Angie Ripple |
Monday Jul. 1
Trail Mix: Wit & Wisdom from the Outdoors is a collection of quotes, prose and short essays designed to provide inspiration to those who are passionate about adventuring in the great outdoors — in the woods, the mountains, and on the water;…
Monday Jul. 1
I run on a semi-regular basis, maybe three kilometers, three times per week. Nothing like the distance junkies in Bozeman who invited me to go trail running for the first time. At this invitation for a twenty-kilometer run, my partner said…
Brian Ripple, by Kate Hulbert |
Monday Jul. 1
There are a lot of tourists floating around Montana these days, especially this time of year. Sometimes it’s hard to tell whether that person sporting cowboy boots is a true Montanan or just fresh off the plane. Here’s how you tell the…
Bozeman’s Boxing Brawl 1960 National Boxing Association Middleweight Championship
Cindy Shearer |
Monday Jul. 1
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…
Montana Grant |
Monday Jul. 1
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…
Monday Jul. 1
Fly shops can seem like a secret society, one that to the outsider is largely mysterious and a little intimidating. Men who have dedicated their lives to the gentle sport of fly fishing sit behind the counter tying flies, pouring over maps or…
Kevin Brustuen |
Monday Jul. 1
In 1905, the Shakespeare Women’s Club of Great Falls staged an outdoor performance of Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream, sheltered from the elements only by a small grove of trees outside of town. It seemed natural to stage…
Angie Ripple |
Monday Jul. 1
It’s only July but it’s never too early to start thinking about the beauty and smell of Sweet Pea’s in August, not just the amazingly gorgeous flower, but also Bozeman’s most beloved festival of the arts and culture, the Sweet…
Natalie Waddington, Elizabeth Anderson |
Monday Jul. 1
There’s nothing like enjoying a perfectly baked oven-fresh pizza and being in the last best place - Montana. Double win. If you’re traveling the state, or need an excuse for a road trip, here are some of the best possible pizza places to…
Angie Ripple |
Monday Jul. 1
A guy named Josh from Tucson opens a restaurant, hires a waitress named Shannon, they fall in love, get married, move to Paris, she studies baking and tells him stories of a little town in Montana where she used to live, he doesn’t want to move…
Monday Jul. 1
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…
Angie Ripple |
Monday Jun. 3
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…
Tim Ford |
Monday Jun. 3
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…
Four Legs, Two Ears, and an Adventure
Natalie Waddington |
Monday Jun. 3
Some come in black; some come in white. Some are covered in brown or gray fur. Some have a mix. Some have long, thick coats; some have wirey, thin fur. Some have long tails, while some have short stubs, or no tails at all. Nevertheless, they all have…
Kate Hulbert |
Monday Jun. 3
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…
Kelly Hartman |
Monday Jun. 3
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…
A rebuttal to Gallatin Wilderness: Don’t be Fooled by the Noise by Clint Nagel in the April 2019 issue of Bozeman Magazine
Monday Jun. 3
We all live here, many of us for the same reasons. We love the mountains and the lifestyle we enjoy within them. That much we have in common. However, these enjoyments can also divide us. Just as some drive pick-ups, others drive hatchbacks, and some…
Kevin Brustuen |
Monday Jun. 3
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…
Eric Kofer |
Monday Jun. 3
Whiskey MyersIt would be an understatement to say that a lot has happened since Whiskey Myers was last in the recording studio. Over two whirlwind years, the gritty Texas band hit #1 on the iTunes Country Chart with their breakout third album…
Eric Kofer |
Monday Jun. 3
Don’t miss Micky and the Motorcars on Thursday, June 13th at the world famous Filling Station in Bozeman. Opening the show will be Bozeman band Ornery Jacks, featuring former members of Oxcide & the BoozeHounds.
Thirteen years can…
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