January

Charlie Russell and His Characters Charlie Russell was known to slip friends and acquaintances into his paintings. So, when Andy Thomas painted Charlie for the first time, it seemed only natural [...]

with Kristen Juras, Lieutenant Governor of Montana For Montanans, Western Art Week is more than a boon to tourism; it is an opportunity to see ourselves reflected in the brushstrokes and bronze [...]

with Shane Etzwiler, President of the Great Falls Area Chamber There’s never a bad time to visit Great Falls. Year-round there are opportunities for recreation, shopping, dining, and [...]

The Visionaries by Allen Jimmerson by Rik Goodell (with a grateful nod to Isaiah 32:18) When a man’s eyes often To the far horizon wander His given name don’t matter His pals just call him [...]

Hand-drilling miners, Parrot Mine, Butte, Montana The Richest Hill on Earth Just west of the Continental Divide at present-day Butte, the mile-high basin caught the attention of 1860s gold [...]

Fashion Comes to the Farm Prior to the Twentieth Century, a farm family’s clothes were usually sewn by its matriarch. Then came catalogue culture. Mail-order services from Montgomery Ward, Sears, [...]

The Wright Sister The Wright Brothers are American heroes—to the point where Ohio and North Carolina have feuded for decades about which state is the “birthplace of aviation.” Orville and Wilbur [...]

Hobson, Montana Auto Dealer (1907) Treasure State Plates Registration of motor vehicles went into effect in 1913 for the purpose of raising revenue for the construction, maintenance, and [...]

A Fight for Rights Women’s suffrage in Montana predates Montana as a state. It was 1883 when the Women’s Christian Temperance Union rolled into the territory, voicing support for a woman’s right [...]

Highs and Lows With Montana’s homestead boom came communities to support them. The Great Northern Railroad’s construction across the Northern Plains made it easy and (relatively) affordable for [...]