What's Your Beef? Last Resort

Marion Jackman  |   Wed. Jun. 1st, 2022

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…

How Accurate is the Zillow Zestimate in 2022?

Tim Ford  |   Wed. Jun. 1st, 2022

A very common question in the Real Estate industry is, “How accurate is the Zillow Zestimate?” If you’re unfamiliar with Zillow, it’s one of the many websites that utilizes an MLS feed showing homes for sale. They also offer a…

Valhalla Meadery

Angie Ripple  |   Wed. Jun. 1st, 2022

Mead is not only the drink of sea-faring Vikings and long-dead royalty, it is also a popular choice today in Bozeman. One of only two meaderies in the state, Valhalla Meadery [875 Bridger Drive] has been keeping this “nectar of the gods”…

Goochslam

Missy Glenn  |   Wed. Jun. 1st, 2022

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…

Building Gibson Guitars

Kathleen Johns  |   Wed. Jun. 1st, 2022

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…

Yellowstone National Park: Year Round Wonderland

Steve McGann  |   Wed. Jun. 1st, 2022

I was excited when I heard that the theme of this month’s issue of Bozeman Magazine would be the 150th anniversary of Yellowstone National Park. The first national park in the world—America’s best idea. Here was a topic I knew…

Bozeman Women First in Yellowstone

Wed. Jun. 1st, 2022

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…

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

Wed. Jun. 1st, 2022

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…

The Epic Yellowstone Fires of 1988

Rick Gale  |   Wed. Jun. 1st, 2022

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…