The Five Tourists You Meet in Glendive

People don’t “just happen to stop” in Glendive. Visitors to this community feel a calling. Maybe sportsmen’s activities draw them here. Maybe they’ve come for history, science, or culture. Maybe [...]

Be Aware of Bears

By Dennis Nottingham In Montana, bears both black and brown (grizzly) are being encountered on a more frequent basis and are cussed and discussed by many an expert. My 50 years in Alaska hunting [...]

Ranch Dogs

By Kent Hanawalt Most ranch vehicles are equipped with a cowdog. They wait patiently while their masters are in the bank, the café, or the bar. No self-respecting cowboy would admit that these [...]

Danishes, Haggis, and Rye. Oh My!

Article & Photos by J.B. Chandler Montana’s homesteaders were either speculators or builders. The land speculator’s goal was to “proof up” the land and immediately sell it. The builders, on [...]

Pick, Flip & Drive

By Richard Ecke “I love cars,” bellows Jim Eli from the television screen. The Great Falls man starred last year in a surprise hit called “Pick, Flip and Drive,” but viewers are most likely to [...]

Hats & Cow Thieves

By Arnold Hokanson There was a time when most men wore hats of some kind. And most men valued them quite seriously. Oh, some of the hats worn around the ranch looked as though they’d been through [...]