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What does a “creative” person look like? Is it someone with a paintbrush or pencil in hand? Are they eccentric? Are they weird? A creative person might be all of those things, or they might be an [...]

Article & Photos by Stacy Bronec Many Montanans look forward to summer months full of vacations, days on the lake, and a slower pace of life, but for farmers, this time of year is anything [...]

Lyle McKeever’s Chevy was fresh off the line when he bought it in 1952. He’d recently returned home to Montana (following a stint in the Air Force), and all that stood between him and his dream [...]

It’s interesting to watch a painter paint, a sculptor sculpt, or photographer take photographs. Interesting, but probably not exhilarating. Unless you’re the artist creating the art, there are [...]

Agriculture is more than callused hands, early morning calving, and late evenings at harvest. It’s getting to know your neighbors like family. It’s the freedom to live as you wish. It’s a quiet [...]

Music has a way of bringing folks together. The strum of strings, the beat of a drum, voices in melody—it invokes something primal in us. Tens of thousands of years ago, our ancestors used art [...]

By Brad Reynolds Being a small business owner presents its obvious challenges. You have corporations to compete with. You have customers to entice. And, as the saying goes, your success is (at [...]

By Brad Reynolds, photo by Bill Watts Wylie Galt Gustafson is about as cowboy as cowboy can get. He’s a horse breeder and rancher. He’s a Western singer-songwriter. He’s a national cutting horse [...]

By Brad Reynolds Legacies are all about history—successes built on the backs of our forefathers, cultural footprints, and emblems of generations gone by. You can look anywhere in Montana and [...]

By Brad Reynolds Wayne and Sandy Thares aren’t the only husband and wife philanthropists in downtown Great Falls, but their business ventures make them among the most recognizable. Wayne is a [...]