July 2019
Bozeman’s Boxing Brawl 1960 National Boxing Association Middleweight Championship
Cindy Shearer
On April 20, 1960, Bozeman Montana made national news when a young MSU Fieldhouse hosted what would later make headlines around the world when the National Boxing Association Middleweight Championship title match between Champion Gene Fullmer and…
July 2019
Montana Grant
Fish have always been abundant in Yellowstone Park. The watersheds have been healthy and perfect habitats for trout. Yellowstone Lake alone is 136 square miles of trout habitat. The average depth is 139 feet and as deep as 390 feet. That’s a…
July 2019
Natalie Waddington
It’s summer. This means lots of outdoor activities and events. We wait through the long, grueling winter for a chance to experience the incredible summer here in Bozeman. And, along with all of the great opportunities to get outside and…
July 2019
Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity. --John Muir
It is counterintuitive of the soul present in the mountains to have anyone of low…
June 2019
Angie Ripple
Thank you for picking up the 145th monthly edition of Bozeman Magazine, this month marks the beginning of our 13th year of publishing and bringing the Bozeman community a little closer with locally contributed editorial and the Greater Yellowstone…
June 2019
Pat Hill
Springtime in Southwest Montana, especially the first few really warm days, gets me wanting to hunt down and consume wild mushrooms. A few of my favorites make their appearance this time of year. Usually the first mushrooms I am able to forage…
June 2019
Tim Ford
For the past few years, one of my more popular studies has been analyzing the accuracy of the Zillow Zestimate in the Bozeman market. For those unfamiliar, Zillow is a Real Estate website showcasing homes for sale. They also offer a…
June 2019
Kate Hulbert
Summer is, in our opinion, the best time of the year in Bozeman. There are so many community events going on like outdoor concerts, farmers markets, festivals and car shows. The only hard part is trying to do them all! Here are the summer events in…
June 2019
Kelly Hartman
On the morning of December 22, 1911, all were surprised to find that six prisoners had escaped from the brand new $35,000 jail, which had been believed to be “escape proof.” The individual cells holding the prisoners were not locked…
June 2019
Kevin Brustuen
In 1864, a young William Alderson left his home in Virginia and headed west, joining a growing rush to the latest gold strikes, namely a little-known town nestled in the mountains, called “Virginia City” in Montana Territory. Stopping off…
