June

Courtesy of Visit Great Falls and the C.M. Russell Museum For the Plains Indians of Montana, the buffalo was more than a food source; it was sacred. Many since have come to regard the animal as [...]

Video didn’t kill the radio star; it helped it burn brighter. Tools like Facebook Live and Instagram allow radio networks to supplement their programming, expanding and enhancing the news and [...]

Great Falls has long been known for its Western Art Week each March, a multi-day celebration of art and culture that transforms Charlie Russell’s hometown into one of the world’s most lucrative [...]

For more than fifty years, Western Art Week has drawn artists and art enthusiasts to the city of Great Falls each March. COVID-19 changed that. Like everything else in 2020, plans for Western Art [...]

Any given Tuesday is a reason to celebrate in Lewistown. Traffic is heavier. Sales increase at shops and restaurants. The community rolls out the welcome mat for its cherished guests—cattle and [...]

By Hayley Young Ranchers and farmers across the Great West spend their time caring for and working their land—the land that feeds their livestock and fills their grain bins each year; the same [...]

Text and Photo by Stacy Bronec “My grandfather used to say that once in your life you need a doctor, a lawyer, a policeman, and a preacher. But every day, three times a day, you need a farmer,” [...]

By Lochiel Edwards There’s an old saying, “If you don’t like the weather in Montana, just wait a minute.” A combination of impressive Rocky Mountains and sweeping plains, deep western valleys, [...]

Text & Photos by Kent Hanawalt There are four distinct rockpiles on the Ellison Ranch, which is headquartered near the West Boulder River on the Park/Sweet Grass County line. These rockpiles [...]

Viva Rodeo Rodeo traditions are heavily influenced by Spanish-American history. (In fact, “rodeo” means “roundup” in Spanish.) Early Montana cowboys mounted wild mustangs, descended from the [...]