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Recreation

Dead Reckoning

Driving down the Taylor Fork on a cold morning can be a rutted-road, chassis-twisting, teeth-jarring, worn-out denim, old-Montana type experience. Real cowboys with dented hats and dusty jeans will be moving horse herds up and down this dirt road to…

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The Missouri River Breaks A Land of Visionary Enchantment

To Meriwether Lewis, Esquire…. “The object of your mission is to explore the Missouri river, and such principle streams of it, as, by its course and communication with the waters of the Pacific ocean, whether the Columbia, Oregan (sic)…

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The Adventures of Bubba Jones Time Traveling Through Yellowstone National Park

Imagine you’re a kid with time travel abilities, sent to Yellowstone National Park to solve a mystery. You’ve got a secret code to decipher, a trail through history to follow, and a powerful relic to protect… and time is running…

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Artist Bio

August Cover Artist: Cheri Dyk

An emerging Bozeman artist, Cheri Dyk is a contemporary oil painter with a love of Montana’s captivating culture. Her unique impressionistic style captures emotion, movement, and connection with the subject. In her words, “I love to…

Dining

Top 10 Bozeman Ice Cream Spots

These days, it’s impossible to figure out our town’s weather patterns. Just when we think it’s returning to a sense of normalcy, we will be struck with another cold front that wipes out our June gardens, or a heat wave that also holds the…

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Sweet Chili Asian Bistro

Located in the heart of downtown Bozeman on Main Street is a restaurant serving up delicious Cantonese and Thai-inspired dishes. Sweet Chili Asian Bistro opened its doors in 2010, and has been a local favorite for over thirteen years. The bistro is…

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Living Local

Looking At The Co-Op Half Full

A co-op, or co-operative, is a business model that’s been around for centuries. The International Co-operative Alliance, itself a co-op founded to represent and serve cooperatives worldwide, defines cooperation as “an autonomous…

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Bozeman Libraries Through the Years

A well-known criminal was once asked why he robbed banks. He replied, “That’s where they keep the money.” My answer to why I spend so much time in libraries is similar; they are full of books. One of my best childhood memories is…

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Music

Bridger Brewing’s Inaugural Summer Concert Series

Bridger Brewing’s inaugural Summer Concert Series in Three Forks (5 Vigilante Way) is in full-swing. Featuring an incredible lineup of talented musicians, these concerts promise unforgettable evenings of live music, fun, and great…

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Galactic Bringing the Funk to Sweet Pea

History doesn’t stand still. It impacts, influences, and inspires the ebb and flow of the future by informing the present. Galactic draw on 25 years together in order to progress with each performance and subsequent record. After 10 albums…

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Music in the Mountains Free Summer Concerts in Big Sky Town Center

Please join the Arts Council for the 2023 Music in the Mountains free summer concert season! The shows take place in Len Hill Park in the Big Sky Town Center and are all family friendly and free! Food and beverage vendors will be available, and…

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Family

The Adventures of Bubba Jones Time Traveling Through Yellowstone National Park

Imagine you’re a kid with time travel abilities, sent to Yellowstone National Park to solve a mystery. You’ve got a secret code to decipher, a trail through history to follow, and a powerful relic to protect… and time is running…

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Kids

The Adventures of Bubba Jones Time Traveling Through Yellowstone National Park

Imagine you’re a kid with time travel abilities, sent to Yellowstone National Park to solve a mystery. You’ve got a secret code to decipher, a trail through history to follow, and a powerful relic to protect… and time is running…

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Real Estate

Bozeman Real Estate Market Report

As summer weather descends upon the Gallatin Valley, we are just over halfway through the year. It is a great time to look back at the first six months and see how the real estate market has fared in Bozeman.It can be beneficial to start on the…

Letter From the Editor

Sweet Month

August may be the one month of the year that significantly impacts Bozeman. The two main reasons for August being significant are our historically important Festival of Arts and Culture, Sweet Pea, followed later in the month by the return of…

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Historic Bozeman

The Missouri River Breaks A Land of Visionary Enchantment

To Meriwether Lewis, Esquire…. “The object of your mission is to explore the Missouri river, and such principle streams of it, as, by its course and communication with the waters of the Pacific ocean, whether the Columbia, Oregan (sic)…

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“I never intended to be a teacher.” Bessie Gee’s Story

Occasionally, people embark on a rewarding, life-long career that was never part of their original plan. Educators like Margaret “Bessie” Gee fall into this category. Bessie was born in 1900 to Maude Morgan and Hugo John Gee on the family…

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Bozeman Libraries Through the Years

A well-known criminal was once asked why he robbed banks. He replied, “That’s where they keep the money.” My answer to why I spend so much time in libraries is similar; they are full of books. One of my best childhood memories is…

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Opinion

What's Your Beef?: Bozeman’s People, Native Trees and Urban Forest Are Intertwined

Environmentally responsible development is key to ensuring Bozeman’s future as “the most livable place.” We who support the protection of Bozeman’s existing native trees regard this statement as self-evident because it…

Regional Writings

The Adventures of Bubba Jones Time Traveling Through Yellowstone National Park

Imagine you’re a kid with time travel abilities, sent to Yellowstone National Park to solve a mystery. You’ve got a secret code to decipher, a trail through history to follow, and a powerful relic to protect… and time is running…

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Screen & Stage

A Ship of Fools is Sailing to Bozeman

String and Shadow, a wildly creative, multi-disciplinary theatre troupe from Olympia, Washington, will be performing Ship of Fools: A Giant Puppet Odyssey at 6:30 pm Friday and Saturday, August 11th and 12th on the Emerson Center’s west…

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Last Best Comedy Fest Brings In Top Talent

Comedy enthusiasts, mark your calendars for what will be the funniest event of the year: Last Best Comedy Fest — the first-ever Standup & Improv Festival hosted by and for Bozeman’s comedy community! The only dedicated standup and…

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What's Your Beef?

What's Your Beef?: Bozeman’s People, Native Trees and Urban Forest Are Intertwined

Environmentally responsible development is key to ensuring Bozeman’s future as “the most livable place.” We who support the protection of Bozeman’s existing native trees regard this statement as self-evident because it…

Top 10 List

Top 10 Bozeman Ice Cream Spots

These days, it’s impossible to figure out our town’s weather patterns. Just when we think it’s returning to a sense of normalcy, we will be struck with another cold front that wipes out our June gardens, or a heat wave that also holds the…

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