Columns
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Young wildlife, just leave them alone
It’s not uncommon for well-meaning people to pick up deer fawns or other wildlife.
The cruelty of nature
My vegetable garden kills wildlife.
Big Sky, big bands — and a big, hot sun
When headliner Jason Isbell sang his single “Be Afraid” from his 2020 “Reunions” album at the 2021 Under the Big Sky Festival in Whitefish, I thought this could be the soundtrack of my weekend.
Late summer patterns take effect on waterways
If you are venturing out anywhere on a river, stream or small lake, you will need to watch for restrictions and closures.
Sticks in a parking lot: life goes on for AK gulls
The saga of seagulls unabashedly laying eggs and raising their chicks in a TV station parking lot in Anchorage, Alaska, recently caught my interest when my daughter Heather started retweeting posts from her forme...
Northwest Montana is a boater's paradise
Northwest Montana has more than its fair share of lakes and streams ideally suited for recreation use.
The old basement
When I was a kid in Ohio, the stairs to our basement led to a recreational oasis.
Summer fishing in full swing
There are a lot of lakes in our area that really offer the best of both worlds for someone looking to fish all day.
Selling home, sweet home
My brothers and I gathered on our computer screens via Zoom a couple of weeks ago to begin the arduous task of deciding what to do with our 350-acre farm in Minnesota.
God bless the USA
How fortunate we are to live in the USA, Montana and the Flathead Valley.
A (former) room with a view
Having worked from home the previous eight months, coming back to the office at the beginning of June has taken some adjustment.
In search of the perfect tomato soup
Politics and social movements aside, perhaps the one thing most of us can agree on is there’s nothing finer than a steaming hot, aromatic bowl of soup, tomato soup to be exact.
Is it summer yet?
Has our spring season finally transitioned into summer in the Flathead?
Vacations — you either thrive or, at least, survive
Carol's column
The fishing gets good!
For full time guides and outfitters, fishing “season” never really ends.