January Cover Artist: Dee Hainsworth

Fri. Dec. 31st, 2021

Dee Hainsworth is a maker, a doer, and a dabbler. She has spent the majority of her young life in Bozeman, interrupted by a gap year in Flagstaff, AZ, before returning home to complete a degree in Elementary Education. Dee creates as part of a…

Freshies Café

Angie Ripple  |   Fri. Dec. 31st, 2021

With a new year comes the opportunity to make new choices. If you haven’t visited Freshies Café [290 W Kagy Blvd Suite A, Bozeman] since they opened in March 2020, it’s time to freshen up your food options. The space, which…

Shakespeare’s Complete Works 50 Years of MSIP

Kevin Brustuen  |   Fri. Dec. 31st, 2021

Last summer I drove into Fishtail, Montana, an unincorporated small town located in a wide spot in the road south of Columbus. On this sweltering hot afternoon, the tiny town was still and quiet, biding its time for the sun to go down and the heat to…

10 Unusual Winter Hobbies

Kelly Nicholson  |   Fri. Dec. 31st, 2021

The Winter Solstice and the darkest days of winter are behind us now as we head into a new year, but we won’t notice much difference in the length of days for a while. Until the days run long into the evening again, we will need something to…

Big Sky Philanthropist Builds Cancer-Screening Impact Abroad

Dr. Patricia Gordon Works with Organization to Introduce Strategies for Screening Cervical Cancer in Impoverished Communities

Christopher Dyrland-Marquis  |   Fri. Dec. 31st, 2021

If you had the choice, would you participate in a health screening that could potentially save your life? Many probably would, and yet it may be shocking to learn that according to the World Health Organization, cervical cancer rests as the fourth…

The Intersection of Art and Science

How A Chance Meeting Between A Cancer Researcher And An Abstract Artist Led To An Unlikely Friendship And A Project To Help Children With Cancer

Angie Ripple  |   Fri. Dec. 31st, 2021

In 2011, Stella Blue Woods was a boisterous Bozeman preschooler with a bright future. Her father, Andy, was a self-employed tile setter and her mother, Andrea, was a stay-at-home mom when, at just four years old, their daughter was diagnosed with…

Contemplations In The Cold

Kelly Nicholson  |   Fri. Dec. 31st, 2021

It’s finally Saturday again. There’s no alarm to wake me before my body is ready, no rush to gather my wits for the drive across town to punch a timecard. It’s a day to rest as long as I need to. Magpie complaints eventually rouse…

Beneath Our Feet: A Full History of the Bozeman Tunnel

Rachel Phillips  |   Fri. Dec. 31st, 2021

The first Northern Pacific passenger train steamed into Bozeman on March 21, 1883 to much celebration and fanfare. It represented Bozeman’s shift from an isolated frontier town to a city with great potential for growth, now connected to the…

2022 Recreational Marijuana

Fri. Dec. 31st, 2021

Recreational sales in Montana begin on January 1st, 2022! Whether or not you are new to the cannabis world or have been involved in the medical side of the industry, our staff at Ganja Goddess are excited to answer any questions you may have as we…

Think Twice Before Going Crazy

Maisie Bissell  |   Fri. Dec. 31st, 2021

In early November my friend Liam and I went into the Crazy Mountains to hike to Blue Lake. Going into The Crazies was absolutely amazing! This mountain range appears after passing through the town of Big Timber. We took the freeway from Bozeman and…

The High End Real Estate Market

Tim Ford  |   Fri. Dec. 31st, 2021

By now, most people have heard that the Real Estate market in Bozeman has increased dramatically since the start of the pandemic, both in activity levels and pricing. What has also been interesting is the increases in the higher price ranges.The…

Here's to 2022

Angie Ripple  |   Fri. Dec. 31st, 2021

Welcome to the 175th issue of Bozeman Magazine! Since June 2007, we have been telling the Bozeman story with the help of local contributing writers. Someone recently told me that the “genius” of our concept is that we allow any community…

Staying Well In Bozeman: Let’s Preserve the Bozeman Deaconess Heritage

Fri. Dec. 31st, 2021

Originally located on West Lamme Street in 1920, Bozeman Deaconess Hospital has a rich history worth preserving. Many of our citizens were born there and have relied on its services for years. Although the hospital itself relocated in 1986, this…

Top 10 Bozeman Resolutions

Tue. Dec. 28th, 2021

After months of beautiful weather (and thankfully just a few that aggressively nipped at our ice-caked noses), it looks like another year in Bozeman has flown by again. And, inevitably, the abandonment of my previous New Year’s resolutions are…