A New State Park: Judith Landing

Steve McGann

Recently, while researching for an article about our Gallatin Valley Montana State Parks (Missouri Headwaters and Madison Buffalo Jump), I discovered that we have a brand new State Park located in Central Montana. Surely this called for an on the…

The Vital Importance of Swim Lessons for Children

In a world where water is everywhere—from pools and lakes to family vacations at the beach and rivers across Montana—drowning remains a silent, preventable tragedy. Every year in the United States, more than 4,000 people die from…

Late Winter In Hyalite

Simon Nathans

Bozeman’s winter may have been a dry one, but half an hour south and two thousand feet up, the Hyalite range was still teeming with snow in early March. It was then that I hiked the Blackmore Lake trail, a moderate five-mile trip to Hyalite…

Top 10 Skills & Hobbies To Try With Help From Local Businesses

Josi Hinds

It’s finally the time of year when things feel back in action. Bikers are back on the streets, dogs are back on hiking trails, and birds are back to singing in trees. As you welcome in the new energy of spring, why not take the chance to…

Mitigate Your Home’s Wildfire Risk

Wildfires are a persistent and evolving threat across the west, and Gallatin County is no exception. With a rapidly expanding population, diverse ecosystems, and a history of wildfire, we face challenges that require community engagement, and active…

Spring Fever

Phil Knight

Spring fever has hit me… in early February. Somehow, with the severe lack of snow and bizarre warmth of this odd winter, it feels all wrong. After forty winters in Montana, I admit I have certain expectations about the season—lots of…

Top 10 Bozeman Running Clubs

Scott Parker

Once upon a time, the loneliness of long-distance running was part of its mystique. No longer. With over 50 million regular runners in America, the mystique is gone, and with it the necessity of solitude. Running groups and running clubs now occupy a…

What's In a Name?

Steve McGann

A good friend called me a number of years ago, excited about a property. He thought that we should buy it, split 50/50. It was a cabin in the woods in Montana near Lincoln. I asked for details. He said it was a bit run-down, overgrown, kinda hard to…

Getting Lost

Peter Brancaccio

We left Montana with a winter storm roiling up hard on the high peaks. By the time we pulled into Red Lodge, the road over the mighty Beartooth Mountains was closed, and fingers of sleet were creeping down her long valleys. We holed up for two days…