Shakespeare in the Parks Summer Tour

Kevin Brustuen  |   Mon. Jul. 1st, 2024

Joel Jahnke, retired Artistic Director of Montana Shakespeare in the Parks (MSIP), likes to tell a story that happened to him in the early days of MSIP’s summer tour, a story that made him realize that MSIP was onto something big. It was 1980…

Coffey to Martini Robin to Bison A Story of Change

Mon. Jul. 1st, 2024

Change is constantly with us. Even during the 1950s and 1960s, Bozeman grew by fifty percent, from a population of 12,000 to 18,000. Then, the northern limit of the city was Oak Street, two dirt ruts that ran along a deep irrigation ditch at the edge…

Sweeten to Taste: Ice Cream in Bozeman History

Rachel Phillips  |   Mon. Jul. 1st, 2024

As a kid, one of my favorite summertime activities was helping my parents make homemade ice cream on the Fourth of July. We had a bright blue slatted wooden bucket with a hand crank and interior metal canister with wooden paddles. After filling the…

Hyalite: 50 Years in the Mountains

Steve McGann  |   Mon. Jul. 1st, 2024

Driving to the end of the road and walking off into the mountains is a wonderful thing. I have been doing it for a long time. There is such a sense of freedom, and something else—a bit of daring, as if it might not be quite legal. I mean, there…

A Montana Homestead Hunter’s Toolbox

From Bozeman to Baker and What I Learned Along the Way

Mon. Jul. 1st, 2024

What comes to mind with when we hear “homestead”? You probably have a general idea of what they are and when they existed. Covered-wagon times. Settlers and Pioneers. Free land. You might even be thinking of Steinbeck’s The Grapes…

Top 10 Bozeman Trail Runs

Sierra Holmes  |   Mon. Jul. 1st, 2024

Ultra-runner and author Donald Buraglio once said, “The benefits and opportunities of running are available to anyone. You don’t have to be born a natural athlete and you don’t have to be uniquely gifted. A life-shaping experience…