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2022 Summer Music Mix

Angie Ripple  |   Friday Jul. 1

We may safely be able to say that summer has arrived in the 406, and with summer comes music! We’ve gathered an undoubtedly short list of area music events for your listening pleasure. Music in the MountainsThursdays, June 23rd- September…

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The Life of Montana Legacy

Lesley Gilmore  |   Friday Jul. 1

“Life of Montana” conjures something larger than life and bigger than Montana. Although the Life of Montana Insurance Company was not too big to fail, its signature building at the outskirts of Bozeman remains as testimony…

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The Ten (Or So) Hiking Essentials

Steve McGann  |   Friday Jul. 1

“Be prepared. That is my belief and that is my motto. My practice, however, is a little different. I tend to go off in a more or less random direction myself, half-baked, half-assed, half-cocked, and half-ripped. Why? Well... all that bloody…

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Top 10 Bozeman Summer Activities

Friday Jul. 1

With a variety of unique activities to enjoy, Bozeman offers an exciting abundance of fun ways to spend your time this summer! From cultural arts in town to hair-raising wildlife encounters, there’s no shortage of great activities to ensure…

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June Cover Artist: Craig Collar

Wednesday Jun. 1

Craig Collar was born and raised in Montana and graduated from Montana State University with a degree in mechanical engineering. During his childhood years in Great Falls, he was told that his first full sentence was “the wind blows…

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The Epic Yellowstone Fires of 1988

Rick Gale  |   Wednesday Jun. 1

One of my most memorable seasons in Yellowstone was in 1988. The fires of ’88 burned 1.4 million acres in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and 36% (793,880 acres) of Yellowstone National Park. These fires were the result of environmental and…

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One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

Wednesday Jun. 1

Have you ever wondered how many trout there are in a given stretch of river? I think about this a lot. I think about it every time I stand beside or float along a river. Whether I am casting a fly or just appreciating the…

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Bozeman Women First in Yellowstone

Wednesday Jun. 1

Bozeman women began visiting Yellowstone Park while the ink was still drying on President Grant’s signature on the bill that created it in 1872. By then many of the men who came to Montana for the gold rush had returned to the states to…

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15th Anniversary of Bozeman Magazine

Angie Ripple  |   Wednesday Jun. 1

In celebration of the 15th anniversary of Bozeman Magazine, I thought a look at the why of our business would be appropriate. The answer can be distilled down to one word: community. When I moved to Bozeman from a small Northwest Montana community in…

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What's Your Beef? Last Resort

Marion Jackman  |   Wednesday Jun. 1

It’s common knowledge that Bozeman is an expensive place to live. The price of housing is steadily rising, and affordable apartments are scarce. Many are resorting to living in campers and RVs, boondocking in empty lots around Bozeman. Others…

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Goochslam

Missy Glenn  |   Wednesday Jun. 1

Three of the sweetest people you could ever meet have created one of the most intriguing, talent-filled, fun-to-watch Punk bands in Gallatin Valley’s music scene. Goochslam—you read that right—is comprised of Cooper Tedford on…

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Building Gibson Guitars

Kathleen Johns  |   Wednesday Jun. 1

You may have bought sheet music or an instrument from Robi Johns when he worked at Music Villa in the early 1980’s. You may have taken a guitar class from him when he was an adjunct music professor at MSU/Bozeman. Maybe you saw him perform as part…

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