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In August 1936, a coffin was loaded into a baggage car at the Fort Benton train station. Inside this casket was the body of a sheepherder who had fallen mortally ill and died at the St. Clare [...]

Michael Delaney is a man of many talents. He runs a ranch, he owns a surveillance company, and he’s a YouTube sensation. In October 2015 Michael and his wife, Katie, set out to observe a [...]

We at Treasure State Lifestyles would like to take this opportunity to congratulate photographer Todd Klassy. This summer, Klassy received several prestigious awards. For starters, his photograph [...]

Montana is one vast organic solar collector. That solar energy is sequestered mainly by trees, grain, and livestock – which we then enjoy as wood and paper products, fruit, bread and beer, wool, [...]

by Arnold Hokanson As the days of the gold rush waned in Montana Territory and boom towns began the transition to ghost towns, the era of food production began. Where the early day prospectors [...]

“The hills and river Clifts which we passed today exhibit a most romantic appearance,” writes Meriwether Lewis in his journal entry on May 31, 1805. Describing the White Cliffs of the Missouri, [...]

It’s 2015 and crowds gather up and down Main Street Fort Benton. They’ve turned out to watch the Summer Celebration parade, same as they do every year. Only this year, there’s a new float in the [...]

The construction of Fort Peck Dam was funded by the PWA (Public Works Administration) as part of President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal. The 250-foot-tall, 21,026-foot-long dam began being built [...]

Known as the “granddaddy of Montana rodeos,” Wolf Point’s Wild Horse Stampede has charmed fans since 1921. With its PRCA events, street dances, and famous Catholic Burger Stand, the Stampede has [...]

The Missouri Breaks National Back Country is a mostly isolated area north of Lewistown inhabited by an abundance of wildlife. Elk, deer, antelope, big horn sheep and hundreds of species of birds [...]