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2019 Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame & Western Heritage Inductee Trailblazer, Belknap “Ballie” Buck was born at Fort Belknap in Montana Territory on August 6, 1872. At age three, Ballie left the [...]

2019 Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame & Western Heritage Inductee Iola “Olie” Else has been an ambassador of the University of Montana Western and the sport of rodeo for over three decades. Olie [...]

2019 Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame & Western Heritage Inductee “Doggone Cowboy.” “Yodeling Fool.” “My Home’s in Montana.” “When I’m Ridin’ I’m Right.” Wylie Galt Gustafson is a man best [...]

Article by Brad Reynolds. Photos courtesy of the C.M. Russell Museum Few men embody the West like Charlie Russell, and few Montanans rival him in fame. Over the last century, he has been the [...]

Shunka Warak’in Number of Montana Sightings: Undetermined (4+) Counties Sighted: Dawson, Garfield, Madison, McCone Monster Profile: Meet Shunka Warak’in, the beast as difficult to pronounce as it [...]

The Bible is often called “the greatest story ever told.” But rarely—if ever—is it described as “a light read.” Our appreciation of biblical stories can be hindered by archaic vocabulary, [...]

You might find them on the roadside, offering a friendly wave or singing carols in the snow. Maybe they’re hosting a family gathering, gardening, or tinkering with their old pickup truck out [...]

By Brad Reynolds Montanans are used to weird weather—sunny winters, snowy summer days, hail, tornadoes, thunderstorms, and the like—but few moments in recent history better characterize the [...]

Rising up from the heart of Great Falls, a stoic edifice among the surrounding residential buildings, the Columbus Center’s striking but humble façade is an unwavering symbol of the city. Upon [...]

Compared to other Montana outlaws, George Parrott was nothing exceptional—at least, not in life. In 1878, Parrott—aka: Big Nose George—and his gang botched a train robbery in Wyoming and escaped [...]