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1805, Meriwether Lewis named the Black Eagle Falls while on his expectant cross-country expedition. Here, in 1880, Paris Gibson envisioned the area’s potential as an industrial center with [...]

Nobody builds rifles like Shiloh Sharps. Established in 1976, the family-run company manufactures everything from scratch at their machine shop in Big Timber, and they are the only firearms [...]

Big Bud Built by Havre’s Ron Harmon in 1977, the Big Bud 747 remains the world’s largest tractor. The colossal machine weighs more than 100,000 pounds and was designed to deep rip 10,000 acres of [...]

Fort Peck Dam At a time when the nation was clawing its way out of economic depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorized one hundred million dollars for the construction of a massive [...]

Lewis & Clark Bridge In 1915, Wolf Point voted in favor of incorporating as a municipality. As the area flourished, the need became apparent for a bridge across the Missouri (the nearest [...]

Missouri River Breaks On May 31, 1805, Meriwether Lewis described scenes of visionary enchantment as the Corps of Discovery passed through the White Cliffs of the Missouri River Breaks. Today, [...]

By Kent Hanawalt Horses were still the prime motive force in agriculture 100 years ago. They were used to plow the ground, plant it, harvest it, and haul it to the elevator. Even a smaller ranch [...]

Hunting season is cherished here in Montana. It puts food on tables. It places trophies on walls. It brings friends and families closer together. It is an opportunity to connect with nature and [...]

Courtesy of the Montana Historical Society With some trepidation, Henry L. Armstrong (age 44) and his son, Benjamin W. Armstrong (age 22), left their successful Hawarden, Iowa, farm in October [...]

Text and Photos by Lisa Schmidt In Montana, cattle outnumber humans 2.5 to 1. So when beef prices skyrocketed in April, beef eaters were stunned. Cow-calf producers were not. By New Year’s Day, [...]