Hope Springs Eternal
By Stacy Bronec This winter has been mild by Montana standards (not counting the week of subzero weather in February), but even so, there’s a noticeable change in the air. That, coupled with the [...]
By Stacy Bronec This winter has been mild by Montana standards (not counting the week of subzero weather in February), but even so, there’s a noticeable change in the air. That, coupled with the [...]
By Stacy Bronec “The best part of working at a care center in a small community is getting to know your residents. There’s a more ‘homey’ feel,” Anne-Marie Benjamin says. Benjamin is a social [...]
By Stacy Bronec John Lippert had only $100 in his pocket when he and his cousin hid on a railcar from Minnesota to Montana. The stowaways arrived in Carter, which was under a foot of snow, with [...]
By Stacy Bronec In the late 1980s, First State Bank in Fort Benton (now First Bank of Montana) began offering Christmas Promotion loans and a local currency option years before the trend caught [...]
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 [...]
By Stacy Bronec As the saying goes, “a picture is worth a thousand words,” which makes a photo album priceless. Mary Kassmeier practiced midwifery in central Montana during the early 1900s, and [...]
By Stacy Bronec Located eight miles off the highway between Havre and Great Falls is the Virgelle Mercantile, owned by Don Sorensen. In 1982 Sorensen started an antique sale called “A Real [...]
By Stacy Bronec “Hunting is more than the harvest; it’s about the adventure,” says Donna McDonald, owner and operator of Upper Canyon Outfitters, located outside of Alder. According to McDonald, [...]
By Stacy Bronec When you look at the before and after pictures of this 1954 Dodge Power Wagon, it’s hard to believe it’s the same vehicle. The before photo of Johnny Ames in 1978 was snapped for [...]