Arctic Oil Montana Wild

Simon Nathans

The world exists in cycles, which we split into eras and epochs. There is a herd of caribou, around 180,000 strong, that have been migrating from what is now the Yukon and Northwest Territory of Canada to the arctic coastal plain of Alaska — a…

Ross Pass & Peak

Steve McGann

The Bridger Mountains mark the eastern boundary of the Gallatin Valley. The range forms a wall that rises four thousand feet above the plains. Though the Bridgers reach farther both to the north and south, the central high peaks are continuous from…

Flathead Pass The Northern Bridgers

Steve McGann

I like to call the Bridger Mountains Bozeman’s front yard. From the parking lot at the ‘M’ to the parking lot at Fairy Lake twenty miles north, there are always vehicles waiting for people to return from their Bridger adventures…

The Story of Adam Bronken Fields Part 1

How a Tragedy, a Cow Pasture, and One Man’s Determination Created One of Montana’s Most Important Soccer Facilities

By any measure, the story sounds impossible. Over 40 acres of undeveloped land, years of fundraising, environmental battles, countless volunteers, dozens of local businesses, and a memorial that one man refused to abandon. Today, Adam Bronken Soccer…

Sacajawea in the Gallatin Valley

Steve McGann

The young Shoshone woman who accompanied Lewis and Clark from Fort Mandan to the Pacific Ocean and back has been part of our history for over two hundred years. The facts of her history have often been obscured by myth, speculation and fiction. There…