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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, 12 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 3 years, 11 months ago
Stories from Trego tunnel deviate from historical record

Working between 1967 and 1968, Bruce Morse was a member of one of the three 20-man crews working around the clock on the tunnel’s south portal. Joining his fat…

Updated 4 years ago
Boy Scout Troop 1933 celebrates 50 years

Sponsored by the Kalispell Rotary Club, Troop 1933 was chartered in 1972 and is currently one of the oldest troops in the state, but the history of Boy Scouts …

Updated 4 years ago
‘Rock snot’ algae blooms hurting Kootenai River fishery

On an overcast day in mid-June last year, Jim Dunnigan, dam mitigation coordinator for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, stood on a concrete embankment overloo…

Updated 4 years ago
Kila man uses flint knapping to bring history to life

Tom Blais has had a fascination with arrowheads since childhood. Now, he is using traditional techniques to make his own.

Updated 4 years ago
Book looks at the impact of Depression-area program in Glacier Park

The Civilian Conservation Corps was created by an act of Congress on March 30, 1933. It was part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal designed to help…

Updated 4 years ago
In pursuit of rare owls in Glacier National Park

Biologists know great gray and boreal owls live in Glacier National Park. Finding them is another matter altogether.

Updated 4 years, 1 month ago
Springtime comes to McIntyre farm

Out at the McIntyre farm, spring is in its full form — blue skies, sun and baby animals.

Updated 4 years, 1 month ago
Thousands of birds migrate to Freezout Lake

Thousands of birds migrate to Freezout Lake

Updated 4 years, 1 month ago
North End Swing keeps ‘swinging’ after more than a decade

It’s a cold Friday night as people show up to Noble Dance in Kalispell to get moving. Nervous at first, they learn some basic moves and slowly begin to branch …

Updated 4 years, 2 months ago
Irish dance academy steps into community

Claire Gutschenritter is planting the roots of a storied dancing tradition in Kalispell soil. She recently launched An Daire Academy — named for the Irish term…

Updated 4 years, 2 months ago
Natural rhythm — Mission of Rain or Shine 'forest school' in Somers is to get children outdoors

No matter the weather, children attending Rain or Shine School are ready to explore, play, learn and grow.

Updated 4 years, 2 months ago
At-home mushroom cultivation workshop part of Free the Seeds event

The seventh annual Free the Seeds event runs Saturday, March 5 through Monday, March 7 with several virtual workshops and two seed giveaway locations.

Updated 4 years, 2 months ago
Photographer captures night sky to raise awareness of light pollution

For the past several years, the New Jersey-based artist Imma Barrera has been working towards her goal of capturing images of the Milky Way in diverse ecosyste…

Updated 4 years, 3 months ago
‘Healing adventures’ bring together therapeutic services

‘Healing adventures’ bring together therapeutic services

Updated 4 years, 3 months ago
Trovare's cooking classes teach culinary techniques for hard-to-find dishes

Cooking classes demystify exotic dishes