September Cover Artist: Ella Kuzyk

Sun. Sep. 1st, 2024

Ella Kuzyk has been making art from the moment she could jam her baby hands into a jar of paint, but started getting more focused once she moved to Bozeman, where she has found the most wonderful and supportive community to start putting her art into…

What's Your Beef?: Call Off The Dogs

Alison Sweeney  |   Sun. Sep. 1st, 2024

As I drive around town and see one after another, of these vapid five-story box buildings taking over neighborhoods of diverse hand-crafted homes, I notice the signs for the design build firms that are responsible. A quick google shows that a…

Never Stop Learning

Angie Ripple  |   Sun. Sep. 1st, 2024

Welcome to the September issue of Bozeman Magazine, where we have collected an armful of local content created by contributing writers, mostly based on a back-to-school theme. In each issue, we include at least one historical article looking at…

Belgrade Real Estate Market Report

Tim Ford  |   Sun. Sep. 1st, 2024

While this article often focuses on the Bozeman market, the community of Belgrade is an integral part of the Gallatin Valley. Therefore, this month, we will take a look at how the real estate market is faring in Belgrade. From January 1st through…

Bitterroot Bistro

Angie Ripple  |   Sun. Sep. 1st, 2024

Bitterroot Bistro is a new neighborhood restaurant [19 S Willson Ave.] operated by a seasoned local ownership trio which truly cares about work-life balance and top-notch service. There is no out-of-state owner checking in, the entire team has boots…

Bozeman Bar Beat: Grey Dog Bar

Sydney Jones  |   Sun. Sep. 1st, 2024

Hosting a good atmosphere, excellent patrons, and incredible musicians, Grey Dog Bar came into town and swept away the competition. This bar quickly established itself as the energetic downtown Bozeman place to see, and be seen. Although fairly new…

Metal In The Mountains

Sun. Sep. 1st, 2024

Please join us for our bonus off-shoot of Music in the Mountains, Metal in the Mountains on September 12th at Len Hill Park (285 Simkins Drive, Big Sky, MT) from 6 - 10pm. This event is Free for all ages! The first Metal in the Mountains debuted last…

Bozeman Symphony’s 57th Season

Sun. Sep. 1st, 2024

The Bozeman Symphony kicks off its 2024-25 concert season, a celebration of Music that Moves Us, with one of the biggest works in classical music, Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto featuring rising star Vijay Venkatesh on…

710 Ashbury Where the Dead Live

Sun. Sep. 1st, 2024

This is now a fundraiser for Bridget Kirchner, get tickets before it's too late.The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California, known for their eclectic style that fused elements of rock, blues, jazz, folk…

Stories of the Land

Kevin Brustuen  |   Sun. Sep. 1st, 2024

The land, the earth and sky. Spending my younger years on a farm growing wheat and hay, and raising cattle in a pasture with a lazy creek running through the middle, it seemed like there was nothing more healthy and comfortable than the smell of…

Taking on September the Bobcat Way

Jessica Cairoli  |   Sun. Sep. 1st, 2024

September is a busy time of year in Gallatin Valley, with summer drawing to a close and back to school activities in full swing; even for those of us who aren’t going back. You don’t have to be one of the over 16,000 Montana State…

A Comparison Of Two Historical Timeframes: The Silent and Alpha Generations

Ken Walcheck  |   Sun. Sep. 1st, 2024

I’m a member of the Silent Generation, (1927-1945), a slice of history sandwiched between the Great Generation (1901-1926), and the Baby Boomers, (1946-1964).A 1951 essay in Time magazine coined people in the 1927-1945 age group as the Silent…

The History of Hawthorne

East Side School to Art Deco Hub

Sun. Sep. 1st, 2024

Hawthorne School is a familiar sight to both locals and visitors alike. It sits at the prominent corner of Rouse and Mendenhall streets, visible to anyone heading into downtown from the north side or heading towards the Bridger mountains from Main…

Honk For Service: Bozeman’s Full-Service Gas Stations

Rachel Phillips  |   Sun. Sep. 1st, 2024

As automobiles became popular and affordable for Bozeman’s middle class in the first half of the twentieth century, a new type of business emerged that changed the local cityscape. Automobile service stations sprouted up around Bozeman –…

Become a BIG!

Sun. Sep. 1st, 2024

Have you ever wondered how you can make a real, lasting impact in your community? Big Brothers Big Sisters of Big Sky Country is on a mission to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. And…

Novelist Carl Hiaasen Chosen To Give MSU Annual Trout and Salmonid Lecture

Sun. Sep. 1st, 2024

Fall is right around the corner, and our streams and lakes will cool off in time for some shoulder-season fishing. This time of year will be fitting for the Montana State University Library to showcase its 2024 Trout Lecture. This year’s…

Yellowstone Park Boundaries

Steve McGann  |   Sun. Sep. 1st, 2024

Yellowstone Park forms a rectangle of land in northwest Wyoming. Mostly. The Congressional Act that set aside Yellowstone as a National park listed the boundaries in miles from certain landmarks, then stipulated the meridians thus encountered. The…

Top 10 Trivia Spots Around Bozeman

Sierra Holmes  |   Sun. Sep. 1st, 2024

Despite being a small town, Bozeman and the surrounding towns like Livingston have plenty going on in terms of events. Ranging from karaoke nights to trivia nights, it is far from quiet no matter the day of the week you find yourself hanging out…