October 2024
Kevin Brustuen
Beth Burroughs, Chair of the Math Department at Montana State University, recently spoke to a roomful of actors and designers working for Bozeman Actors Theatre (BAT): “Don’t be afraid of math. Most people think of mathematics as dealing…
October 2024
Jessica Cairoli, photos by Lindsey Hove
Everyone knows it’s impossible not to fall in love with Montana; whether you’re just passing through or have called the beautiful state home for years, its stunning mountains, expansive skies, and friendly inhabitants are guaranteed to…
October 2024
Eudora Eller
The case of Kaysera Stops Pretty Places, an 18-year-old girl from Big Horn County, Montana, is a real-life case study of the systemic failure and severe injustices faced by Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW), not only in Montana but across…
October 2024
As the vibrant hues of autumn begin to paint the landscape and cooler temperatures settle in, it’s time for homeowners to shift their focus from summer fun to preparing their homes for the winter months. Fall is the perfect season to tackle…
October 2024
Sydney Jones
On a cold fall night in Deer Lodge, Montana, the Old Montana Prison glows softly from the inside out. You can’t help but notice the enormous brick structure, sitting directly on Main Street in a small town of only 3,000. A chill greets your…
October 2024
Attempting to Solve a Historical Mystery
Rachel Phillips
The old 1911 Gallatin County Jail on Main Street is full of secrets. During its seventy-year use, the castle-like structure housed thousands of unwilling occupants during some of the grimmest times of their lives. When prisoners were relocated to a…
October 2024
Angie Ripple
If you’re an avid reader of Bozeman Magazine, you may have noticed that I took a break from writing the letter from the editor for quite a few months, mostly due to burn out. We’ve been publishing every month for over 200 months; with a…
October 2024
Can you imagine a Bozeman with less plastic pollution? It would be a city without plastic bags catching on trees, floating down creeks, and clogging storm drains—as well as a city without polystyrene foam fragments in the bushes and street…
September 2024
Angie Ripple
Welcome to the September issue of Bozeman Magazine, where we have collected an armful of local content created by contributing writers, mostly based on a back-to-school theme. In each issue, we include at least one historical article looking at…
September 2024
Alison Sweeney
As I drive around town and see one after another, of these vapid five-story box buildings taking over neighborhoods of diverse hand-crafted homes, I notice the signs for the design build firms that are responsible. A quick google shows that a…
