December 2025
Angie Ripple
Welcome to the 221st issue of Bozeman Magazine. For over eighteen years, we have been telling the Bozeman story every month in print, as well as online. Bozeman is a vibrant, busy, beautiful place with a lot going on. From education to food, music to…
November 2025
Angie Ripple
Having published Bozeman Magazine for the past eighteen years, I often procrastinate writing the editor’s note; I put a lot of other work for the magazine ahead of it. I keep our website updated, approve submitted events, and field a whole lot…
October 2025
Angie Ripple
Bozeman Magazine’s mission is to bring interesting information to an audience that is hungry for it. Our style is much different than that of many other publications—it’s not news, not press releases, not summaries of things that…
September 2025
Angie Ripple
Welcome to the 218th issue of Bozeman Magazine, where we put everything Bozeman into one place for readers: Bozemanites with active lifestyles, visitors, and people attracted to the local art on our cover. I’m happy you’ve found us, or…
August 2025
Angie Ripple
August is the month I moved to Bozeman, and this August is the month I celebrate having lived here for thirty years. When I made the decision to attend Montana State University and move from the Mission Valley, Flathead Reservation, and many friends…
July 2025
Angie Ripple
There’s something about July that makes Bozeman feel like the soundtrack of summer is finally turned all the way up. It’s in the hum of longer days under our big sky, the shuffle of Chacos and Birkenstocks on warm sidewalks, and the…
June 2025
Angie Ripple
There’s a certain kind of energy that returns to Bozeman this time of year—not all at once, but gradually, like the way a summer storm gathers over the Bridgers. First, it’s a whisper of wind. Then clouds roll in, heavy with the…
May 2025
Angie Ripple
It was eighteen years ago this month that the seeds of Bozeman Magazine were first planted. Freshly fired from a publication we had offered hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy, with an eight-month-old baby in tow, my husband and I embarked on…
April 2025
Angie Ripple
For the past 18 years, we have been bringing you the stories of Bozeman’s past and present on a monthly basis. Each April we aim to shine a light on local sustainability and share cautionary tales as well as actionable steps you can take to…
February 2025
Angie Ripple
I believe the true essence of Bozeman lies in its people—their character, kindness, and spirit define its heart. Founded in 1864, Bozeman got its start while Abraham Lincoln was president; the American Civil War began and raged; the phrase…
