2020

Award-Winning Singer. Professional Pitcher. Smelter Man. Serviceman. Montanan. Charley Pride lived a remarkable life. Hailing from Mississippi, Pride got his first taste of life on the road as a [...]

Somewhere along the line, we came to accept this idea that Montana is a battleground—that farmers and ranchers are at war with environmentalists, as though agriculture and environmentalism were [...]

by Tiffany Sweeney One hundred years. That is the time that the Tenth Street Bridge has spanned the Missouri River in the heart of Great Falls. One hundred years of grandeur and beauty and [...]

From the sweeping plains of Sidney to the rugged peaks of Glacier National Park, Montana is celebrated for its dramatic terrain and diverse peoples. Our stories are as complex as our landscape, [...]

Open through May 3, 2021 As the western frontier evaporated into history, its place in shaping a collective American identity was conveyed more through cultural production—television, film, and [...]

At the start of 2020, the PRCA was slated to hold 39 rodeos in Montana. Then COVID-19 hit, and (for a variety of reasons) that number dropped down to 18. The board of the Montana Pro Rodeo [...]

In October 2020, the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame & Western Heritage Center (MCHF & WHC) announced the 13th class of inductions into the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame. The inductees were [...]

Montana’s state flag was originally designed as a flag for the 1st Montana Infantry to fly during the Spanish-American War in 1898. Since the state had no flag at the time, the infantry commander [...]

Bear Paw Ski Bowl is Montana’s smallest ski hill, but that doesn’t stop visitors from having big fun. Located 29 miles south of Havre, the hill sports 25 named runs, with adult lift tickets going [...]

Helena’s Civic Center is one of the more distinguishable structures along the city’s skyline. The building itself rises six stories high, but what truly sets it apart is its minaret—a seventeen [...]