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The Man, The Maid, and The Madam

Sydney Jones  |   Tue. Oct. 1st, 2024

This October, if you’re in the mood for a good meal and a scary story, make your way to a small town just outside of Bozeman. A quick 30-minute drive and you’ll find the gorgeous white Sacajawea Hotel, sitting on Main Street in Three…

American Aquarium Back by Popular Demand

Tue. Oct. 1st, 2024

For nearly two decades, American Aquarium have pushed toward that rare form of rock-and-roll that’s revelatory in every sense. “For us the sweet spot is when you’ve got a rock band that makes you scream along to every word, and…

DeadPhish Orchestra / Skull and Roses Ball

Tue. Oct. 1st, 2024

Colorado’s DeadPhish Orchestra will be making their first appearance in Big Sky since 2017, and what better reason to return than to headline the third annual Skull and Roses Ball! The Ball will include a costume competition with prizes awarded…

Arcadia

Kevin Brustuen  |   Tue. Oct. 1st, 2024

Beth Burroughs, Chair of the Math Department at Montana State University, recently spoke to a roomful of actors and designers working for Bozeman Actors Theatre (BAT): “Don’t be afraid of math. Most people think of mathematics as dealing…

La Roche Jaune: A Priceless Montana Watersource

Ken Walcheck  |   Tue. Oct. 1st, 2024

On a sandstone bluff just west of the town of Miles City, a gnarled Mountain Rocky Juniper patriarch stands firmly entrenched in the rocky soil. The juniper has been standing for more than three centuries. To the unperceptive eye, the juniper equates…

Fright Night Inside Deer Lodge Prison

Sydney Jones  |   Tue. Oct. 1st, 2024

On a cold fall night in Deer Lodge, Montana, the Old Montana Prison glows softly from the inside out. You can’t help but notice the enormous brick structure, sitting directly on Main Street in a small town of only 3,000. A chill greets your…

The Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People in Montana

Eudora Eller  |   Tue. Oct. 1st, 2024

The case of Kaysera Stops Pretty Places, an 18-year-old girl from Big Horn County, Montana, is a real-life case study of the systemic failure and severe injustices faced by Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW), not only in Montana but across…

The Hole in the Wall

Attempting to Solve a Historical Mystery

Rachel Phillips  |   Tue. Oct. 1st, 2024

The old 1911 Gallatin County Jail on Main Street is full of secrets. During its seventy-year use, the castle-like structure housed thousands of unwilling occupants during some of the grimmest times of their lives. When prisoners were relocated to a…

Montana’s Most Haunted Hikes

Jessica Cairoli  |   Tue. Oct. 1st, 2024

Everyone knows it’s impossible not to fall in love with Montana; whether you’re just passing through or have called the beautiful state home for years, its stunning mountains, expansive skies, and friendly inhabitants are guaranteed to…

The Other Yellowstone

Peter Brancaccio  |   Tue. Oct. 1st, 2024

Cold. The calendar said August, but up at the Specimen Creek Trailhead, 21 miles south of Big Sky, it felt more like late October. The heavy sweater I was pulling over my head at 6:45 a.m. was the fifth layer, and I was not entirely sure it…

Top 10 Autumn Outdoor Activities

Rachel Porter  |   Tue. Oct. 1st, 2024

As the weather begins to change, events and activities take a new twist to keep it interesting. Most activities can be year-round, but there are some adventures that are more enjoyable when they are “in-season.” Here are 10 outdoor…