July 2016
An Adventure Through Time
Julia Strehlau-Jacobs
Do you sometimes think back to the times when Grandparents had the most interesting stories to tell, or even the boring ones? Stories that usually start with… ‘When I was your age’ or ‘back in the day’? Those anecdotes…
July 2016
Patriotism, Sacrifice, & Victory
Rachel Phillips
When the United States entered World War II in December 1941, young and old from across America rose to the challenge and did what they could to serve their country. Sentiment was no different in Bozeman, where groups of Red Cross volunteers rolled…
June 2016
We pressed ourselves against the bus windows, binoculars in hand, looking at the sleeping bear. Is it a grizzly we wondered- to which we have decided, yes it is- and marveled at how in just our first hour in Yellowstone National Park we had seen a…
June 2016
Kris Drummond
What does it mean to be “The Last Best Place,” exactly? That combination of words has confused me since I was a kid. I can’t help but feel that a comma is needed between last and best. Otherwise it kind of reads like the opposite of…
June 2016
According to the Gallatin Valley Land Trust
Nearly every weekend my husband and I have the exact same conversation. It goes something like this: “Would you like to go for a hike?” “Sure. Where do you want to go?”“I dunno. Where do you want to…
June 2016
Tom Egelhoff
Yes, you heard me right, “Annual Grand Opening.” Every retail business should have a grand opening once a year.
Here are the two biggest reasons for an Annual Grand Opening
New LocalsA sizeable amount of Bozeman Magazine readers are not…
June 2016
Phil Cameron
As the days turn warmer and the threat of sprinter (spring/winter) snow showers diminish we look forward to those cherished summer days of fun in the sun here in southwest Montana! Summer fun includes camping, fishing, hiking, swimming, boating, BBQ…
June 2016
Tim Ford
This article usually focuses on single family homes sales, but condos and townhomes make up a large portion of our market as well. Therefore, I thought it worthwhile to take a look at how those sales are faring. All data will include both…
June 2016
Angie Ripple
It’s been said there are only two seasons in Montana: winter and road construction. Most certainly in Bozeman there is a third season, tourist season, and it is upon us. Our proximity to the United States’ first national park makes us an…
June 2016
and Montana’s First Interurban Electric Railway
Cindy Shearer
With the arrival of the Northern Pacific Railroad in 1883 progressive Bozemanites began to cast off what they considered rural or uncultured in favor of more urban and upscale living. Log cabins were torn down and were replaced with architecturally…
