It happens in late August on a day of hiking in the high country. There is a suddenly-noticed reddish tinge to the undergrowth near the trail. A cool breeze runs down the slopes; perhaps a cloud dims the sun for a moment. Autumn is making an…
On October 22, 2016, my husband John and I were charged by a grizzly in Yellowstone’s Lamar Valley. All turned out fine for us and the bear, but the memory is still vivid ten years on.
We had parked at a pullout east of Tower Junction, then…
Kelley J Sullivan is a Bozeman-born, self-taught mixed media painter whose work is rooted in the landscapes, weather, and emotional memory of Montana. Rather than painting specific places, Sullivan uses familiar elements of the Western…
Just below Main Street in downtown Bozeman is a world where old photographs, vintage curiosities, craft cocktails, comfort food, and local history unfold. At Est. 1864 Noir Bar & Restaurant, the past isn’t simply something to read…
The leaves are turning from green to orange, and the morning temperatures are dropping just enough to see your frosty breath. The intensely colorful change of seasons in Montana’s Rocky Mountains is legendary and October serves up the perfect…
October is here again. The first week can feel like summer; the last week can be anything but. The month’s climax of course is Halloween, the night before All Saints Day, which is one sunrise before All Souls Day. For many of our ancestors…
Pop punk for people figuring it out the hard way. Fairly Brief blends big hooks, late-night anxiety, and growing pains into loud, honest songs that hit somewhere between nostalgia and burnout. Their debut album “Death, Taxes, and…
Fall in Montana never seems to last quite long enough. One week we’re enjoying warm afternoons and fall colors, and the next we’re scraping windshields and trying to remember if the sprinklers were ever blown out. That makes October a…
October is a Strange Month in Bozeman. One day you’re admiring the fall color and squeezing in one more outdoor adventure. The next, you’re wondering if you remembered to disconnect the garden hose, whether the snow tires are still where…
A baseball game at Butte’s Clark Park, 1924.This predates even Butte’s 1901 lineup, making Montana an unsung crucible of integrated baseball.Fort Missoula’s Black history gets eclipsed by the Bicycle Corps, who rode to…
In the course of its history, Gallatin County has been home to more unsolved murders and puzzling deaths than one might think. The following stories from the Belgrade area are just a few of the mysteries that remain to this day.
One of the most…
Did you know that Medicare, our country’s health insurance for Americans aged 65 and older, effectively restricts senior citizens from seeking relief through acupuncture?
This sad truth is why the American Society of Acupuncturists (ASA) and…
An independent production of Ronald Harwood’s bracing, heartbreaking drama, The Dresser, opens for a two-week run on Friday, October 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the Emerson Center for the Arts and Culture’s Crawford Theater.
First performed…
Bozeman Actors Theatre is proud to present the World Premiere of Haunting Jane Eyre by Heather Crisler and directed by Tessa Welsch. Opening on Friday, October 16, at 406 Cirque, this engaging production runs through Sunday, October 25.
Haunting…
Did you know that Medicare, our country’s health insurance for Americans aged 65 and older, effectively restricts senior citizens from seeking relief through acupuncture?
This sad truth is why the American Society of Acupuncturists (ASA) and…
There is something unsettlingly beautiful about standing in a town where time has seemingly stopped. Buildings remain, roads still wind through them, and sometimes a weathered sign gives a snapshot about what people’s lives used to be like. But…
ARIES (March 21–April 19) Mid-month may require a confidence boost, mute your inner critic and remember who you are! Bergamot aromatherapy brightens energy to help you reclaim your swagger. I trust myself, and I’ve got this.
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