Bozeman Magazine

Missouri Headwaters State Park will kick off its 26th Summer Speaker Series on June 11, with a speaker every Saturday until Aug. 13.  

The theme of the 2022 Summer Speaker Series is “preserving Montana’s history and heritage”. Each presentation will begin at 7 p.m. near the park office. This year’s speakers include:  

June 11: The 150th anniversary of Yellowstone National Park from a Native perspective, presented by Tim Ryan 

June 18: Music from Montana songwriter and musician Rob Quist 

June 25: A history of Glacier National Park, presented by Hugh Grinnell, sixth cousin of American anthropologist George Bird Grinnell 

July 2: A history of Montana Game Wardens, presented by FWP Warden Sgt. Matt Wemple 

July 9: Music from local songwriter and musician Buck Buchanan 

July 16: Music from Northern Cheyenne Singers, a tribal music group 

July 23: Lewis and Clark history, presented by historian Larry Epstein 

July 30: Montana ungulate overview: From the Pleistocene to the Present, presented by FWP wildlife biologist Julie Cunningham 

Aug. 6: Reflections of a Park Manager, presented by Headwaters manager Dave Andrus 

Aug. 13: Stories and anecdotes of the early Three Forks area, presented by Gene Townsend 

Missouri Headwaters State Park is about 5 miles northeast of Three Forks on Trident Road. For more information about the park, please visit fwp.mt.gov/stateparks/missouri-headwaters or call 406-285-3610.