November 2023
Ken Walcheck
Despite the turkey’s lofty stature of approval with most Americans, especially on Thanksgiving day, many of us are not aware that Benjamin Franklin campaigned vigorously to make the wild turkey our national bird. He didn’t succeed, but he…
October 2023
Liz Bischoff
The stories of our community’s past have a way of walking alongside us. We see these stories in the shadows when they are twisted and turned, like strangling vines curling up an old oak; we see these stories in the mirror when we find we are…
October 2023
Tim Ford
What an incredible summer it’s been in the Gallatin Valley. A plentiful number of late summer showers kept things green and beautiful. But the cool nights and crisp air demonstrate that fall is here. Let us take a quick look at the market and…
October 2023
Rachel Phillips
On Sunday, March 3, 1889, a report of a most disturbing nature reached Bozeman authorities: a deceased woman was found at a homestead southwest of Bozeman. The Bozeman Courier reported on March 7, “... startling news was brought to the city…
October 2023
Joseph Montalbano
It’s finally that time of year where the colors start changing and the weather starts to cool off, and I cannot be happier to welcome it. The warm drinks, the fall leaves — the entire fall experience is lovely. For all these reasons and…
October 2023
Angie Ripple
October is one of my favorite months of the year; the crisp autumn air, apple picking, haunted houses, trick or treating, and Bozeman’s Choice voting all add up to a very good month. Each October in Bozeman Magazine we aim to tell some scary…
October 2023
JOHN MEYER
Bozeman has been taken hostage by developers. We need a new mayor who can take control of the situation and end the unspoken policy of growth at all costs. People want to live in Bozeman for the high quality of life, not the sprawling…
October 2023
Angie Ripple
Cloud Appreciation Society founder, author and ‘namer of clouds,’ Gavin Pretor-Pinney will be beating a path to the Big Skies of Bozeman on Wednesday, October 11th at…
October 2023
The Work of Kathleen Johns
Raya Fanuzzi
What do you think of when you hear the word “psychic”? Maybe a scary movie featuring a Ouija board or a television medium comes to mind. Perhaps you envision a sparkling crystal ball with a person in a headwrap sitting behind it, swirling…
September 2023
Lewis and Clark's Encounters with Montana's Pit Viper, The Prairie Rattlesnake
Ken Walcheck
Prairie Rattlesnake, Beartrap Canyon, MT. Photo courtesy of Adrianna Frankland
As the thirty-three members of the Lewis and Clark expedition crossed the 104th meridian into present-day Montana with their flotilla of six canoes and two pirogues…
