God-Given Talent

Every community needs a star, especially in smalltown Montana. Butte has Evel Knievel. Dupuyer has Ivan Doig. Countless communities claim Charlie Russell as their resident hero. Their recognition [...]

St. Ignatius Mission Parish

All communities have a refuge. It might be a senior center, a local cafe or tavern, a church—somewhere that people can go for companionship and help, if they need it. For over 168 years, St. [...]

Along the River’s Edge

On June 14, 1805, Meriwether Lewis wrote of a harrowing experience with a grizzly bear near the Great Falls of the Missouri: “In the first moment I drew up my gun to shoot, but at the same [...]

Why Goats?

Photo by Amber Hofstad By Stacy Bronec “Goats will come right up to you. People aren’t used to that,” says Deena Maier, founder of Windrift Hill in Conrad. “Goats are part of the family; they do [...]

Cattle Under the Big Sky

Photo by Montana Cowgirl Photography By Cassie Gasvoda When asked to write a short article on the importance of cattle production to Montana I was hesitant. The system is too large, too [...]

Horses are Here to Stay

Photo by Montana Cowgirl Photography By Kent Hanawalt “I haven’t saddled a horse in two years,” said Pol, a rancher I knew in the Bear Paw Mountains. “First you buy a four-wheeler to do the [...]