May 2022
Colleen Angarone
The wind whistled and wailed, picking up snow piles on both sides of the freeway. My friend Hans’ tiny Honda CR-V rode the waves of sleet, which appeared as a ghostlike entity dancing with unpredictable twists and turns. I clung tightly to the…
May 2022
Angie Ripple
Each May, Bozeman celebrates as over a thousand students graduate from Montana State University and ready themselves for their next adventure. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the publishers of Bozeman Magazine graduating from MSU with art…
May 2022
Steve McGann
As school children, we were required to memorize the names of the 50 states that make up the United States. We were also required to memorize the names of all state capital cities. That adds up to 100 names to memorize—no wonder I found grade…
May 2022
Kelly Hartman
Last summer, the Gallatin History Museum debuted an exhibit showcasing 35 hand embroidered panels. Each panel gave a brief glimpse of the history that shaped Gallatin County, and each was completed by a current or former Gallatin County resident…
May 2022
Tim Ford
As the green grass starts to occasionally peek out, the weather is reminding us that Bozeman is a mountain town. We were teased by an early stretch of warm weather, but as I write this, winter has returned and reminded many not to take their snow…
April 2022
Tim Ford
Since its inception in 1970, Earth Day has been celebrated by many Americans on April 22nd. Here in Bozeman, there are opportunities to help with cleanup activities around town, and many use it as a time to reflect on ways to live a more…
April 2022
Dan Hill
Back in January 2018, I was working as a truck driver for a local company in the Gallatin Valley, driving a flat-bed tractor-trailer, hauling recycled metal from Pacific Steel in Bozeman to the Pacific Steel shedder in Lockwood, just east of…
April 2022
Montana Science Center Introduces New 21+ After Dark Event
Christopher Dyrland-Marquis
As I stepped into the Montana Science Center—just off West Main Street across from the Gallatin Valley Mall—I was immediately drenched in cheerful whoops and hollers from children tugging their parents between science exhibits. Hanging…
April 2022
Colleen Angarone
In a lofted upstairs section of Bozeman’s Valhalla Meadery, Jasmine Jackson awaits participants for Bozeman Poetry Collective’s open mic night. With a glass of Dragon’s Blood Mead in one hand and a pen in the other, Jasmine (they /…
April 2022
Kevin Brustuen
The Montana College Players, part of the theatre program at what is today’s MSU, were selected by the USO (United Service Organization) to be part of its 1962 Tour of Asia. This was a special honor and testament to the high-quality theatre in…
