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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.

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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 6 years, 8 months ago
Eclectic record shop moves to Whitefish storefront

After 15 years and nearly as many moves, Spanky Guzman believes she has found her record store’s forever home.

Updated 6 years, 8 months ago
Whitefish couple creates business out of passion for fossil-finding

Aamon Jaeger spends his days digging for treasure.

Updated 6 years, 8 months ago
Potter's creations capture the spirit of Montana

Inside a dusky 102-year-old cabin in the remote town of Trego, Casey Fuson tells stories with clay.

Updated 6 years, 9 months ago
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Frontierswoman Josephine Doody, the bootlegger lady of Glacier National Park, lies buried amidst the muckety mucks — the two former governors, the doctors and …

Updated 6 years, 9 months ago
Facilities proliferate to fill growing desire for storage space

Don’t blame unbridled American consumerism alone for the proliferation of self-storage facilities in the Flathead Valley.

Updated 6 years, 9 months ago
Local man forms extraordinary bond with pet bobcat

“Can I take a picture?” the woman asked, eagerly stepping toward Mike Kiel, arm extended, camera phone already in-hand.

Updated 6 years, 10 months ago
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This month’s Women Who Wine – Flathead (WWWF) program will benefit the Montana Institute of the Arts (MIA), a nonprofit organization that prepares students for…

Updated 6 years, 10 months ago
Graphic historian chronicles Apollo 11 lunar landing on its 50th anniversary

Fifty years ago, America sat back in awe as astronaut Neil Armstrong took man’s first steps on the moon.

Updated 6 years, 10 months ago
Kalispell Flotilla of U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary seeks volunteers for boat patrols

The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary boat motored slowly through Flathead Lake’s cold chop near Melita Island. The lake’s waters were still frigid enough in late Jun…

Updated 6 years, 10 months ago
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Whitefish Community Library invites the public to the lawn east of the library at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 11, to see Montana Wild Wings Recovery at the organization’s annual visit.

Updated 6 years, 10 months ago
East Glacier's Spiral Spoon celebrates 20 years of quirky craftsmanship

Stepping inside the Spiral Spoon is like entering another dimension.

Updated 6 years, 10 months ago
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MISSOULA – Slow-growing ponderosa pines may have a better chance of surviving longer than fast-growing ones, especially as climate change increases the frequen…

Updated 6 years, 11 months ago
Gun Club focuses on shooting skills

Across from Swan Lake and east of Montana 83, the Bigfork Gun Club is tucked more than 3 miles into the woods.

Updated 6 years, 11 months ago
Fire fighter: Woman builds flame-resistant home on North Fork property

Molly Shepherd watched that July night from her one-room cabin as lightning struck repeatedly in the Whitefish Range west of her property near Trail Creek.

Updated 7 years ago
Self-taught artist finds inspiration from nature

In a yurt along Montana 206, a local potter puts her spin on traditional art.