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“Laugh Kills Lonesome.” Oil on Canvas, 1925. C.M. Russell,, Montana Historical Society MacKay Collection, Helena, MT In 1864, Russell was born in Missouri, far from the Wild West. He came [...]

Mandan Bull Boats and Lodges Courtesy of South Dakota State Historical Society The expansion of the West was inevitable. The abundance of art portraying the West merely sped up the timetable. [...]

October 2, 2021 Great Falls International Airport Event and Conference Center Trends come and go but art is forever. There will never be a day where it is considered “out of fashion” to hang an [...]

1. The Russell CM Russell Museum 400 13th Street North Wednesday, August 18 Show Open 10am-5pm Thursday, August 19 Show Open 10am-5pm Artists Open House 3pm Friday, August 20 Show Open 10am-5pm [...]

Article & Photos by J.B. Chandler Looking both directions, heading southeast from Big Sandy, lie some of the best croplands in Montana. Flat and fertile, a new highway drives us 10 miles [...]

By Deanna Robbins, Laura Boyce, and Coke Knox “Save the Cowboy, Stop American Prairie Reserve” has been an attempt to educate the public on the American Prairie Reserve (APR), their specific [...]

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside still waters; He restores my soul. He leads me in right paths for his name’s sake. Though I [...]

By W.D. Nottingham Today’s farmers are facing economic problems far different from those of the past. They have survived, in part, by learning farming techniques suitable for “dry land.” These [...]

What does a “creative” person look like? Is it someone with a paintbrush or pencil in hand? Are they eccentric? Are they weird? A creative person might be all of those things, or they might be an [...]

Article & Photos by Stacy Bronec Many Montanans look forward to summer months full of vacations, days on the lake, and a slower pace of life, but for farmers, this time of year is anything [...]