Open Range

By Kent Hanawalt The phrase “Open Range” was made famous in a 2003 film of that name starring Kevin Costner. The movie was set in the 50-year period between the close of the Civil War in 1865 and [...]

FFA: Cultivating Leaders

Rural youth hoping to take over the family farm some day would be wise to join Future Farmers of America. Then again, so would any youth. For every student that FFA helps to become a farmer, it [...]

Field of Vision

Agriculture plays a key role in Craig Edwards’ art, as he is both a photographer and a farmer. He works the land his grandfather homesteaded in 1911 and draws artistic inspiration from the [...]

Fairs and Events

June Living History Day Havre June 2 Wadsworth Park Kids Fishing Day Great Falls June 2 Montana Dinosaur Festival Malta June 3-4 Whoop Up Days Conrad June 8-10 Buzzard Day Glendive June 9 Pioneer [...]

The Montana Dinosaur Trail

Carter County Museum Ekalaka 406-775-6886 Free Open all year Located downtown at 306 N Main Makoshika State Park Glendive 406-377-6256 Open year-round; camping sites available Located 1.4 mi SE [...]

Museums

Belt Belt Museum 37 Castner Street (406) 277-3574 Big Sandy Big Sandy Historical Museum 87 Johannes Avenue West (406) 378-2640 Bynum Timescale Adventures 410 Main Street (800) 238-6873 Browning [...]

Montana Arts Festivals

June First Friday Art Walk Great Falls First Friday of Every Month Moss Mansion Springfest Billings June 2 Billings Strawberry Festival Billings June 10 Festival of Cultures Billings June 10 July [...]

Art Galleries

Chester Liberty Village Arts Center and Gallery 410 Main Street (406) 759-5652 Dillon Tendoy Fine Art Gallery 35 South Idaho Street (406) 683-3440 Fort Benton The Prairie Rose Gallery and Gifts [...]

PRCA Rodeo Schedule

June Little Belt Cowboys PRCA Rodeo Belt June 16-17 beltrodeo.com Fort Benton Summer Celebration Fort Benton June 22 fortbenton.com Little Big Horn Stampede Hardin June 22-23 American Legion [...]

NRA Rodeo Schedule

June Whoop-Up Trail Days Rodeo Conrad June 1-2 (406) 868-1997 Frontier Days Rodeo Culbertson June 8-9 (406) 478-3118 Poplar Wild West Days Poplar June 9-10 (406) 768-7050​ Upper Yellowstone [...]