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Montana Life

Explore the heart of Montana through features on local culture, outdoor living, food, and community life. Montana Life captures the essence of our state—its beauty, character, and the stories behind the scenery.

Updated 5 days, 15 hours ago

Tournament bridges generations and sharpens the mind through classic card game

Sixth, seventh and eighth graders played tricks and made contracts in a tactical game of duplicate bridge at the s…

Updated 2 years, 7 months ago
Film tells unexpected journey of the buffalo

The series, which has been in production for four years, will take viewers on a journey through more than 10,000 years of North American history and across som…

Updated 2 years, 8 months ago
Northwest Montana History Museum combs through collection for yard sale

Running low on storage, volunteers and staff at the Kalispell museum have spent the majority of the year sorting through the collection and finding items that …

Updated 2 years, 8 months ago
Fake rehab centers scam Native Americans far from home, officials warn during investigations

Now back on the Blackfeet reservation, Autumn Nelson is among hundreds of Native Americans who have been targeted by Phoenix-area scammers.

Updated 2 years, 8 months ago
Hay piles and pellets: searching for pikas in Glacier National Park

Researchers are joining forces with citizen science volunteers to see how the pika population is faring in Glacier National Park.

Updated 2 years, 8 months ago
Aromatic beauty on display at Somers lavender farm

The family farm, Longview Lavender Farm, located on the north side of Flathead Lake just past Somers, is composed of thousands of plants surrounded by a white …

Updated 2 years, 8 months ago
PHOTOS: 2023 Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo

Scenes from the 2023 Northwest Montana Fair

Updated 2 years, 9 months ago
Flying high — Disc golf remains a popular sport in the valley

Disc golf is played using the basic principles of traditional golf with some exceptions. The goal is to throw discs into baskets in as few tosses as possible.

Updated 2 years, 9 months ago
Montana Kayak Academy teaches art of riding the river

“The world would be a better place if everyone kayaked,” Dave Meyers says.

Updated 2 years, 9 months ago
Conservation of common loon remains a priority

Easily recognizable by their many wails and calls, loons are large birds when compared to ducks. They only lay two eggs at a time, leaving the nest when distur…

Updated 2 years, 9 months ago
Thistle Nationals set sail on Flathead Lake

The event was hosted by the North Flathead Yacht Club.

Updated 2 years, 10 months ago
Glamping in a small cabin on the Tobacco River

Glamping is a form of camping involving accommodations that traditional camping can’t offer, a way to satisfy one's need for time outside without the lack of a…

Updated 2 years, 10 months ago
Horsepower — Back Country Horsemen mark 50 years

Founded in 1973, the Back Country Horsemen of the Flathead is celebrating 50 years of ensuring public lands remain open to recreational stock animals, namely h…

Updated 2 years, 10 months ago
PHOTOS: A springtime hike to Iceberg Lake

Scenes from a springtime hike to Iceberg Lake in the Many Glacier region of Glacier National Park on Sunday, June 18.

Updated 2 years, 11 months ago
'Woody' owners preserve classic boating history

Although some companies still produce classic-style wooden motorboats today, most were built before the 1950s, when manufacturers shifted to fiberglass hulls b…

Updated 2 years, 11 months ago
Ambitious program looks to document the depths of Flathead Lake and beyond

What began as a cooperation between Kyren Zimmerman and the Bigfork Art and Cultural Center last summer to explore a few sites in the lake has turned into the …