’s been a destination for herds from as far away as Texas since the Northern Pacific first arrived in 1881. And in 1934, the Hereford breed [...]

Rudyard is proof of great things coming in small packages. “It’s a very homey place, friendly. It takes ten minutes to walk down the street because you’re bound to run into someone you know,” [...]

Bob Marshall Wilderness Named for Robert Marshall (the American forester and activist who spearheaded the 1935 founding of the Wilderness Society), “the Bob” extends for sixty miles along the [...]

Illustrations by Lloyd Keels There are more than 3,000 named lakes and reservoirs in Montana, but unless you own a boat, these are unlikely to provide the excitement you crave on your next family [...]

If you dig dinosaurs, there’s no better state than Montana, and there’s no better community than Glendive. The town sits atop the late-Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation and has seen significant [...]

Sheridan At the heart of the Ruby River Valley, Sheridan offers easy access to seven mountain ranges, where hiking, hunting, camping, fishing, and backpacking can be enjoyed. Ruby Valley B&B [...]

The Berkeley Pit A former open pit copper mine, this 1,700-foot-deep pit has an observation deck open March through November. The World Museum of Mining Located on the former site of the Orphan [...]