Bozeman Beach Bash

HRDC Blueprint Fundraiser for Gallatin Youth w/music from: Emma & The Ledge, DJ J-Beard & Wizard, Sausalito Ferry, STiLGONE

Thu. Jun. 1st, 2023

The Benefit at Bozeman Beach (BBB) is an outdoor fundraiser which originated as the brainchild of Devon Gwynn and Jake Becker. At its inception, it was an event that sought to bring together their love of volleyball and sportsmanship with a desire to…

MSU Bozeman Challenging Times

Lesley Gilmore  |   Thu. Jun. 1st, 2023

Our May 2023 article introduced the origins of Bozeman’s university now known as Montana State University (MSU), which will be referenced as such throughout this edition, which continues the story as MSU entered a period of immense growth after…

Southside Corridor: Changes Move Full Steam Ahead

Thu. Jun. 1st, 2023

Growing pains bring opportunities to reduce congestion and enhance key throughways in South Bozeman. First of a three-part series on plans and proposals in play this year for handling growth infrastructure in Bozeman and nearby communities.A farmer…

The Ground Squirrel Bounty Hunt of 1887

Rachel Phillips  |   Thu. Jun. 1st, 2023

“The following pages contain a list of all parties bringing squirrels to this office with the date, total number of squirrels and names of witnesses.” ~ Charles A. Carson, Probate Judge Among dozens of nineteenth and early twentieth…

The Healing Effects of Nature

Mars Fagin  |   Thu. Jun. 1st, 2023

“The stars are apexes of what wonderful triangles! What distant and different beings in the various mansions of the universe are contemplating the same one at the same moment! Nature and human life are as various as our several constitutions…

Lewis and Clark’s Encounters With the “Turrible” White Bear

Ken Walcheck  |   Thu. Jun. 1st, 2023

The Missouri River, viewed by The Corps of Discovery as their flotilla entered Montana on April 27, 1805, was truly pristine and colorful, a great snag-toothed, twisting ribbon of water running free and wild as it surged through game-rich, verdant…

Top 10 Peaks To Hike Around Bozeman

Steve McGann  |   Thu. Jun. 1st, 2023

Hikers are as varied as the trails they walk. Some are constantly looking for new challenges, some are content with the same well-known trails. Some want short, level walks, some desire long and steep. There are casual walkers and thru-hikers. There…