2017

Crystal Lake – the perfect weekend getaway. Located in the Big Snowy Mountains of central Montana, Crystal Lake, at an elevation of 5,700 feet, boasts spectacular scenery and miles of hiking, [...]

Courtesy of the Central Montana Museum As the stockades and trading posts along with the hunters, trappers, and Indian traders began to fade away, herds of stock were driven onto the open range [...]

Fairfield is an apt name for this country town. Great looking crop land stretches atop the flats overlooking Freezeout Lake. When Gibson Dam was built it ensured the irrigation of over 80,000 [...]

by J.B. Chandler Choteau the town and Chouteau the county were both named for Pierre Choteau Jr, an early French fur trader who lived in Montana. Choteau (the town) lies between the changing [...]

Although agriculture is a competitive market, it’s conducive to cooperation as well. “We all have the same goal,” says Cassidy Marn. “We want a place to sell product.” Marn grew up on a farm in [...]

Courtesy of Montana Grain Growers Association Every corner and every area of Montana is beautiful, but each in its own unique way. From the Badlands to the Flathead, from the Hi-Line to [...]

Article and Photos by Kent Hanawalt In the large acreages of the West, branding is a necessary part of cattle management. It is impossible to keep all of the livestock within the fences all of [...]

Located in Jefferson City, Tizer Botanic Garden & Arboretum features six acres of beautiful plant life. The business includes stunning gardens to explore, a diverse Garden Center, a [...]

Gold mining gave birth to the town of Zortman. Visitors can still pan for gold today. The Little Rocky Mountains present many opportunities for hunting, fishing, wildlife viewing, and [...]

Artitudes Cooperative Gallery Havre, MT Artitudes Gallery is a co-operative gallery of north-central Montana artists. (406) 265-2104 Basin Gallery Stanford, MT Basin Gallery is an art gallery [...]