October 2015
Bozeman Hockey
Angie Ripple
It has been nine years since the 3,500-seat multi-purpose Valley Ice Garden was sold to Cardinal Distributing and renovated from the states most impressive indoor ice rink into a cold storage warehouse. Since the Ice Garden’s sale several local…
October 2015
The College M is one of the most popular trailheads in the Gallatin Valley, and parking is at a premium this beautiful Saturday afternoon in July as I set up a Trail Ambassador table near the trailhead kiosk. As soon as I place a water dispenser and…
September 2015
The Recipe for Excitement
Jack Thorsen
2015 Montana State Bobcats football season gets underway September 3 at Bobcat Stadium. The Bobcats will play the Fort Lewis Sky Hawks under the lights. The last time the Bobcats met the Sky Hawks was 2010 and was coach Rob Ash’s fourth…
September 2015
Turning 100 years old
Phil Cameron
A Centenarian is a person who lives to be 100 years old. There are certain areas of the world that have higher populations of people who live to be 100, but there are people in all parts of the world who also live that long. Living to be 100 is no…
September 2015
Jake Adelman
Summer is fading into fall and soon winter will be arriving in the valley. Anglers will begin chasing fall brown trout while watching cottonwoods morph into colorful works of art before littering the rivers with bright leaves in preparation for…
August 2015
Kim Hightower
Some 40 years ago, Anne Banks and her friends – a group of strong, wilderness-loving women – hiked to Hyalite Lake. Standing there in the serenity of the wild, they couldn’t have possibly known the number of wild souls the mountains…
August 2015
Novice filmmakers expertly shoot Montana’s recreational opportunities
Sarah Cairoli
Three years ago, Matt Redding and Joel Stevenson had never worked with a video camera or attempted to edit video footage. Now, the two long-time friends work together to shoot and produce a television show called Big Sky Outdoors. “We consulted…
August 2015
Jake Adelman
It’s a way of life in Montana--the winters are cold and the summers are hot. With this year’s sub-par snow pack and an early heat wave, we’ve already experienced some fishing restrictions on our local water. While the main rivers…
July 2015
Bev Hosford
Have you heard anyone say “SUP” recently and they weren’t using it as a greeting? (What’s up?) This acronym is buzzing around town. Stand Up Paddle boarding (SUP) is growing at a fast pace in Bozeman. Attending the 2nd annual…
June 2015
I’ve just arrived to my new home, Bozeman, Montana. My blue Subaru Forrester (how little did I know what a perfect fit that would be) is packed with my belongings. My dad and I step outside, our faces greeted by a cool breeze. We inhale, and…