February

Article and Photos by Tiffany Sweeney The year was 1862. A handsome young man appeared in Montana in the booming city of Bannack. His background was questionable, with a potential criminal record [...]

Article and Photos By J.B. Chandler The headwaters of the Sun River hold more than Gibson Dam can carry. Watching an entire river’s worth of water exploding from two giant tubes is refreshing, [...]

By Kent Hanawalt The Crow Reservation south and east of Billings is considered to be the largest of seven reservations in Montana; however, the Crow once roamed a much larger area. At the time of [...]

When Doug Worrell worked in the medical field, continued education courses were a recurrent obligation. “There was this cultural sensitivity class employees were asked to attend,” he recalls. [...]

By Richard Ecke Competition takes place in the art world, but it’s often indirect. An artist can win a people’s choice award, be selected for a juried show, or sell for the highest amount at a [...]

The deceased often leave behind personal effects, an estate to be divided, and loved ones to grieve. Most are survived by their friends and family; Beverly Zoe Tietjen lives on through an art [...]

In 1970, Mrs. Vi Olson’s fifth graders didn’t learn Montana history; they celebrated it. A log cabin was constructed in the classroom. Homework included such assignments as “Write a Western [...]

March 20-24, 2019 Locations The Russell CM Russell Museum 400 13th Street North Meadow Lark Country Club 300 Country Club Boulevard Mansfield Center 2 Park Drive South WHA Footprints on the Trail [...]

The tiny town of Utica, at the headwaters of the Judith River was established in 1880. Located approximately 40 miles from Lewistown it was headquarters for the Judith Basin roundups. It once [...]

In January 2015, the Montana State Capitol Building unveiled its first mural in over eighty years, a two-part piece titled Women Build Montana. This project was initiated by Senate Bill 59 in [...]