2022

By A. Nadine Pickthorn Photos by Matt Doyle I became aware of the C.M. Russell Art Auction and Exhibitors Art Show in the early 1980s. It was well known for being the most successful Western art [...]

Photo by Allen Russell “What an exciting time,” says Pat Linger, reflecting upon the early years of the Montana Pro Rodeo Circuit Finals. In 1977, he was one of four founding members to pitch the [...]

January 12-14, 2023 | Pacific Steel & Recycling Arena New year, same great rodeo! The 2023 Montana Pro Rodeo Circuit (MPRC) Finals showcases the best cowboys and cowgirls who have qualified [...]

Rodeo is an empowering sport. It emboldens communities. It forges friendships. It brings honor to every athlete that rides into the arena. The sport’s overwhelming positivity is unlike any other, [...]

Since 1964, the CMR Stampede has been one of the greatest boons to tourism in Judith Basin County, making the Judith Basin Fairgrounds—the county’s only venue—one of its greatest assets. Every [...]

Wolf Point’s Wild Horse Stampede has had its fair share of memories over the course of 100 years, but few can top the time hometown hero Montie Montana returned for the 54th Annual Stampede in [...]

100 Years A-Runnin’ Wolf Point has always embodied the untamed and free-spirited nature of the West. Its first non-indigenous settlers were fur trappers and traders—and, in fact, it is believed [...]

If you’re reading this issue, then you—like us—undoubtedly have a penchant for the Western way of life. Over the past eighteen years, we at Treasure State Lifestyles have explored the backroads [...]

Rodeo, at its core, is a competition of man and beast. Whether a cowboy is working with an animal or against it depends on the event, but either way, the animal is critical to the outcome. For [...]

Author Unknown In a small cottage, on the borders of a forest, lived a poor couple with a son named Valentine and a daughter named Mary. One winter evening, there was a gentle tap at the family’s [...]