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Fielding's

Katie Thomas  |   Sunday Feb. 1

I have a cousin whose first name is Field. I used to think it was a really weird name, but not as weird as his brother’s name (Cotter). I was worried they would get made fun of on the playground, same as I was for my maiden name (which is…

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Thanks Bobby

Sunday Feb. 1

Bobby Weir? Where do you start? You’re a 13-year-old Upstate NY kid trying to learn guitar, and you hear Europe 72 and Hot Tuna’s first record, and it’s like WTF is that? You discover Grateful Dead just as they’ve gone on…

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This Is Not Emilie’s First Rodeo!

Sunday Feb. 1

My daughter Emilie’s passion for horses and rodeo royalty started at the young age of eight. Growing up in Red Lodge, Emilie loved attending the Home of Champions Rodeo, an action-packed three-day event with traditional parades and a PRCA…

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Heart of The Valley

Topher Sedlak  |   Sunday Feb. 1

One summer 20 years ago, a group of friends from Minnesota made a Big Sky Country visit. We hung around Bozeman and Hyalite for a few days before a trip up to Glacier and Flathead. While driving down Willson Avenue, an older man in a beat-up truck…

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What's In a Name?

Steve McGann  |   Sunday Feb. 1

A good friend called me a number of years ago, excited about a property. He thought that we should buy it, split 50/50. It was a cabin in the woods in Montana near Lincoln. I asked for details. He said it was a bit run-down, overgrown, kinda hard to…

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Getting Lost

Peter Brancaccio  |   Sunday Feb. 1

We left Montana with a winter storm roiling up hard on the high peaks. By the time we pulled into Red Lodge, the road over the mighty Beartooth Mountains was closed, and fingers of sleet were creeping down her long valleys. We holed up for two days…

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Top 10 Gifts From Local Artisans

Josi Hinds  |   Sunday Feb. 1

It’s the month of love, and there’s no better way to celebrate those dearest to you than with a gift you can be sure was made locally with care, attention, and, of course, love! Bozeman is rich with passionate makers of all kinds…

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January Cover Artist: Ryan Hawk

Thursday Jan. 1

Inspired by all things magical and otherworldly, Ryan Hawk—also known as Odd Hare—explores the connections between her imagination and the natural systems that shape the world around her. Her bold, colorful graphic style blends her…

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Letter From the Editor: WInter

Angie Ripple  |   Thursday Jan. 1

As we enter into the nineteenth year of publishing a monthly magazine for the community of Bozeman, it is a little hard to believe we’ve been doing it so long. In 2007, with a 10-month old daughter, if you’d told me we would go on to…

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What's Your Beef? Town of Virginia City Letter to the State of Montana

Re: The Montana Department of Commerce and the Montana Heritage Commission and their recent actions in Virginia City

Thursday Jan. 1

The irony of penning this letter as a Lewis and Clark County district judge is currently deciding the fate of a Montana Department of Commerce (DOC)/Montana Heritage Commission (MHC) employee and a Reeder’s Alley contractor for embezzling and…

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The Carlisle

Katie Thomas  |   Thursday Jan. 1

In 1882, a lumber mill was opened at the mouth of Hyalite Canyon. For the convenience of the town’s growing population, a retail store for this lumber was then established on Main Street. In 1889, Squire C. Kenyon purchased the business, which…

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GranMary’s Lobby with Herb Bread

Katie Thomas  |   Thursday Jan. 1

Winter in southwest Montana. What does it mean to you? For many, it means the chance to recreate in our glorious mountains—skiing, sledding, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, hunting, skating, fat-tire biking, ice fishing. Maybe winter motivates you…

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Album Review: 1 Billion Seconds

Thursday Jan. 1

Hello audiophiles! Unashamedly pulling from raw life experiences, 1 Billion Seconds by Drew McDowell delightfully takes us through masterful guitar play and deep, well-selected lyrics. With every track a relatable tale, he intertwines a present…

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