June 2026
Steve McGann
Familiar yet exciting, the Interstate 90 run from the benches of northern Wyoming up into the Little Bighorn valley was filled with anticipation: the arrival in Montana, the comfort of home. We made that drive recently after a long road trip through…
June 2026
Rachel Phillips
In the spring of 1879, Flora Gardner traveled from Kansas to Bozeman with her family, via steamboat and wagon. Once settled in her new home, Flora sent a letter to friends in Kansas describing the trip’s adventures. This is the third of a…
June 2026
The real estate market in Bozeman continues to evolve, but the area remains sought after for the lifestyle, access to the outdoors, and its small town feel with access to some big city amenities. So, what does a buyer’s budget actually buy in…
June 2026
Pat Hill
On June 6, 1863, the rush began along a 16-mile stretch of stream in present-day Southwest Montana 5It would also become one of the richest placer gold discoveries ever recorded (if not the richest), eventually yielding nearly $3 billion in gold at…
June 2026
Angie Ripple
Just as Professor Harold Hill dreamt of leading a grand marching band with 76 trombones, John Ludin and the team at Montana TheatreWorks dreamt of bringing the Bozeman community together this summer for an uplifting, bright, light, funny, and…
May 2025
Bozeman Magazine started as an idea when I was about 10 years old. I grew up in a Montana town whose population, according to the last census, was 768, and I haven’t lived there in 31 years. My group of five friends played together often; the…
May 2025
Kathleen Johns
In a season marked by cranes (building, not whooping), scaffolding, and quiet transformation, Downtown Bozeman is once again redefining itself. Along its ever-evolving Main Street, two of its most iconic architectural anchors are stepping into new…
May 2025
In a world where water is everywhere—from pools and lakes to family vacations at the beach and rivers across Montana—drowning remains a silent, preventable tragedy. Every year in the United States, more than 4,000 people die from…
May 2025
Rachel Phillips
In the spring of 1879, Flora Gardner traveled from Kansas to Bozeman with her family, via steamboat and wagon. Once settled in her new home, Flora sent a letter to friends in Kansas describing the trip’s adventures. This is the second of a…
May 2025
I met a group of moms at the park recently, all of us orbiting the swings, snatching moments of conversation while wielding our snack cups and shouting the occasional ‘whee!’ or ‘wow, so brave!’
One mom was wearing her…
