2018

In 1915, Wolf Point—a town of 340 residents—voted in favor of incorporating as a municipality. A land rush had brought farmers and ranchers to the area following the construction of the Great [...]

By Brad Reynolds In the fall of 1933, a temporary metropolis unfolded in northeast Montana. Unlike the boomtowns of the century prior, men came clamoring not for gold but for [...]

Visit Glasgow from the west and you’ll be met with a metal menagerie. It’s impossible to miss; a whole hillside of animal sculptures welcomes you to town. Less obvious is the animal attraction at [...]

By Brad Reynolds It’s a splendid old building, the Ursuline Centre—64,000 square feet of brick and mortar, eight winged gargoyle waterspouts, four floors and a tower, adorned with terra-cotta [...]

By Brad Reynolds The Indian. The farmer. The railroader. The cowboy. The cavalryman. The storyteller. The bison. The horse. These are the archetypes and emblems of the West, ones that modern day [...]

By LaVonne Limpus-Jurack Have you seen it? Stanford, population 384, looks like a picture book town in a faraway place, but it’s not; it’s right here in central Montana just waiting for you to [...]

You wouldn’t think that human trafficking would be possible in the U.S. today. With the widespread use of smartphones, camera-capable devices, and various social media platforms, how could anyone [...]

By Sam Knodel Glasgow… People come, people come back, people stay. At first glance, Glasgow, Montana may seem like just another “dot” of a town across the Hi-Line, but spend a little time here, [...]

Article and Photos by J.B. Chandler For over 100 years now, Malta has been home to some of the most active, industrious, and adventurous people in Montana. Built alongside the tracks of the Great [...]

By Stacy Bronec Located eight miles off the highway between Havre and Great Falls is the Virgelle Mercantile, owned by Don Sorensen. In 1982 Sorensen started an antique sale called “A Real [...]