Montana Life
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Dino diggers: Local fossil hunters showcase new discoveries
Montana’s mountains and hillsides hold secrets.
Local group helps preserve area’s fire lookouts
They stand as silent sentinels atop the pinnacles of many of Montana’s mountain peaks, extending into the heavens to keep an ever vigilant eye on the valleys...
Deep dive: Underwater Soldiers shows veterans the benefits of scuba
Seth Buckman remembers the blast.
Kalispell’s ‘bird lady’ at helm of recovery center
When Kalispell’s Beth Watne took in her first bird of prey in the early 1980s, she had no idea it would lead to a deep-rooted fascination with raptors.
Local guild helps sustain struggling bee population
Flathead Valley Beekeepers Guild helps sustain struggling bee population
Wild week: scenes from the Northwest Montana Fair
Fair photos
Scuba-diving enthusiasts help others take the plunge
With scuba shops in Kalispell and Helena, Glen and Karen McKinnon are spreading their love of the underwater world throughout Montana.
Couple realizes longtime dream of running bison ranch
Hot Springs ranchers Jon Sepp and Brittany Masters are chasing their dreams.
Instructor gives thrill-seekers the confidence to get out on the lake
What started in high school as a way to earn some summer cash on the lake continues to be a thriving business for Bigfork’s Drew Hollinger and his Flathead W...
Bowman Orchards celebrating 100 years in the cherry business
For five generations, the Bowman name has been synonymous with cherries on Flathead Lake’s east shore.
Tenacious Dames share sisterhood on the open road
With black leather jackets and colorful personalities they take to the open road in Northwest Montana and beyond.
Paintball facility owner aims to foster interest in sport
With protective armor and masks they take to a muddy, fog-covered field of battle riddled with the fluorescent signs of previous combat.
Stay-at-home moms spread their own joy of painting
Sisters TaSha Franklin and ShaMar Irwin are putting their own unique and creative spin on painting lessons in the Flathead Valley.
How travel helped me face fears, find peace after my sister’s death
We were in Montana on the side of I-90. Waiting for a tow truck.
Brash family devoted to running popular summer event for two decades
For Vance Brash and his family, rodeo is a way of life.